PHOENIX -- The Draft Combine continued with more pro-style workouts during Day 2 on Wednesday. Position players took batting practice and participated in defensive drills, while pitchers threw off the mound at Chase Field. On the heels of Tuesday's workout standouts, these players impressed today:
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Matt Barr, RHP, Niagara County (N.Y.) CC (No. 158 on Draft Top 200)
The top junior college prospect in the Draft, Barr registered each of the six highest spin rates on Wednesday, ranging from 3,010 to 3,061 rpm with 82-87 mph breaking balls that varied in shape from curveball to sliders to cutters. The Tennessee commit also created high spin rates (up to 2,737 rpm) and carry on a 91-94 mph four-seam fastball that reached 97 during the spring.
Mason Braun, OF, Penn HS, Mishawaka, Ind. (unranked)
Braun cranked the longest home run, a 430-foot shot, and tied Florida high school catcher Ty Harvey for the most 400-foot blasts with three. He has legitimate left-handed power but has struggled against quality pitching, so he'll likely wind up at Louisiana State rather than get drafted early enough to turn pro.
Sebastian Norman, 3B, Glendale HS, Springfield, Mo. (unranked)
Norman smoked the hardest-hit ball at 113.8 mph and also had the third-longest drive at 417 feet on a different swing. The Oklahoma State recruit is a physical 6-foot-2, 215-pounder who runs well for his size but projects more as a corner outfielder than a third baseman.
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Marcos Paz, RHP, Hebron HS, Carrollton, Texas (unranked)
Paz rated as the top high school pitching prospect in Texas before he had Tommy John surgery last summer. The LSU recruit looked good when he returned to the mound in a bullpen for scouts on May 29 and his heavy sinker kicked up a couple of notches to 93-95 mph on Wednesday. He also threw three 83-86 mph sliders, including one with the highest non-Barr spin rate (2,952 rpm) and a trio of 87-mph changeups.
Nate Snead, RHP, Tennessee (No. 143)
Considering that Snead pushed his fastball to 101 mph this spring, it's no surprise he lit up the radar gun at the Combine. He threw the four hardest pitches and six of the fastest seven, topping out at 99.2 mph. His fastball has more power and sink than carry and life, so it can get hit hard when he doesn't command it. He also snapped off some 83-84 mph curveballs.
Landyn Vidourek, OF, Cincinnati (unranked)
Vidourek's power/speed combination translated into 14 homers and 39 steals in 40 attempts this spring, and he put his pop on display. The state of Ohio's top 2025 prospect, he provided the second-longest (424 feet) and second-hardest (113.4 mph) hits of the day.
Jacob Walsh, 1B, Oregon (unranked)
Walsh unleased more balls with 110-plus mph exit velocities than anyone (five), including a 113.2 mph shot. That power has translated into a school-record 59 homers in four seasons at Oregon, making him an attractive senior sign.
Exit velocity (mph)
113.8 -- Sebastian Norman, 3B, Glendale HS, Springfield, Mo. (unranked)
113.4 -- Landyn Vidourek, OF, Cincinnati (unranked)
113.2 -- Jacob Walsh, 1B, Oregon (unranked)
113.0 -- Walsh
111.5 -- Sam Parker, OF, Chipola (Fla.) JC (unranked)
111.2 -- Norman
111.2 -- Parker
111.2 -- Vidourek
111.2 -- Walsh
110.9 -- Norman
Projected distance (feet)
430 -- Mason Braun, OF, Penn HS, Mishawaka, Ind. (unranked)
424 -- Landyn Vidourek, OF, Cincinnati (unranked)
417 -- Sebastian Norman, 3B, Glendale HS, Springfield, Mo. (unranked)
416 -- Jacob Walsh, 1B, Oregon (unranked)
412 -- Sam Parker, OF, Chipola (Fla.) JC (unranked)
410 -- Trevor Cohen, OF, Rutgers (unranked)
408 -- Ty Harvey, C, Inspiration Academy, Bradenton, Fla. (unranked)
406 -- Brody Donay, C, Florida (unranked)
406 -- Harvey
406 -- Will Rhine, SS, The John Carroll School, Bel Air, Md. (unranked)
Spin rate (rpm)
3,061 -- Matt Barr, RHP, Niagara County (N.Y.) CC (No. 158)
3,060 -- Barr
3,036 -- Barr
3,026 -- Barr
3,013 -- Barr
3,010 -- Barr
2,952 -- Marcos Paz, RHP, Hebron HS, Carrollton, Texas (unranked)
2,946 -- Barr
2,946 -- Ma'Kale Holden, RHP, Thompson HS, Alabaster, Ala. (unranked)
2,943 -- Holden