Cash
Wiltgen

Wiltgen has consistently flashed interesting arm talent with some rawness across his previous outing for our staff at Prep Baseball events, but now the rising 2028 is showing polish in the profile to go with the natural talent in his arm. The first arm to toe the rubber during the simulated gameplay portion of the day, the pressure was on for Wiltgen to set the tone for the day, and he did just that. Living at 86-87 MPH while reaching 88 MPH consistently with a repeatable delivery that filled the strike zone aggressively, he retired all five hitters faced with three Ks and no balls leaving the INF. The life on his FB has improved with his ability to consistently land it in the strike zone, which is what an interesting breaking ball arsenal tick up. He showed a sound 72-75 MPH CB with flashes of sharpness in the break while adding a quality SLD in the lower 70's that has a different movement profile to his CB. Then, for good measure, when asked to mix in his CHG later in the outing, he aggressively attacked the zone by offering to pick up a groundout to shortstop even in a right-on-right matchup. With strong present stuff, upward trending pitchability, an athletic frame that is adding strength, and a confident demeanor, college programs are going to be well served keeping tabs on Wiltgen for the 2028 class.

Wiltgen posted an impressive rotational acceleration during the batting practice portion of the event which was a premonition of the performance to come from him on the mound. The Calabasas High product was solid as a position player with the metrics he showed off, but it was really what he did on the mound that puts him on this list. Wiltgen uses an up-tempo delivery with a long arm action that gets deep behind his body while using that ability to rotate at an elite level with present arm speed to uncork a FB that missed bats or produced soft contact at a high rate. Cash threw his FB in the 83-85 MPH range while touching 86 with the offering that showed intriguing ride and spin traits including present spin above 2300+ RPMs consistently. He pairs the riding life of his FB with a sharp downward breaking CB which flashed power for whiff/chase in the shape while coming in at 70-74 MPH. After walking the first hitter he faced Wiltgen quickly settled in to get soft contact to the 3B for a fielders choice before punching out two hitters in his first inning. He completed the outing with a soft INF single to the left side with more soft contact producing his outs. Wiltgen will need to develop a third pitch and show consistency to throw strikes over the long term to maintain the starters profile, but whether he winds up in a rotation or a bullpen long term the ability this SoCal product showed off was impressive.

Cash Wiltgen, Calabasas High (CA), 2028
Positional Profile: RHP/3B Two-way athlete with present offensive tools and a line drive approach at the plate.
Body: 6-0, 174-pounds. Athletic build with good proportions and leverage throughout the frame.
Delivery: Uses a pronounced leg lift to gather before moving down the mound. Slight upper-body lean at the top, then flows forward with athletic tempo and balance. Creates momentum efficiently while staying on line, finishing with a firm landing into release.
Arm Action: RH. Incorporates a subtle glove tap before breaking into a full, loose arm swing. Arm works with depth behind the body, accelerating quickly to a high three-quarter slot.
FB: T85, 82-85 mph. Shows riding life through the zone with high spin characteristics. Plays well at the top of the zone T2361, 2225 average rpm.
CB: 68-72 mph. True breaking ball with both depth and lateral action. Flashes power shape when thrown with conviction. T2252, 2162 average rpm.
ATH: 7.74 runner in the 60. 1.75 and 4.20 in the 10 and 30 yard splits. 19.10 max vertical.

Hit: RHH. Slightly closed stance with the majority of his weight stacked on the back side. Upper half coils inward, setting the hands high above the ear with the knob angled toward the catcher. Utilizes a controlled toe-tap stride to get on time, keeping the hand load minimal and efficient. Delivers a flat, direct path through the zone, consistently producing firm, squared-up line drives back through the middle. 68.2 mph bat speed with 34 G's of rotational acceleration.
Power: 96 max exit velocity, averaged 90.0 mph. 350' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-84 mph. Full arm swing that shows some natural whip, delivering throws that stay true and on target to the base.
Defense: Fields it cleanly with a two-hand secure, keeping his chest aligned with the ball. Moves in under control with an easy, unhurried approach.
Vizual Edge: 57.18 Edge Score

Cash Wiltgen, Calabasas High (CA), 2028

Positional Profile: RHP/C

Body: 6-0, 185-pounds. Athletic, well-proportioned frame, long levers.

Delivery: High leg lift, slight tilt back, athletic mover down the mound with tempo, blocks well on front side, maintains direction

Arm Action: RH. glove tap before working into full arm circle with depth downward/rearward behind his back, H 3/4 release with arm speed and recoil after release

FB: T85, 84-84 mph. features riding shape with high spin T2426, 2348 average rpm.

CB: 67-69 mph. Two plane shape with flashes of power T2302, 2247 average rpm.

SL: 70-71 mph. sweepy shape with some depth T2362, 2290 average rpm.

CH: 75-76 mph. flashes potential with arm side fade will need polish T1936, 1716 average rpm.

Wiltgen entered the event as a pitcher only standing at 6-foot, 185 pounds. He worked in the 83–84 mph range with his FB, topping at 85 mph and spinning it at a lively 2348 rpm. His secondary stuff stood out just as much, with a sharp 67–69 mph curveball (2247 rpm), a 70–71 mph slider (2290 rpm), and a firm changeup at 74–76 mph. While his SL and CB shared the same movement with slightly different shape, it presents a very deceptive mix. Wiltgen shows the ability to spin all three offspeed pitches at a high level, making him a tough at-bat with true pitchability. With a strong, durable frame, Wiltgen presents advanced traits on the mound.