Top Prospect Games: Pitcher Analysis

On Tuesday, June 2nd, PBR Georgia hosted the second annual Top Prospect Games for uncommitted rising seniors. Approximately 50 prospects from all over the state of Georgia made their way to LakePoint Sports in Emerson, GA.

We complete our analysis of the Top Prospect Games with a look at the pitchers. Leading the way is the dynamic Georgia commit 3B/RHP Glenn Green (Sandy Creek, 2021). Green has advanced swing and miss stuff and a strong arm to go along with it. His fastball plays up into the low 90s and is complimented by a sharp curveball. An athlete on the mound, Green has a strong 6-foot-2, 185-pound frame.

Following Green are two strong, sturdy right-handers in Chattanooga State commit RHP Anthony Bonacci (Norcross, 2021) and USC-Upstate commit RHP Barrett Barkely (First Presbyterian Day, 2021). Bonacci has shown steady improvement in his fastball, now working the pitch up to 88. What really sets him apart is his high spin rate (2600+ rpm), swing and miss breaking ball. Barkley showed heavy life on his fastball and coupled it with two distinct breaking balls that he can throw for strikes.

Kennesaw State commit SS/RHP Hudson Mimbs (First Presbyterian Day, 2021) was not even scheduled to pitch on the day, but given the chance he hopped on the mound and solidified himself as a legit two-way prospect. Mimb’s lively fastball worked up to 89 mph, and he showed an 11/5 curveball with bite. Rounding out the top-5 is 2019 PBR Future Games alum LHP Anthony Turner (North Gwinnett, 2021). Turner has a long, lean frame that still has plenty of filling out to do. He has great feel and pitchability on the mound, working up to 85 and offering up a big breaking 1/7 curveball.

Keeping reading to see reports on a talented group of pitchers who attended.

Top Pitcher Prospects

Glenn Green, 3B/RHP, Sandy Creek, 2021
Georgia commit. 6-foot-2, 185-pound right-handed hitting third baseman and right-handed pitcher, lanky, athletic frame, projectable with room to add strength, ran a 6.95 laser-timed 60. On the mound, arm works short on the back-side with a soft stab to a high ¾ slot, advanced arm speed. Low effort drop and drive delivery, utilizes his lower half well to generate power, works on-line, lands square, finishes with a slight cross over. Fastball sat 90-91, touched 92 with armside run. Curveball, 72-74, 11/5 shape, swing and miss pitch with sharp action. Changeup, fade and sink action low in the zone. Offensively, slightly open, mostly balanced setup, leg kick timing trigger, hands cock on load with some barrel wrap, good balance through finish. Gap-to-gap type hitter with pull-side pop, swing works short to the zone, path varies between level and uphill, smooth, can elevate the ball with backspin and do damage, 90 exit velocity off a tee. Defensively, long arm action to a high ¾ slot, accurate across the infield electric arm speed, 90 across the diamond. Attacks the baseball with quick, fluid actions, feet move quickly with little hesitation, smooth on transfers, competent and soft glove hand.

Anthony Bonacci, RHP, Norcross, 2021
Chattanooga State commit. 6-foot, 188-pound right-handed pitcher, strong, sturdy build, room for more physicality. On the mound, works exclusively out of the stretch, arm plays long and loose to a high ¾ slot, quick arm speed, repeats. Drop and drive delivery, uses his strong legs well to get down the mound, works on-line, lands square, finishes square. Fastball has seen steady velo improvements, working 86-88, up from 84-85 in the winter, feel for, running action. Slider, swing and miss pitch, 2600 spin rate, sharp action, 11/5 shape, can throw to either side of the plate. Changeup, fade action, 74.

Barrett Barkley, RHP/3B, First Presbyterian Day, 2021
USC-Upstate commit. 6-foot-2, 200-pound right-handed pitcher and right-handed hitting third baseman, broad shoulders, strength throughout, room to add to frame with even more strength. On the mound, short arm action, ¾ slot, repeats well, gets good extension and pulls down through release. Tall and fall delivery, works on-line, lands square, finishes crossing heavily towards first base. Fastball sat 83-86, touched 87 with heavy arm side run. Curveball, 11/5 shape, depth, 77-79. Slider, slurve-like, 73-76. At the plate, balanced setup, long stride, short hand load back, balanced through finish. Level barrel path, short path to the zone, gets extension, generated line drive contact middle, 90 exit velocity off a tee. Defensively, long, quick arm to a high ¾ slot, throws carry at 85 across the diamond. Fields with a wide base out front, clean transfers and footwork, competent hands.

