vs Harvard-Westlake (Winter Game) - Rhodes started the game for Hart and had a strong 3 inning outing striking out three and giving up only 1 hit. Rhodes is long and lean with the type of frame and clean arm actions that could see jumps in velocity as he adds mass and strength to the frame. He pounded the zone for three innings as he attacked hitters with a strong three-pitch mix. The delivery is unique and athletic with a full windup including a high hand lift at the start that allows him to gather over the rubber with a slight coil before the high front knee creates a clean hand break to the 3/4 release. Rhoades stays inline down the hill and this helps the three pitches play up with a consistent release point. FB 84-86 firm through the zone with his two-seam variant having late arm-side run; he was able to throw the pitch to both sides of the plate and able to stay low in the zone with it. CHG 74-77 was heavy with late bottom; great ability to sell the pitch and flashed as a future above-average pitch. CB 68-69 ability to manipulate the shape, but most consistently was a tight, overhand 12/6 breaker that he could alter the depth of; Slurve variant had more 10/4 break and was shorter sweeping off the plate late.
10/20/18 - Los Angeles Open - Rhodes showed one of the loosest, cleanest arm actions we saw at the showcase. Uses a deliberate delivery where he takes his hands high above his head and has a high, snappy leg kick before a his whippy arm snaps off pitch after pitch. Fastball has hard, late run back to the arm side. His curveball shows late with good depth with tight spin. He varies the shape from a true 12/6 down to 10/4 both with his above average command. Showed feel for a changeup that flashes downer fading. Slider is a potential wipeout pitch with it's late, hard biting action and tight rotation. At 6-foot, and only 145-pounds, there's a lot of room for physical growth to fill out his long, wiry strong frame and his squared shoulders.
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vs Harvard-Westlake (Winter Game) - Rhodes started the game for Hart and had a strong 3 inning outing striking out three and giving up only 1 hit. Rhodes is long and lean with the type of frame and clean arm actions that could see jumps in velocity as he adds mass and strength to the frame. He pounded the zone for three innings as he attacked hitters with a strong three-pitch mix. The delivery is unique and athletic with a full windup including a high hand lift at the start that allows him to gather over the rubber with a slight coil before the high front knee creates a clean hand break to the 3/4 release. Rhoades stays inline down the hill and this helps the three pitches play up with a consistent release point. FB 84-86 firm through the zone with his two-seam variant having late arm-side run; he was able to throw the pitch to both sides of the plate and able to stay low in the zone with it. CHG 74-77 was heavy with late bottom; great ability to sell the pitch and flashed as a future above-average pitch. CB 68-69 ability to manipulate the shape, but most consistently was a tight, overhand 12/6 breaker that he could alter the depth of; Slurve variant had more 10/4 break and was shorter sweeping off the plate late.
10/20/18 - Los Angeles Open - Rhodes showed one of the loosest, cleanest arm actions we saw at the showcase. Uses a deliberate delivery where he takes his hands high above his head and has a high, snappy leg kick before a his whippy arm snaps off pitch after pitch. Fastball has hard, late run back to the arm side. His curveball shows late with good depth with tight spin. He varies the shape from a true 12/6 down to 10/4 both with his above average command. Showed feel for a changeup that flashes downer fading. Slider is a potential wipeout pitch with it's late, hard biting action and tight rotation. At 6-foot, and only 145-pounds, there's a lot of room for physical growth to fill out his long, wiry strong frame and his squared shoulders.