Michael
Romano

10/18/15 A 5-foot-10, 160-pound right-handed pitcher and infielder with a medium, athletic frame. Loose arm action into a high-3/4 release with quick arm speed and regular effort. Smooth rhythm with level shoulders, in-line direction, lands square and finishes athletic. Fastball sat 81-83 mph touching 85 with slight sink and was commanded well. Breaking ball showed 11/5 shape with sharp break, tight spin, solid depth and near fastball arm speed at 72-74 mph. Flashed a changeup with fastball arm speed and hard fade action at 74-76 mph. Quality defender with average hands, fluid footwork, quick, clean exchange and plays through balls well. Short arm action into high-3/4 release with accuracy and carry on throws that produced a positional velocity of 80 mph. Right-handed hitter that hits from a tall setup with a slight bar in the load, short stride, solid lower half and balance. Line-drive type hitter with a short path, stiff rhythm, and quality bat speed that produced an exit velocity of 90 mph. Also posted a 4.18 home to 1^st time.