Player Spotlight

Tyler Hoskins: RHP/C, (2023) Valley View, AR. 6-foot-2, 200-pound proportional strong build. Had an-over-the-top slot and a very quick consistent arm action. Fluid on the mound, used a short very quick arm action with an over-the-top arm angle while showing quick consistent arm speed. Drop-and-drive feel type pitcher who shows some effort. Showed athletic consistent balance point and in line uphill shoulders. Lands square with an athletic clean finish. Threw his fastball 81-84 mph; showed control both sides of the plate around the zone and deceiving action with heavy movement. (Max spin 2147; Avg 2025). He showed deceiving tilt action and feel around the zone control on his 11/5 sharp curveball (71-72). (Max spin 2139; Avg 2123). He shows arm side in the zone control and swing and miss deceiving action on his heavy changeup.

Scout Evaluation

Tyler Hoskins, Valley View, 2023, AR

Position: RHP/C

Body: 6-foot-2, 200-pound proportional strong build.

Arm:  Very quick consistent arm action, an-over-the-top slot.

Pitching: Fluid. Drop-and-drive feel delivery, some effort. Over-the-top arm angle, quick consistent arm speed, short very quick arm action. Athletic consistent balance point, in line uphill shoulders, lands square, an athletic clean finish.

FB: T84. 81-84 mph. (Max spin 2147;  Avg 2025). Both sides of the plate around the zone accuracy, deceiving action, heavy movement.

CB: 71-72 mph. Feel around the zone control, deceiving tilt action, 11/5 sharp movement. (Max spin 2139; Avg 2123).

CH: Arm side in the zone command, swing and miss deceiving action, heavy movement.

6-Foot-2, 205-Pound frame, lean frame with present strength, ran a 7.84, Offensively; wide base, toe tap to stride, barrel rhythm, barrel cocked at foot strike, explosive lower half, rolls front foot to contact, uphill finish, loft to swing with power, 91 mph exit velo, Defensively; slight leak of hips out of shoot, transfer in midline, gets out of sink with body and gets forward to release, average carry, 74 mph arm strength, 2.10-2.20 pop time.

Pitching: over the top slot, quick arm, short arm action, good balance point, some effort to delivery, strong glove arm even land, pll to glove side, direction to plate, head lean to clear arm, fastball 80-84 mph, straight action, pounds zone, slider, 69-72 mph, 10-4 shape, late action, short cutter action at times.

6-Foot-1, 180-Pound frame, long lean frame with added strength and projection to body, ran a 7.20, Offensively; simple set barrel rhythm, barrel cocked at footstrike, back knee works underneath body, big finish with uphill finish, big pull side power, loses stability in front foot through finish, 83 mph exit velo, Defensively; transfer up with short arm stroke, quick release, average carry, long stride to release, 73 mph arm strength, 1.92-2.13 pop time.

1-26-19: Open I.D.

5-Foot-10, 160-Pound frame, thin frame with long levers, Ran a 7.72 60, Offensively; simple set up barrel rhythm leg lift to stride, sits on backside effort to swing, big finish big swing, back side big rotation to contact, loses contact with ground with front foot, finish to pull side, pull side approach, 75 mph exit velo. Defensively; high target, elbow move to receive, elbow inside knee, clean transfer, minimal right foot movement to release, quick release, slight push to throw, minimal carry, kick back to block, elbows tight to body, 65 mph arm strength.

Pitching; over the top slot, average arm speed, long arm action with stab in back, good balance point with chippy rhythm and some effort to delivery, high front side at hand break, even land-line, pop to front toe at release, fastball 73-76 mph up high arm side, straight action, misses are around zone, curveball 64-66 mph, 11-5 shape, early action with gradual break to plate, fastball arm speed, rolls out of hand at release, change up 70-72 mph, fastball arm speed, early fade out of release, fills up in zone.