Notre Dame High School, located in Sherman Oaks, California, is no stranger to the recruiting process. The attention and buzz surrounding the school’s MLB-level talent it tends to produce every few years is welcome. They’ve been there before, and they’re there once again. This time, it’s for an exciting 17-year-old, two-way player\u00a0making a case to become\u00a0the first right-handed high school pitcher\u00a0to go first overall.\u00a0The tools are there; he clocks in at 102 MPH and launches balls 450 feet on hard contact.<\/p>\n
A co-ed Catholic college preparatory high school, Notre Dame is responsible for the carnage Giancarlo Stanton<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0has unleashed in Miami. The institution has also had a 1\/1 pick in the past with Tim Foli<\/a><\/strong>. They don’t even know what they have in Hunter Greene, and same goes for just about everyone else. According to Lee Jenkins of Sports Illustrated<\/a>, “Several scouts agree that he is the best two-way amateur prospect they have ever seen, a first-round pick as a pitcher and<\/em> a shortstop.”<\/p>\n Just read about @HunterGreene17<\/a> in @SInow<\/a>. Impressive kid. Your parents are special people. \u2014 Chris Archer (@ChrisArcher22) May 1, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Hunter Greene the pitcher is most likely to appear at the draft. A team is would do well to give\u00a0him a try on the mound for a while to see if he is the pitcher people believe him to be. If Greene fails his pitching trials, his career could be lengthened by stepping into the batter’s box. Every organization should be ready to call on Hunter Greene come June, as his strengths and pros far outweigh the weaknesses and cons.<\/p>\n Greene’s\u00a0most obvious strength is his versatility. He gives a team a high-upside pitcher with three average-or-better offerings. He’s also a valuable position player with quickness, unbelievable athleticism, great footwork, and an average-or-better grade at all five tools. It creates a problem for a team, further outlined in Lee Jenkins’ feature, where the franchise could choose to utilize both sides to Greene. This would come at the cost of his defense or innings available for the mound.<\/p>\n As a pitcher, Greene brings a plus-plus fastball consistently clocked in the triple digits. His 6’4, 200+ pound frame helps him bring the heat with ease, and will handle the abuses of pitching well. He’ll throw a slider and a curve that behave similarly. According to Hudson Belinsky of BaseballAmerica<\/a>, “There are varying opinions in the scouting community on Greene\u2019s breaking pitches, though most\u00a0see his slider ahead of his curveball at this point. His slider projects as a plus pitch long term.” A potential MLB-average changeup is shown now and again, and Greene shows proficiency in his other offerings to the point that he needn’t rely in it much.<\/p>\n It’s official. Sherman Oaks Notre Dame wins Mission League baseball title after 13-2 win over St. Francis. Two home runs for Hunter Greene.<\/p>\n\n
\nBtw can you teach me Korean & how to throw 100?<\/p>\nStrengths<\/h3>\n
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