Taylor Hightower Class of 2008 - Player Profile

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Taylor Hightower

2007 All American Classic Player

2008 GRAD

| C/RHP

| Cartersville, GA

MLB DRAFT

ROUND 42 - 2008

COMMITMENT

Mississippi

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10	Potential very high draft pick and/or Elite level college prospect
9	Potential top 10 round pick and/or highest level college prospect
8	Potential draft pick and/or excellent college prospect
7	College prospect, possible future draft pick with development
6	Potential college prospect
5	Possible College prospect and/or possible HS varsity
4	HS JV
3	Possible HS JV
2	No prospect at this time
1	The game is too dangerous

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NATIONAL RANKING		GA STATE RANKING
97	NA	NA	NA
OVERALL	C	OVERALL	C
Big strong catcher who has power and good arm, amazing pop times at times, Aflac All american. Good in Jupiter

Cartersville
HIGH SCHOOL

NA
TEAM LAST PLAYED

6-1

190

HEIGHT/WEIGHT

R/R
BATS/THROWS

34 and 2 mos
AGE

18 and 8 mos
Age at 2008 Draft

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PG EVENT RESULTS

85 mph

FB VELO 12/28/2006

6.78 sec

60 YARD DASH 6/15/2007

80 mph

C VELO 12/28/2006

1.73 sec

C POP 12/28/2006

LATEST PG SHOWCASE REPORT

2008 World Showcase

Taylor Hightower is a 2008 C/P with a 6'1'', 195 lb. frame from Cartersville, GA who attends Cartersville HS. Strong athletic build, one of the top catchers in the country, consistent hard contact at the plate, stays on the ball well, very strong hands, hard pull contact, level plane, gap to gap pop, very solid hitter, highest level defensive tools, strong arm, great release and transfer, good footwork, has all the tools you look for, strong student, highest-level prospect with early round draft potential.

PG CAREER PROGRESSION

+1 MPH

FB Velo since 06/29/2005

-0.36 SEC

60 Time since 12/28/2005

+3 MPH

C Velo since 12/28/2005

-0.13 SEC

Pop Time since 12/28/2005

Best PG Grade: 10

PERCENTILE RANKINGS

CLASS OF 2008 in the recorded year

CATEGORY	TOP RESULT	CLASS AVG	PERCENTILE
FB	85 mph	81 mph	72.39%
60	6.78 sec	7.44 sec	95.88%
C	80 mph	73 mph	94.75%
Pop	1.73 sec	2.07 sec	99.88%