Patrick Merkling Class of 2009 - Player Profile

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Patrick Merkling

2009 GRAD

| LHP

| Woodstock, GA

MLB DRAFT

ROUND 18 - 2012
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Round 18 by Marlins in 2012
Round 44 by Orioles in 2011

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Auburn

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1	The game is too dangerous

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NATIONAL RANKING		GA STATE RANKING
528	NA	NA	NA
OVERALL	LHP	OVERALL	LHP
Long legs and arms, 87 fb has arm side movement

Etowah
HIGH SCHOOL

NA
TEAM LAST PLAYED

6-1

170

HEIGHT/WEIGHT

L/L
BATS/THROWS

33 and 9 mos
AGE

18 and 3 mos
Age at 2009 Draft

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Team Last Played is the team with which the player last attended a PG tournament. It will be updated when the player is rostered and attends with each team.

MAX BARREL SPEED

WHAT IS IT?
The maximum speed of the sweet spot of the barrel of the bat during the swing. The sweet spot is 20% of the bat length from the tip of the bat.

ON-FIELD IMPACT
High bat speed produces high ball exit speed, so increasing your barrel speed is an important goal. Keep in mind that you need to “square up the ball” to maximize your ball exit speed.

IMPACT MOMENTUM

WHAT IS IT?
The momentum your bat has at impact. Impact momentum is a combination of the barrel speed at impact and the weight of the bat.

ON-FIELD IMPACT
Increasing your impact momentum directly translates to a higher ball exit velocity. Higher impact momentum means better potential for further hits and higher exit velocity.

MAX ACCELERATION

WHAT IS IT?
The maximum acceleration the bat experiences during the swing, measured in “g’s”. To be clear, acceleration is not how fast the bat is moving; that’s barrel speed. Acceleration determines how quickly you can reach that top speed.

ON-FIELD IMPACT
More acceleration means that you can reach your max barrel speed quicker. Higher acceleration lets you wait a little longer before you decide to swing, and in some cases means that you can maintain higher bat speed for more of the swing.

PG EVENT RESULTS

94 mph

FB VELO 9/13/2008

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2008 SE Top Prospect Showcase

Patrick Merkling is a 2009 OF/LHP with a 6'1'', 155 lb. frame from Woodstock, GA who attends Etowah. Lean build, projects to fill out a good amount, loose easy arm action on the mound, arm works well, good arm speed, very live arm, fairly clean delivery, slight armside run to fastball, tight 1 to 7 curveball, will drop down for slider, big upside, follow, solid student.

PG CAREER PROGRESSION

+13 MPH

FB Velo since 07/10/2007

Best PG Grade: 9

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CLASS OF 2009 in the recorded year