Bryan
Verdon

8/5/18- 5-foot-11, 190-pound right-handed pitcher. #64 player in current Iowa 2019 rankings. Strong compact build. Bulldog mentality on mound. Higher tuck and turn, leaks early off rubber, some effort in delivery, shows ability to throw strikes. Fastball works on downhill plane with varying action to both sides of plate. Was 83-86 mph at event; recently been up to as high as 88 mph. Curveball has 12/6 shape with avg. depth. Best secondary is hard 78-80 mph cutter; showing sharp late break with smaller shape for strikes.

8/1/16- 5-foot-8, 190-pound right-handed hitting 2-way player. Short rocker step, uncontrolled front leg, falls out of balance point early, and has above avg. arm strength. Short clean arm action with hand speed. Fastball was 82-85 mph with flat running action. Curveball is above avg. with tight rotation, 10/4 break, and thrown at 74-76 mph. 7.18 runner. Tall square stance, collapses into contact, slight uphill path, short finish, flashes pull pop in bat, 84 mph exit velocity. Shows good feet and glove in field, plays through ball, need better throwing footwork, solid carry and accuracy to target, 80 mph arm strength from outfield.

8/4/15- 5-foot-8, 155-pound right-handed hitting 2-way player. High leg kick with front foot far outside frame. Lands across body. Good arm strength for 2019 grad. Fastball is straight at 80-83 mph. Breaking ball has 12/6 shape with loose spin and occasional depth on break. Avg. arm speed on changeup with fading action. Interesting follow as he progresses through high school. Current raw ability. 7.32 runner. Open stance. Avg. balance in swing. Pull approach. Solid contact to pull side of field. Good strength for age. 82 mph exit velocity off tee. Solid actions in outfield. Long arm action with restricted finish on release with limited lower half momentum. Solid accuracy to target. 77 mph arm strength.