Baseball loves to talk about “toolsy” players. What does this mean? Well the five-tools are to hit, hit with power, run, field and throw. Players that have all five are said to be “five-tool players”. Very few of these exist in the game of baseball let alone on Long Island.
So rather than trying to make a phony list of five-pool players on Long Island, let’s break the tools down. And we can even add pitchers for fun. Here’s what I got. This is based off my observations.
Best Fastball (Top 6)
Jake Moss (Manhasset 2022) commits to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania pic.twitter.com/OX8nlGl8P2
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Jake Moss (Manhasset 2022)
Sean Hamilton (Rocky Point 2022)
Billy Steele (Shoreham-Wading River 2022)
Matt Hannon (Massapequa 2022)
Michael Gatti (Oyster Bay 2022)
Best Slider
Josh Knoth (Pat-Med 2023) has made a significant jump this offseason. He was highlighted as part of our “Up Next” Series pic.twitter.com/vz4xFAiGWk
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Josh Knoth (Pat-Med 2023)
Best Command (Top 2)
Dylan Banner (Plainview JFK 2022)
John Downing (Chaminade 2022)
Best Power
One day after putting on a clinic in the HR Derby, Dylan Banner will bat cleanup tonight for Long Island pic.twitter.com/DO0Y9Zw1qh
— Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) August 17, 2021
Dylan Banner (Plainview JFK 2022)
Best Hit Tool
Cody Miller’s grand slam https://t.co/TnQYIP612V pic.twitter.com/q3DjxXNx00
— Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 31, 2021
Cody Miller (Rocky Point 2022)
Best Defensive Catcher (Top 3)
Jack Quinlan: Why I Chose West Pointhttps://t.co/u9zYmYVelR pic.twitter.com/SQe28NJY0r
— Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 12, 2020
Jack Quinlan (Sayville 2022)
Mikey Brunetti (Manhasset 2022/IMG)
Brian Heckelman (Chaminade 2022)
Best Speed
Pat Med beats Sachem East 1-0 on a walk off sac fly by Matt Schlanger. Tyree Jackson tagged up and scored to win the game. Josh Knoth struck out 15 over 7.1 shutout innings with 3 hits allowed pic.twitter.com/0oXZiQJvmU
— Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) May 18, 2021
Tyree Jackson (Pat-Med 2022)
Best Defensive Infielder (Top 2)
Jack Vallario (St. Anthony’s 2022) pic.twitter.com/Z005ZPHRgP
— Axcess Baseball LI (@axcessbaseball) September 3, 2020
Jack Vallario (St. Anthony’s 2022)
Nolan Nawrocki (Chaminade 2022)
