Jake
Wells

Wells entered his debut event in front of our scouting staff with an off-the-radar type of profile, but by the time the Long Beach based righthander finished his bullpen session he had solidly put himself on our radar for the spring season. A medium built righthander who stand 6' with some present strength to a 190.5 lbs. frame he is solidly built with long term starter potential to his profile. Wells works with solid body control in his operation while flashing high quality arm speed and ability to work in and around the strike zone consistently with all his offerings. The FB shape for Wells has strong riding life to it with intriguing present velocity sitting at 87-88.8 MPH while peaking at 89.5 MPH on the offering. His offspeed arsenal is highlighted by an intriguing CHG he throws with a splitter like movement profile that has below 1000 RPMs of average spin in the 77.5-79.6 MPH range with solid feel for keeping it down in the zone or below the zone. Wells uses a CB for his spin offering throwing it with vertical break and emerging spin averaging north of 2000 RPMs on the offering living at 75.9-79.4 MPH on the pitch with potential to polish the offering. Wells will be an arm our staff and myself specifically will be checking in on this spring to see how the performance in his bullpen session translates into on-field success for him with Millikan High.

Jake Wells, Millikan High (CA), 2027
Positional Profile: RHP/RHP Smooth and then violent mechanics at front foot strike. Heavy FB with ride along with a tight sweepy CB, and a CH with strong depth.
Body: 6-0, 191-pounds. Taller and lengthy frame. Room to fill into his body.
Delivery: Mechanics build up slowly and become violent after front foot strike. Shoulders tilt up and he rotates quickly up to down. Lands slightly open, resulting in arm occasionally not being on time.
Arm Action: RH. Longer arm backswing with a slight stab. Releases the ball straight over the top.
FB: T89, 87-89 mph. A heavy FB with solid ride. Lots of body moving can help distract the hitter and allow the FB to play better than it already does. T2090, 1905 average rpm.
CB: 76-79 mph. A sweepy CB with tight horizontal movement. Complements the FB up in the zone. T2070, 2024 average rpm.
CH: 78-80 mph. A low spin CH with more depth than fade. A good quality north/south strikeout pitch. T955, 913 average rpm.