Kenny
Nanos

Verbally committed to Valparaiso University.

RHP Kenny Nanos (Mundelein, 2024) an uncommitted, 6-foot, 160-pound athletic frame impressed on the bump in this look. Nanos moved well on the mound with a whippy ¾ arm slot. His fastball had arm-side run and sat 81-83 mph, topping out at 84.4 mph. Nanos’ curveball showed big break and sharpness with 10/4 shape. His changeup was thrown with intent and showed depth. Nanos completed his repertoire with a cutter that plays true and showed out-pitch potential. 

RHP Kenny Nanos (Mundelein, 2024) an uncommitted, 6-foot, 160-pound athletic frame impressed on the bump in this look. Nanos moved well on the mound with a whippy ¾ arm slot. His fastball had arm-side run and sat 81-83 mph, topping out at 84.4 mph. Nanos’ curveball showed big break and sharpness with 10/4 shape. His changeup was thrown with intent and showed depth. Nanos completed his repertoire with a cutter that plays true and showed out-pitch potential.

RHP/INF Kenny Nanos (Mundelein) made a name for himself coming out of the event. Nanos showed his athleticism with a 32.3” jump, good for third at the event. He also ran a 3.94 30-yard split, top-five of the event and showed equally as well as a position player and pitcher. At the plate, the right-handed hitter stays short and direct to the ball while staying on-top and creating hard backspin, line-drive contact to all fields. Nanos also cruised around with fluid, active footwork on the infield with steady hands; securing the ball into his body before moving into a clean transfer. On the mound he worked with a loose, quick arm, four-pitch repertoire and fastball that sat 86-87 mph with T18.2” induced vertical break.

Positional Profile: RHP/SS
Body: 5-10, 140-pounds. Well-proportioned frame.
Delivery: Up-tempo, drop and drive delivery. Lands on line with a closed front toe.
Arm Action: RH. Short, loose arm action. High 3/4 arm slot.
FB: T80.2, 78.5-79.7 mph. Mostly straight. Occasional arm-side run. T1939, 1864 average rpm.
CB: 59.1-61.9 mph. 11/5 shape. Slight lateral action. T2023, 1959 average rpm.
CH: 67.9-68.5 mph. Arm-side fade. Tumble. T1362, 1297 average rpm. 
CUT: 70-72 mph. Above-average feel, landed for strikes 75% of the time. Short wrinkle.

Positional Profile: RHP/SS
Body: 5-11, 155-pounds. Long levers with room for growth.
Hit: RHH. Wide, balanced setup, short stride. Short, direct path, hands work on top of the baseball, on time and ability to backspin line-drives to all fields.
Power: 85 max exit velocity, averaged 78 mph.
Arm: RH. INF - 76 mph. Clean 3/4 slot.
Defense: Active feet, sure-handed, secures the ball into his body, clean transfer.
Run: 3.94 runner in the 30-yard dash.

Delivery: Quick tilt and topple, controlled delivery, high leg kick into a drop and drive lower half online to the plate.
Arm Action: RH. Long, loose arm action from a 3/4 slot.
FB: T87, 86-87 mph. Firm 4 seam, life through the zone. T2096, 2047 average rpm.
CB: 69-70 mph. Sweeping slurve movement, for strikes. T2266, 2186 average rpm.
CH: 75-76 mph. Late, sharp fading action to the armside. T1530, 1515 average rpm.
CUT: 73-80 mph. Late horizontal cut with life. T2218, 2016 average rpm.

RHP/INF Kenny Nanos (Mundelein) made a name for himself coming out of the event. Nanos showed his athleticism with a 32.3” jump, good for third at the event. He also ran a 3.94 30-yard split, top-five of the event and showed equally as well as a position player and pitcher. At the plate, the right-handed hitter stays short and direct to the ball while staying on-top and creating hard backspin, line-drive contact to all fields. Nanos also cruised around with fluid, active footwork on the infield with steady hands; securing the ball into his body before moving into a clean transfer. On the mound he worked with a loose, quick arm, four-pitch repertoire and fastball that sat 86-87 mph with T18.2” induced vertical break.

Positional Profile: RHP/SS
Body: 5-10, 140-pounds. Well-proportioned frame.
Delivery: Up-tempo, drop and drive delivery. Lands on line with a closed front toe.
Arm Action: RH. Short, loose arm action. High 3/4 arm slot.
FB: T80.2, 78.5-79.7 mph. Mostly straight. Occasional arm-side run. T1939, 1864 average rpm.
CB: 59.1-61.9 mph. 11/5 shape. Slight lateral action. T2023, 1959 average rpm.
CH: 67.9-68.5 mph. Arm-side fade. Tumble. T1362, 1297 average rpm.
CUT: 70-72 mph. Above-average feel, landed for strikes 75% of the time. Short wrinkle.

Positional Profile: RHP/OF
Body: 5-10, 120-pounds. Plenty of room to add on strength.
Delivery: Athletic/compact delivery, drop and drive, strides in-line with the plate.
Arm Action: RH. Loose high 3/4 slot.
FB: T79, 75-78 mph. Slight arm-side run. T2026, 1984 average rpm.
CB: 59-61 mph. Gradual 11/5 shape with sweeping action, maintains fastball arm-speed. T1913, 1850 average rpm.
CH: 63-65 mph. Generally straight. T1561, 1508 average rpm.

Hit: RHH. Crouched setup, short stride. Short path to the ball, uphill through the zone, line-drives off the bat with an opposite field approach.
Power: 74.82 max exit velocity, averaged 66.66 mph. 228’ max distance.
Arm: RH. OF - 73 mph. Long, high 3/4 slot.
Defense: Fields low to the ground while playing through the ball.
Run: 7.30 runner in the 60.