By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
February 25, 2013
Austin Wilson is a guy I have seen quite a bit of over the past few seasons. Here’s a look at some Spring 2012 and Summer 2012 video and my thoughts after. I should preface this by saying that I wrote this before he got hurt this season — so we’ll see what impact that medical has on his draft year.
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
February 11, 2011
Austin Wilson is at Stanford now and we’re looking forward to seeing his next three years. As we run through college preview week, here’s one last high school look, and you can always revisit the earlier coverage we have done.
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
May 17, 2010
Austin Wilson is going to go inside the first 10 picks. Trust me. (more…)
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
May 6, 2010
Austin Wilson, as promised. These are more recent looks. One aspect to notice is how well he actually runs once he shifts his weight and changes direction.
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
April 28, 2010
Austin Wilson has been on this site so much we should call it Austin Wilson Beginnings. Hey, I can’t help it. Put a guy like this in my backyard and I’ll do what I have to do every time. I have seen him several times in the high school season, hitting with those toy metal bats. We’ll have more on him from the spring coming soon.
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
April 11, 2010
Austin Wilson has continued to build momentum this spring following a strong summer. I’ve broken down Wilson several times, but here’s what it comes down to.
By The Baseball Beginnings Guy
November 16, 2009
There are two swings in this video and they can tell us two different things about this player. Wilson’s first swing is a foul ball, but he just missed. In that swing, you can see the power in his arms and the loose explosiveness in his body. You can see how his body has yet to physically mature, yet is basically one long piece of lean muscle. You can get a feel for Wilson trying not to get himself out, but taking pitches, and trying to let pitches come to him.
In the second swing, Wilson gets jammed. He can expect to see a lot of inside fastballs as a pro. It’s inevitable. Learning how to make this adjustment isn’t something normally done as an amateur, but Wilson has strength going for him. I assure you many kids his age wouldn’t be strong enough to get some of the barrel on a hard inside pitch, with wood no less. Have a look.
