How Coaches Can Evaluate Armando: Video, Measurables and Profile
Armando Ávila is a right-handed catcher (R/R) from Caracas, Venezuela, now training and competing in South Florida. This post lists what a college coach, recruiter or scout can ask his family for when evaluating him, what each item is meant to show, and how to make the request in a single message. His profile in one line: Catcher | Baseball Prospect | South Florida.
Three questions behind the package
A coach evaluating a catcher usually needs three answers early:
Can he receive and handle a pitching staff?
Can he throw?
Does the bat give him a path into the lineup?
The evaluation package is organized around those questions, and each item in it answers at least one of them.
What to look for inside each clip is covered in Behind the Plate: Receiving, Blocking and Throwing. This post handles the practical side: which pieces make up a complete package, why each one is worth asking for, and how to ask.
The evaluation package
Item | What it shows for a coach |
|---|---|
Full-game catching video | Whether his catching holds from the first inning to the last, and how he works with one pitcher over a whole game |
Throws to 2B video | His throw from the crouch, start to finish, at game speed |
Blocking and receiving bullpen video | Glove work in isolation, with nothing else on screen competing for attention |
Batting practice and game at-bats | The swing in a controlled setting next to the swing against live pitching |
Verified measurables sheet | Numbers taken in a measured setting, such as pop time and throwing velocity |
One-page profile PDF | Position, B/T, height, weight, versatility, career path and contact on a single page |
References from coaches | Feedback from people who have coached him, shared only with their authorization |
Coaches can ask through the Contact page which of these items are available now.
How each item fits the three questions
Receiving and handling a staff. The full game and the bullpen video work as a pair. The bullpen clip shows the glove with no game around it. The full game shows whether the same glove work survives tired legs, runners on base and a pitcher who is struggling.
The arm. The throws video shows the throw as a whole. A verified number adds the clock. A coach usually wants both, because a time without video says nothing about how the throw was made, and video without a time leaves the speed to guesswork.
The bat. Batting practice alone can flatter any hitter. Game at-bats alone can be hard to read in small samples. Seen together, they show whether the practice swing is the one that shows up against live pitching.
Around all three. The one-page profile and the references answer a different question: who the player is and how he has been coached. They matter most when a coach is close to a decision.
What is verified today
Some parts of the profile are already confirmed by the family and can be used in any evaluation. He stands just under 6'0" (1.82 m) and weighs 163 lb (74 kg). He bats and throws right-handed. His primary position is catcher, and his profile also lists infield and IF/OF.
Verified pop time and throwing velocity will be added once recorded at a showcase or a measured session. Until then, the profile leaves those fields empty rather than filling them with estimates.
His path to this point, from Liga Chucho Ramos in Caracas to South Florida, is told in From Caracas to South Florida.
How to request material
One message through the Contact page is enough. A request that gets a useful reply usually includes:
The program or organization, and the role of the person writing.
Which items from the table matter most, in order.
Any specific situation of interest, for example game throws to second base or at-bats deep in the count.
The evaluation timeline, so the family knows what is urgent.
His representative answers each request directly and says which items can be sent at that point.
FAQ
Can coaches speak with people who have coached Armando?
References are shared only when those coaches authorize it. The request goes through the Contact page like any other.
Can Armando be evaluated without seeing him in person?
Video and the verified profile details are the starting point for a remote evaluation. Coaches can ask through the Contact page for the video and information currently available.
Who answers requests sent through the Contact page?
His representative, Naty Ross.
Contact Armando's representative to start an evaluation, and list the items from the table that matter most to your program.
