Ryan
Speshyock

PBA SCOUT DAY:

The rising sophomore will be a household name in recruiting circles in short order. The stout 5-10, 185-pound Speshyock is a long armed righty with as high a ceiling as any player in the 2023 class that I’ve seen. Assuming that at 15 years old he’s not done growing, he’s only going to get bigger and stronger and presumably better. He swung the bat well enough during BP to show some athleticism and he fared well at the third base during the defensive portion of the workout, but it’s on the mound where he will have the opportunity to play baseball beyond high school. Speshyock threw a heavy, downer fastball that touched 89 mph and lived 86-88 mph during his entire bullpen. It’s a moderate spin (2242-2328 rpm) pitch that showed Induced Vertical Movement (IVM) number of 17.7 - 21.2 inches well above average for a high school pitcher and above average for a couple levels up too. His changeup shows a reverse action - think sliderish - as it breaks away from righties a tick and has a little bit of a hump to it. It’s a serviceable pitch presently and should undoubtedly be at least average in a couple years. His slider shows late tilting action on more of a curveball trajectory with high IVM numbers (-11.6) and lower horizontal movement (-7.8) numbers than you might normally see.