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Blake Hickman
2012 GRAD
 |  C/1B, 3B
 |  Chicago, IL
MLB DRAFT
ROUND 7 - 2015
DRAFT HISTORY
COMMITMENT
Best PG Grade
10
ABOUT PG GRADES
NATIONAL RANKING IL STATE RANKING
249 23
8 2
OVERALL C OVERALL C
Athletic Catcher With Big Time Potential. Bat and Body are Very Projectable. Very Good Present Arm Strength.
Simeon Career Academy
HIGH SCHOOL
6-5
  210

HEIGHT/WEIGHT
R/R
BATS/THROWS
30 and 0 mos
AGE
18 and 7 mos
Age at 2012 Draft
WANT VIDEO?
PG EVENT RESULTS
87 mph
FB VELO 10/8/2010
6.91 sec
60 YARD DASH 6/16/2011
81 mph
C VELO 6/16/2011
1.86 sec
C POP 6/16/2011
LATEST PG SHOWCASE REPORT
2011 National Showcase  
Blake Hickman is a 2012 C/1B with a 6-4 210 lb. frame from Chicago, IL who attends Simeon HS. Outstanding athletic body, long , loose and strong, still very projectable. Flexible loose lower half, moves well behind the plate, quick soft hands, plus arm strength, good exchange despite length, 1.86 best pop times, tends to move around too much during games. Nice balanced set up hitting, hand drop load, raw hitting skills, develops occasional bat speed with long swing path, inconsistent timing. Raw tools to hit and hit with power. 6.91 runner. Good student, verbal commitment to Iowa.
PG CAREER PROGRESSION
Best PG Grade: 10
PERCENTILE RANKINGS
CLASS OF 2012 in the recorded year
CATEGORY TOP RESULT CLASS AVG PERCENTILE
FB 87 mph 81 mph
86.87%
60 6.91 sec 7.38 sec
87.13%
C 81 mph 73 mph
94.27%
Pop 1.86 sec 2.06 sec
94.24%