Hudson Mimbs, SS/RHP, First Presbyterian Day, 2021
Kennesaw State commit. 6-foot, 165-pound right-handed shortstop and pitcher, lean, athletic frame, wiry strength, quick twitch, ran a 7.08 laser-timed 60. Offensively, slightly open setup, short hand load back, short stride, great balance through contact. Easy effort swing, worked middle/pull with a slightly uphill barrel path, quick, smooth hands, drives the ball, 92 exit velocity off a tee. Defensively, quick, loose arm to a low ¾ slot, equipped with a big arm, throws carry at 89 across the diamond. Athletic fielder, agile to both sides, soft glove, fields out front with quick hands, funnels to midsection, quick and clean on transfers. On the mound, short, clean arm on the back-side, quick arm speed, ¾ slot. Athletic tall and fall delivery, works on-line, lands square, finishes with some recoil. Fastball sat 87-88, touched 89, some late life. Curveball, 71-72, 11/5 shape, depth, some bite. Changeup, 72, sinking action.

Anthony Turner, LHP, North Gwinnett, 2021
Member of Team Georgia at the 2019 PBR Future Games. 6-foot-3, 190-pound left-handed pitcher, long, lanky frame, projectable build, plenty of room for additional physical development. Arm works long on the back-side, turns over to a ¾ slot, above average arm speed, repeats slot. Tall and fall delivery, works across the mound creating a difficult angle of attack couple with arm slot, lands closed, finishes square to home. Fastball sat 81-83, touched 85, sink and run when located low in the zone, controls the zone with. Curveball, 66-68, 1/7 shape, big breaker, depth, potential swing and miss. Lives on the outer half of the zone, gets batters to chase.

Best of the Rest (Listed Alphabetically)

Nash Bingham, OF/RHP, Christian Heritage, 2021
6-foot-2, 195-pound left-handed hitting two-way prospect, long projectable frame, plenty of room for additional strength, ran a 7.31 laser-timed 60. Offensively, open setup, short hand load back with smooth rhythm, short stride to a balanced position, finishes balanced. Line drive type hitter, works the entire field with a short, quick swing that works level through the zone with whip, showed aggressiveness and some explosion in swing, 88 exit velocity off a tee. Defensively, long arm action to an over-the-top slot, kept throws on target at 83 from the outfield. Stays back on the ball, clean on transfers. On the mound, arm plays long, reaching on the back-side, accelerates to a ¾ slot. Drop and drive delivery, works-line, lands square, finish varied between square and a slight cross over. Fastball sat 83-84, touched 85, run action. Curveball, 12/6 shape, depth, 70-73. Changeup, 75-76, fade.

Avery Campbell, 3B/RHP, Dominion Christian, 2021
5-foot-8, 170-pound right-handed hitting third baseman and right-handed pitcher, medium sized frame, proportional build, ran a 7.32 laser-timed 60. On the mound, full arm swing on the back-side, loose action to a high ¾ slot, repeats well. Drop and drive delivery, shoulders remain level, works on-line, lands square, finishes crossing over. Fastball sat 82-84, touched 86, run and sink action, good feel for. Changeup, fade action, 75-77, in the zone with. Curveball, depth, some bite, 70-72. Showed good overall feel and pitchability on the mound. Offensively, wide, crouching setup, hands load back with some barrel wrap, short stride, balanced on finish. Takes a gap-to-gap approach with a long swing, barrel works uphill, gains extension, 87 exit velocity off a tee. Defensively, arm works short and clean to a ¾ slot, accurate, 82 across the diamond. Plays through the ball, goes right after it with short, quick steps, funnels into mid section, clean on transfers.

