Jacob
Anderson

2/26/17:   The 6-foot-4, 180 pound right-handed pitcher continues to impress with a lanky, athletic frame and smooth movements down the mound.  Pitches from a 3/4 arm slot with loose, clean arm swing.  Fastball sat 83-84, topped 85 with run.  Recent velocity increase this off-season.  Smooth rhythm, creates good separation and finish.  Breaking ball has some late tilt at 69-72.  Change-up possesses late depth, fade at 73-76.  High follow in 2018 class.

1/31/16:  6-foot-4, 176 pounder possesses a good athletic frame. Anderson uses a deliberate tempo and throws from a ¾ arm slot. The fastball showed life at the event and topped out at 80MPH. Possesses a tight breaking ball that had more of a cutter action. Displayed good feel for his change up with some arm side run. His change up was 73-75. Anderson also threw a slider and a splitter. 

6-foot-4, 176 pounder ran a 7.9-60 and was 83 across the infield.  Loose, high ¾ arm action at 1B with some carry.  Hits from a slight crouch/open setup. Small load, short stride.  Average use of the lower half with good balance.  Long swing path.  Gets to extension.  Line drive type hitter.  Has some stiffness in the rhythm, but overall good feel for the barrel.  Recorded a high exit velocity of 79 mph. 

2/28/15:  PITCHING- 6-foot-2, 160 pound righty.  Tall, lanky with room to fill out. Athletic player with a huge upside. Long ¾ arm delivery with average arm speed.  Good rhythm in the delivery, falls off towards 1B side at times.  Fastball is 71-73 mph heavy and straight, curveball 63-66 mph with gradual movement and his changeup is 64-65 mph. 

6-foot-2, 160 pounds, 8.01-60, bats right, throws right. Tall, lanky with room to fill out. Athletic player with upside.  From the outfield he has sure hands and most throws where on target from a long, ¾ arm action (79 mph). Hits from an athletic setup with a smooth load back.  Showcased some bat speed with a good approach. Long path to the ball, gets to extension.  Gap to gap potential.  77 mph exit velocity.