Most Viewed Profiles of 2022: No. 9 Sam Horn
Fri December 23, 2022
Phil Kerber
Georgia Scouting Director
As we begin to close the book on 2022 and shift our focus to a brand-new year, we continue our tradition of highlighting the Top-25 Most Viewed Profiles for the calendar year. Using Google Analytics, our staff was able to compile a list of the Top-25 prospects whose PBR profile was viewed the most in 2022. Many of the players mentioned on this list produced at a high level at various PBR events over the course of the last 12 months.
Starting on December 7th, we began counting down from No. 25 all the way to No. 1, which will be announced on December 31st. Landing at No. 9 in our countdown of the most viewed profiles of 2022 is current Missouri Tiger and former Collins Hill Eagle, RHP
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Mizzou Commit. 6 foot 4, 200 pounds. This is a prototype front end starter with a combo of finesse and power. It's easily one of the better HS deliveries in the country - timing, balance, gradual build up of pace (creates ease of operation), patience over rubber in separation, impeccable direction, sequence from start to finish. The mid-depth, full circle arm action is very clean and works in one fluid piece from a high ¾ slot. It’s more of a north/south rotation in the upper half, matching his slot well. He’s an incredibly efficient mover who’s an MILB pitching coordinator's dream. Why? There’s nothing to adjust in Horn’s delivery and he’s an elite strike thrower for his age. So you’re essentially just working on approach, pitch design, studying hitters, and getting him stronger & more flexible/mobile! We can’t explain to you enough how rare this is, a club can essentially get an advanced college arm who’s 18 years old with much less mileage. They can mold Sam into exactly what they want when he’s at the tip of the iceberg potential wise. He attacks RHH early in the count with his 88-90 T91 2 seamer that consistently shows edge to edge run, and he’s confident enough to front hip it to LHH for the freeze. This is a pitch sure to have plus life & command. He likes to work his 4 seamer later in counts at 91-92 T95 up in the zone with some carry, but it's just as effective down in the zone on a steep plane. It looks to have avg life with future A/AVG or better command. His CB has plus potential at 78-81 with tight rotation, powerful 2 plane depth, some late sweep, and he can throw for strikes or K’s. It will blend into a hybrid at times and we feel he will be able to develop a lateral SL to go with it. He’s also got a downer CH in the mid 80’s with late fade that should develop into an avg or better MLB offering in the future! Horn has some of the better leverage in the draft being a heralded QB1/RHP commit, and it’s going to be tough for teams to look past his athleticism and projection. It will take quite a bit of bonus pool to get him to forgo college, but we wouldn’t be surprised to see him sign above slot on Day 1 or 2.