Ryan Cross, 3B/RHP, Sprayberry, 2021
6-foot-4, 180-pound right-handed hitting two-way prospect, long, lean frame, plenty of room to fill out, ran a 7.46 laser-timed 60. At the plate, wide setup, high hands drop and load back with a barrel wrap, reverse toe tap, good balance in wide base through finish. Level barrel path through the one, generates line drive contact middle/pull, 89 exit velocity off a tee. Defensively, arm works long to a high ¾ slot, throws with effort across the infield, 81 mph. Moves well laterally with long, ranging strides, competent hands, good glove work, clean transfers. On the mound, arm plays long and continuous on the back-side to a ¾ slot. Heavy drop and drive delivery, works on-line, lands square, finishes square to home. Fastball sat 77-78, touched 81, sinking action. Curveball, 12/6 shape, gradual, 68-70. Changeup, fade and sinking action, 73-74, feel for, consistently in the zone.

Nicholas Duke, RHP/SS, South Effingham, 2021
6-foot-3, 155-pound right-handed two-way prospect, lean, lanky build, ran a 7.08 laser-timed 60. Offensively, wide base, slight open setup, reverse toe-tap stride, hands load back into an arm bar, good balance through finish. Takes a middle approach, generates line drive contact with a mostly level barrel path, 83 exit velocity off a tee. Defensively, long arm action to a ¾ slot, some looseness, 80 across the infield. Fields position well with long, rangy strides, fields out front, pronounced funnel to midsection, clean on transfers. On the mound, short arm action to a ¾ slot. Tall and fall delivery, works on-line, lands square, finishes crossing over. Fastball sat 80-83, touched 84, run action. Curveball, 11/5 shape, 70-72.

Jordan Goldsmith, RHP, Mountain View, 2021
6-foot, 165-pound right-handed pitcher, lean frame, high waist. On the mound, long reaching arm action, shows low on the back-side, accelerates out to a ¾ slot. Drop and drive delivery, controlled actions, works on-line, lands open, finishes with a soft crossing over. Fastball sat 78-80, sinking action. Curveball, 68-70, 11/5 shape, when located low in the zone the pitch has depth and some late bite to it. Changeup, 72, sinking action. Curveball is go-to offspeed pitch.

Isaak Mullanack, SS/RHP, Union County, 2021
6-foot-1, 165-pound right-handed hitting shortstop and right-handed pitcher, lean, athletic frame, ran a 7.30 laser-timed 60. Offensively, open setup, smooth rhythm in hands, reverse toe-tap stride, finishes on back-side. Quick, level barrel path through the zone, generates hard line drive contact to all fields, 89 exit velocity off a tee. Defensively, fields deep, sits in his lower half, competent hands, fluid footwork, ranges well to both sides, clean back hand, good body control. On the mound, arm works long and quick to a high ¾ slot. Methodical delivery, drop and drive, works on-line, lands square, finishes square to the plate. Fastball sat 82-83, touched 84, heavy armside run action. Curveball, slurve-like, 64-66

Benjamin Norton, SS/RHP, Lassiter, 2021
Wabash Valley JC commit. 5-foot-10, 160-pound right-handed hitting two-way prospect, lean athlete, wiry strength, ran a 7.35 laser-timed 60. Offensively, open setup, hands load back, hanging leg kick to a balanced position, finishes on back side. Gap-to-gap type hitter, drives the ball with a mostly level barrel path, quick bat speed, aggression in swing, 84 exit velocity off a tee. Defensively, short, loose arm, ¾ slot, 87 across the diamond. Attacks the ball with an athletic approach, fields out front, quick on transfers, good range to both sides with quick footwork. On the mound, offers a different look with a low ¾ to side arm slot, quick, loose arm. Drop and drive delivery, works on-line, lands toe-closed, finishes crossing over. Fastball sat 81-84, touched 85, lively running action. Curveball, 68-70, sweeping action, Changeup, 70-71, fade action.

Sam Smith, 3B/RHP, Parkview, 2021
6-foot-5, 185-pound right-handed hitting third baseman, long, lanky frame, projectable with a ton of room to fill out with additional strength, ran a 7.12 laser-timed 60. Offensively, balanced setup, hands load back smoothly, short stride, good balanced through finish. Gap-to-gap type hitter, barrel works level through the zone, carries forward momentum through contact, flashed the ability to go pull-side for power, elevating the ball with back spin, 94 exit velocity off a tee. Defensively, long arm action to a ¾ slot, throws showed carry at 87 mph across the diamond. Plays through the baseball, soft glove hand, funnels into mid section, smooth hands when fielding with one hand, clean footwork and transfers. On the mound, arm works long and clean to a high ¾ slot, rotational upper half. Tall and fall delivery, easy effort, works on-line, lands square, finishes crossing over. Fastball sat 84-85, touched 86. Curveball, 11/5 shape, depth, 72-73.

