EVALUATING & PROJECTING EACH TOOL: DEFENSE

DEFENSE is how teams prevent runs, is a tool that is needed the most on players that play in the middle of the diamond (C - SS - 2B - CF), fortunately this is the one tool that can be improved the must by player development.

While Evaluating a young player on his Defense, this are some of the things to watch: 

Infielders:
* How the feet work to approach a ground ball.
* Consistency catching the baseball.

* Cleanliness on the exchange and transfer.
Outfielders:

* Explosiveness of 1st step.  
* Routes efficiency.  
* Consistency catching the baseball.

Catchers:

* Consistency receiving the ball.  
* How body works on wild pitches.  
* Body language.

When Projecting Defense you should consider:

Infielders:

* Explosiveness of 1st step.   
* Body composition.    
* Fluency of movement.

Outfielders:

* Smoothness of movement  
* Body composition 
* Ground covered

Catchers:

* Energy and leadership   
* Mobility behind the plate.
* Game calling skills