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2005 South Top Prospect Showcase
Elley is a 5-9, 185 lb senior catcher from San Antonio with a strong lower half. He showed 72 mph arm strength in catching drills with a best pop time of 2.14. Elley's defensive strength is in his blocking ability. He's a high energy catcher with good quickness who does a good job of staying in front of the ball and using whatever is necessary to keep the pitch in front of him. At the plate, Elley has a very controlled approach and stays very short to the ball. Most of his contact is to right field and he makes very consistent hard contact and had a couple of nice game hits. He has some hand strength and can drive the ball hard the other way. From what we saw, he isn't the type of hitter who is going to turn on the ball and loft it, but he knows what his hitting style is and is consistent and effective with it. A manager could do a lot of things in his batting order using Elley's abilities. Elley is also an excellent student.