6-foot, 177-pound athletic strong frame. Projectable athletic on the mound, used a short loose arm action and a ¾ arm angle while showing quick arm speed. Tall-and-fall feel type pitcher who uses easy effort. Tall balance point with downhill in line shoulders. Lands square with an athletic finish. Produced a fastball that came in at 78-81 mph; had arm side command and sinking action with heavy movement. (Max spin 1919; Avg 1793). His 11/5 curveball (68-70) showed slurvey action and glove side control. (Max spin 2072; Avg 1612). Had arm side control and fading action on his changeup (72-73).
8/11/21
Nathan Rivera: LHP/OF, (2023) out of East Catholic, CT. is a 6-foot, 165-pound prospect. At the plate, Rivera recorded an exit velocity of 83 MPH, with a (68.96 MPH bat speed average) and (22.89 MPH hand speed average). He begins in a balanced, tall stance with a long load. The swing is a flat stroke with good extension and a gap to gap approach. On the mound, Rivera worked out of a long, high ¾ arm slot. The delivery is simple with even shoulders and a clean finish. The fastball came in at 74-79 MPH (Max spin ; Avg ) with late arm side run. He also mixed in a fading changeup (69-70 MPH) and a tight, sweeping slider (69-71 MPH)(Max spin ; Avg ).
2/27/21
5-foot-10, 155-pound lean frame.Projectable on the mound, had a loose arm action and a high ¾ arm angle with quick arm speed. Up-tempo type pitcher who uses easy effort. Balance point is tall with in line shoulders during delivery. Lands square with an athletic finish. Produced a fastball that came in at 75-79 mph; showed arm side control and sinking action with heavy movement.His 10/4 slider 68-72 mph; had tight action and glove side control. Love the projection on this one, look for a huge jump at some point.
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6-foot, 177-pound athletic strong frame. Projectable athletic on the mound, used a short loose arm action and a ¾ arm angle while showing quick arm speed. Tall-and-fall feel type pitcher who uses easy effort. Tall balance point with downhill in line shoulders. Lands square with an athletic finish. Produced a fastball that came in at 78-81 mph; had arm side command and sinking action with heavy movement. (Max spin 1919; Avg 1793). His 11/5 curveball (68-70) showed slurvey action and glove side control. (Max spin 2072; Avg 1612). Had arm side control and fading action on his changeup (72-73).
Nathan Rivera: LHP/OF, (2023) out of East Catholic, CT. is a 6-foot, 165-pound prospect. At the plate, Rivera recorded an exit velocity of 83 MPH, with a (68.96 MPH bat speed average) and (22.89 MPH hand speed average). He begins in a balanced, tall stance with a long load. The swing is a flat stroke with good extension and a gap to gap approach. On the mound, Rivera worked out of a long, high ¾ arm slot. The delivery is simple with even shoulders and a clean finish. The fastball came in at 74-79 MPH (Max spin ; Avg ) with late arm side run. He also mixed in a fading changeup (69-70 MPH) and a tight, sweeping slider (69-71 MPH)(Max spin ; Avg ).
5-foot-10, 155-pound lean frame.Projectable on the mound, had a loose arm action and a high ¾ arm angle with quick arm speed. Up-tempo type pitcher who uses easy effort. Balance point is tall with in line shoulders during delivery. Lands square with an athletic finish. Produced a fastball that came in at 75-79 mph; showed arm side control and sinking action with heavy movement.His 10/4 slider 68-72 mph; had tight action and glove side control. Love the projection on this one, look for a huge jump at some point.