Rhode Island Open Top Performers - Day 3

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Yadier Blanco (27’, RI) • C • 5’9 165lb

Strong framed catcher with a quiet, athletic setup behind the plate, firm, confident receiver with clean actions and a strong ability for stealing strikes. Shows body control when blocking, consistently keeping balls in front. Commands the game with a poised presence from behind the dish. Stands out at the plate with a physical build, RHH, impresses with a balanced and powerful approach. He works from a coiled load with a low leg lift that allows him to create rhythm and stability in his swing. His ability to stay inside the baseball and maintain a direct, uphill path allows him to generate loud contact to all fields

RBI 3B: 88 EV/ 27°/ 336ft

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Hunter Kass (‘27, NY) • 3B • Uncommitted • 5’10 180lb 

RHH, looked comfortable in the box with great discipline. Quality hitter with great bat-to-ball skills. Sprays the ball all over the field. Showed great instincts on the basepaths,showed great reads on balls in the dirt. 

5/5 1 SB 

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Kenneth Roldon (‘27, NY) • OF/RHP • Uncommitted • 5’11 160lb 

RHH was very comfortable in the box, showcasing his gap-to-gap power throughout the day. An upright stance with a small toe tap load with a low leg lift. Fully finished his swing and takes aggressive hacks. Dynamic baserunner, knew where the ball was at all times. Put a lot of pressure on the defense with his speed and baserunning ability.

4/7 2 RBI 4 R

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Gavin Chakar (‘28, CT) • RHP • 6’3 196lb 

RHP with some truly electric stuff for his class. Lanky build with room to fill out, and a very high ceiling. ¾ arm slot, utilized a 2-pitch mix in his outing. FB overpowered hitters, sitting at 90-91, and topping at 92. High RPM and outlier EXT on the FB helped it to play even firmer. He paired that with a power CB with late downward bite. Advanced feel for the CB being able t land it for strikes. Pounded the zone consistently throughout his outing. Chakar is one of the top 2028s in the country and will be a name in national conversations for years to come.

3 IP / 3 H / 1 ER / 7 Ks 

FB: 90-91 (T92) / 2600 RPM / 7’11 EXT 

CB: 82 CB / 2280 RPM / -9.2 IVB / -6.7 HB / 7:15 Tilt

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Trace Dubois (‘27, RI) • OF • 5’10 150lb

Lean RHH with a compact frame. Shows a controlled approach with a short stride. Generates explosive bat speed with a violent, level swing. Produces firm line-drive contact to all fields with feel for the barrel and advanced bat to ball skills.

RBI 1B- 92mph

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Arlen Peyman (‘27, CT) • OF • 6’1 230lb

Strong RHH who brings a physical presence to the plate, highlighted by a thick lower half and strength throughout the frame. He creates torque in his load with controlled rhythm, allowing him to unleash his explosive bat speed through the zone. Results are consistently loud gathering multiple 90+mph EV swings today. The power is real and shows up in game, an impact middle of the order profile with strength and bat speed to consistently produce find barrels.

1B EV - 94mph

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Chace King (’28, CT) • OF • 5’9” 170lb

Strong, compact RHH with an efficient swing path and developing pull-side power. Controlled load with a subtle forward move, keeps the head quiet and maintains balance through launch. Twitchy hands that fire through the zone with speed and intent. Showed off high-level barrel acceleration on a HR to LF. Advanced offensive skill set for his age with real impact to the pull side.

HR: 97 mph EV | 42° LA | 313 ft

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Chris Kim (‘26, NJ) • 3B • 5’11 190lb

Athletic frame with a quick, compact, and controlled swing. Shows advanced lower/upper half separation, creating effortless bat speed and whip through the zone. Consistently found the barrel throughout the day with multiple 90+ EVs. Laced a triple that split the outfielders, showcasing both power and speed.

3B: 95 EV / 27.7° / 317 FT

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Gabriel Leon (‘26, NY) • C • 5’9 175lb

RHH w/ a confident presence in the box. He has an open stance, turns on pitches with authority. Hands are quick and work well through the zone, creating the ability to ambush anything on the inner half. Shows maturity at the plate and a competitive edge, the type of hitter you want up in big moments.

1B EV: 87

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John Mancini (‘28, RI) • RHP • 5’11 140lb

Clean, repeatable delivery and advanced mound presence. Working from a high leg kick, he fully maintains body control through his motion while staying in rhythm. His FB jumps through the zone with Run Ride which sets up a late-breaking SLRV that tunnels effectively off of it. A well rounded arm who showed some pitchability, velo should tick up as he fills out his frame.

FB: 82 / 2050 rpm/ 17.2 IVB /  17.4 HB/ Run Ride

SLRV: 70mph/ 2100 rpm/ -4.3 IVB/ -10.6 HB

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