LATEST PG SHOWCASE REPORT
2004 National Underclass Dec 28-30
Dern is a 5-7 junior catcher from New York with square shoulders and good present strength throughout his body. Dern’s offensive approach is very polished and sound. He gets out on his front side early but has the hand strength to stay short and quick to the ball with some bat speed. Dern will hit the ball where it’s pitched and looks like he’s a high average type of hitter with a high percentage of hard contacts and few strikeouts. He hit a number of balls hard right at defenders in the showcase games. Defensively, Dern showed some arm strength and good, consistent transfers on his throws. He still needs some work on receiving the ball on the pitchers with better stuff but that might come with more experience.