Caleb
Gitlin

Gitlin was one of the more impressive arms at the event, striking out three of the five batters he faced while surrendering two walks and recording the most strikeouts of anyone in attendance. At 6-foot-0, 172 pounds, he has a lengthy, projectable frame that remains wiry with plenty of room to fill out as he matures physically. The delivery features a quick motion that gains good momentum down the mound, dropping into his backside quickly and riding his back hinge, paired with a short, fast, and repeatable arm path. His fastball worked 85-87 mph, topping out at 87.3, and the pitch has quality ASR, with quality extension at 6.5 feet. The slider was his best secondary offering, a true sweeper at 74-76 mph with a max spin rate of 2,467 rpm and a -1.8 average vertical break to go with -12 average horizontal movement. He also showed feel for a slurvy curveball consistently at 73 mph and flashed a changeup at 74 mph with very low spin at 1,136 rpm. He used the curveball especially well to freeze hitters to get his punchies. The fastball-slider combination gives him a strong foundation to build on as he heads into an important summer.