William Sosa, OF/RHP, Brookwood, 2021
6-foot, 185-pound right-handed hitting two-way prospect, proportional, athletic build, room for additional strength, ran a 6.91 laser-timed 60. Offensively, balanced setup, hands drop and load back smoothly, good rhythm, short stride, good balance through finish. Takes a middle/pull approach with pull-side power, drives the ball with smooth swing, early timing, gets to the ball out front, looks to elevate with an uphill swing path through the zone, 88 exit velocity off a tee. Defensively, long arm action to a ¾ slot, throws showed some carry at 86. Showed fluid actions, plays through the ball athletically, clean footwork, able to range and get feet set properly behind the ball, clean on transfers. On the mound, arm plays long, reaching back, accelerates out to a ¾ slot. Tall and fall delivery, works on-line, lands square, finishes upright with some crossing over, easy effort throughout. Fastball, sat 83-84, touched 85, run and sink. Curveball, 11/5 shape, depth, 73-75.

Will Vinyard, 1B/RHP, St. Anne Pacelli, 2021
5-foot-11, 185-pound right-handed hitting two-way prospect, strong build, physical lower half, ran a 7.75 laer-timed 60. Offensively, balanced setup, short hand load back, short toe-tap stride to a balanced position. Short, quick swing, keeps hands inside as he looks to use the pull-side, 85 exit velocity off a tee. Defensively, short, clean arm action on the back-side to a ¾ slot, 82 across the infield. Plays through the ball with competent hands and smooth footwork, good feel around the bag and on double plays. On the mound, arm works long with some arm speed to a high ¾ slot, repeats. Drop and drive delivery, works on-line, finishes square to home with a high finish of back leg. Fastball sat 77-80, touched 81. Offered up two breaking balls, a slider and curveball, both at 68-70. Slider has sweeping action while the curveball took a 12/6 shape.

Ryder Wagenknecht, SS/RHP, Starrs Mill, 2021
Flagler commit. 5-foot-11, 178-pound left-handed hitting middle infielder and right-handed pitcher, athletically built, lean strength throughout, ran a 7.05 laser-timed 60. Offensively, narrow, open setup, long stride to a balanced position short hand load back, one handed finish with momentum carrying him towards first base side of the diamond. Takes a middle/pull side approach, looks to elevate the ball and do damage, quick hands, can drive the ball with some ease, 88 exit velocity off a tee. Defensively, short, quick arm action, ¾ slot, throws carry, 92 across the infield. Fields position athletically, fluid footwork, fields out front, clean on transfers, has the arm and athleticism to stick on the left-side of the infield. On the mound, full arm swing on the back-side, clean ation to a ¾ slot. Drop and drive delivery, works on-line, lands square, finishes upright. Fastball sat 85-86, touched 87, running action. Curveball, 70-71, 12/6 shape, depth, some bite.

Robert Quinlan Wiley, CIF/RHP, East Coweta, 2021
East Georgia State JC. 6-foot-4, 175-pound right-handed hitting corner infielder and right-handed pitcher, long, projectable frame with plenty of room to add to, ran a 7.25 laser-timed 60. Offensively, balanced setup, high hands laid deep onto back-side, short strides, good balance throughout. Long swing, some lift, looks to elevate the ball middle/pull, generates hard contact, 89 exit velocity off a tee. Defensively, short, clean arm action, accurate on throws across the diamond, 85 mph. Capable defender at both third and first, fluid footwork, soft glove hand, quick on transfers to release. On the mound, arm works clean and quick on the back-side to a ¾ slot. Tall and fall delivery, works on-line, lands square, finishes upright and square to the plate. Fastball sat 85-86 with run, feel for. Curveball, 12/6 shape, depth, 70-72. Slider, tight, downer action, 67-69.