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David Houser, a 6-1 210lb switch hitting catcher from Columbia, SC who is supposedly considered the top catching prospect in the nation. Offers from South Carolina, Florida State, and UNC among others.

Could be a high draft pick though.
 
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GoVols2003 said:
David Houser, a 6-1 210lb switch hitting catcher from Columbia, SC who is supposedly considered the top catching prospect in the nation. Offers from South Carolina, Florida State, and UNC among others.

Could be a high draft pick though.
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Wow picking him straight out of SC's back yard coming off back to back titles..Impressive.
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From a PG evaluation. That pop time is nasty.

http://www.perfectgame.org/players/playerprofile.aspx?ID=254915

David Houser is a 2012 C with a 6-1 210 lb. frame from Columbia, SC who attends AC Flora HS. Solid athletic build, good present strength, mature look. Good arm strength, quick transfer/exchange, accurate throws when directional, tends to drift into right hander's batter's box on throws, 1.86 best pop time, good bounce and agility behind the plate, can soften up hands a bit. Switch hitter, similar bat speed both sides, spread stance right handed, long and strong swing, hands back, tends to pull off the plate. More open left handed, shorter to the ball, looks to pull, has good strength on contact. Very good student.
 
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The time from when the pitch hits the catcher's mitt to when it hits the SS/2B glove. When throwing to second base.
 
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1.86 is insane that's better than Bryce Harper's. I played against him one year and he had a cannon! so if its similar to his then we got a stud of a catcher!
 
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It's a big recruiting win, but the guy may be a first round pick. That;ll be tough to beat.
 
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#1ArencibiaFan said:
From a PG evaluation. That pop time is nasty.

David Houser Baseball Profile | Perfect Game USA

David Houser is a 2012 C with a 6-1 210 lb. frame from Columbia, SC who attends AC Flora HS. Solid athletic build, good present strength, mature look. Good arm strength, quick transfer/exchange, accurate throws when directional, tends to drift into right hander's batter's box on throws, 1.86 best pop time, good bounce and agility behind the plate, can soften up hands a bit. Switch hitter, similar bat speed both sides, spread stance right handed, long and strong swing, hands back, tends to pull off the plate. More open left handed, shorter to the ball, looks to pull, has good strength on contact. Very good student.
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Sounds like a stud and another good pickup for Serrano.
 
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#1ArencibiaFan said:
Hope he can keep him. Maybe with the new CBA the signing bonuses will be smaller and it wouldn't be as persuading to sign. Wouldn't count on it though, lol.
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Just for kicks, what would you say the odds are that we keep him?
 
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Fingers said:
Just for kicks, what would you say the odds are that we keep him?
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Houser sounds like 2011 Draft Pick Blake Swihart, who is also a switch-hitting catcher and was considered the best prep catcher in the draft. The Red Sox picked him at 26th and signed him for 2.5m.

If Houser is offered a similar deal, I'd say less than 5% he'd go to UT. It'll probably be a deadline deal, but he sounds like a rare talent and teams will pay for that.
 
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This is from his summer league team's website. He played with Cubs 2011 draft pick Dillon Maples, who is a stud.

Canes Baseball

David Houser 2012 C/RHP/1B - from Columbia, SC and plays his High School baseball for Andy Hallet at AC Flora HS. Houser just might be the best catcher in the 2012 class in the United States. According to Perfect Game he is. As far as recieving there is no one better, and some of his throw downs have been clocked sub 1.8. He has an absolute CANNON behind the plate, and this translates well to the mound as well with his upper 80's to 90 mph fastball. With the bat in his hand he has a chance to be a middle of the order hitter for us, and he is a switch hitter to boot. I have had several Division 1 coaches say that he could catch defensively in the Minor Leagues right now! We are excited to bring someone of this caliber into our program and he will be a main stay for the next 2 years in the Canes line-up!
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Sounding better and better.
 
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#1ArencibiaFan said:
Houser sounds like 2011 Draft Pick Blake Swihart, who is also a switch-hitting catcher and was considered the best prep catcher in the draft. The Red Sox picked him at 26th and signed him for 2.5m.

If Houser is offered a similar deal, I'd say less than 5% he'd go to UT. It'll probably be a deadline deal, but he sounds like a rare talent and teams will pay for that.
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Wow. You really think the two are comparable?
 
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If Rucker tweeted it, we must have picked up a premium prospect.
 
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That pop time means two things

1) great arm...duh

2) he has really good footwork and fundamentals behind the plate
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Last year Houser hit .295 with 8 HR and 32 RBI. Had a .512 on-base percentage and a .967 fielding percentage.
 
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