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Atlanta Braves Scouting Report on C Kade Scivicque

By Benjamin Chase

Jun 18, 2015; Omaha, NE, USA; LSU Tigers catcher Kade Scivicque (22) cannot hold on to a foul ball against the TCU Horned Frogs in the eighth inning in the 2015 College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park. TCU won 8-4. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Thorson-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 18, 2015; Omaha, NE, USA; LSU Tigers catcher Kade Scivicque (22) cannot hold on to a foul ball against the TCU Horned Frogs in the eighth inning in the 2015 College World Series at TD Ameritrade Park. TCU won 8-4. Mandatory Credit: Bruce Thorson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 27, 2016; Lakeland, FL, USA; Detroit Tigers player Kade Scivicque during media photo day at Joker Marchant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 27, 2016; Lakeland, FL, USA; Detroit Tigers player Kade Scivicque during media photo day at Joker Marchant Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports /

Scouting Report

Scivicque is listed at 6′ and 225 pounds. He’s a right-handed thrower and hitter.

Hitting

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Scivicque has a calm stance at the plate, lifting his left leg to about mid-calf height as he drives toward the ball. His swing path is not exactly conducive for big power as he has a very level swing and approaches the zone at a downward angle.

He definitely has strength, however, which will allow him some doubles and home runs when he catches the right pitch.

His pitch recognition is solid, albeit not spectacular. I don’t foresee him being a guy who strikes out 30%. He’s not even struck out 20% in any full season.

He does not walk a ton, sitting at roughly 5% on the season.

Base Running/Fielding

Scivicque is a poor runner in speed, and that’s never really going to be a part of his game. I didn’t have a good opportunity to see his ability to read the ball while on the bases as he wasn’t hit behind often other than bunts (he hit 8th in each game I viewed). From other reports I read and have been told, he’s got baseball smarts on the bases, but he’s still limited in his speed fairly significantly.

Scivicque has good size, so he sets up a solid target behind the plate. In the games I viewed, he did quite well framing pitches due to his wide frame. His arm is strong behind the plate, but his footwork leaves plenty to be desired, which slows his throws on stolen bases.

I was impressed with Scivicque’s ability to get down on balls, especially to his arm side, regardless of the handedness of the batter. He was smooth in his motions side-to-side on pitches and had good instincts on when to abandon the frame and go toward “protection mode” on a pitch out of the zone that looked like trouble. It is notable that in over 700 innings last season, Scivicque had only 4 passed balls.

For comparison, Tyler Flowers, considered an excellent defensive catcher, had 7 passed balls in 686 innings caught.

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