Nathan
Scates

An athletic, 5-foot-11, 175-pound frame, Scates gave an impressive look during his start Saturday night. The right-handed pitcher threw five scoreless innings striking out four. With a quick fluid motion, Scates throws it from a loose side-arm slot. He attacked hitters with a two-pitch mix of fastball and slider which paired well with each other leaving hitters guessing. The fastball was sitting 79-82 mph with glove side run, while the slider was sitting 71-74 mph with a sweeper shape. Scates commands the fastball well able to fill up the zone, along with the slider which was constantly placed effectively in the lower half of the zone. As the summer ends the righty will look to continue a dominant season and keep this momentum rolling.

Positional Profile: RHP/OF
Body: 5-11, 170-pounds.
Delivery: Stretch-only; short leg-kick into balance point, drop/drive lower-half.
Arm Action: RH. Long arm action, sidearm slot.
FB: T79, 76-79 mph. Runs to arm side. T1814, 1523 average rpm.
SL: 68-69 mph. Flashed lateral action. T2151, 2101 average rpm.
CH: 69-71 mph. Heavy sink action. T1384, 1289 average rpm.

Positional Profile: RHP/OF
Body: 5-11, 170-pounds.
Hit: RHH. Balanced, slightly open setup, short stride. Easy, balanced swing, uphill through the zone, middle of the field approach. 60.4 mph bat speed with 4 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 80 max exit velocity, averaged 75.8 mph. 223’ max distance.
Arm: RH. OF - 83 mph. Long, loose arm swing, 3/4 release.
Defense: One-hand gather to the side, deliberate footwork, shuffle step towards target.
Run: 7.15 runner in the 60.