Athletic, lanky body type. Pitched six innings giving up one earned run on four hits and walked three batters. Struck out nine on the day throwing 69% of his pitches for strikes. Small side-step wind-up and quick, high leg kick into a compact balance point. Strong lower half drive off the rubber and smooth delivery. Lands square to the plate and gets over front side well with an athletic finish. Clean, long, loose arm action. Creates some quick arm speed through release throwing from a lower-mid three-quarter slot with easy effort. Fastball sat 84-85 and touched 86 mph with nice arm side run. Change-up was 73-75 mph and breaking ball was 70-72 mph with tight 11/5 break.
6/19/18
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Long, lanky body type and projectable 6-foot-4, 180 pound frame. Slow tempo side step wind-up and high leg kick to balance. Clean separation and some lower half involvement. Creates quick arm speed through release. Long, loose arm actions throwing from a low three-quarters slot with light effort. Smooth rhythm throughout delivery. Lands square with an athletic finish. Fastball showed run and was up to 84 mph. Tight slider at 73 mph and curveball with 11/5 shape and sharp break at 68-71 mph. Changeup was 64-65 mph with some late dive.
12/04/16
Powers is 6-1 with a lanky frame, he has a smooth delivery and throws from a low three-quarters arm slot. Shorter arm action with minimal effort, shoulders are level and on line and he strides to a square landing with a slight fall off finish. Fastball sat 74-77 with late run to it. Change-up was 64-65 with decent arm action and heavy fade. Curveball was 12/6 with decent arm action and was 63-65. He showed good feel of the strikezone with all three pitches. Hits from the left side from an open upright stance, leg kick stride and smooth load back. Good hips and decent balance throughout swing, longer level path to the ball, line drive swing working the middle of the field, exit velocity of 77. In the infield, clean footwork, fields with a wide base, and soft hands. Clean exchange, throws from a lower three-quarters slot, infield velocity was 73. In the outfield, gets behind ball and plays through it, outfield velocity was 81. Behind the plate, decent hands and a clean exchange. Throws from a low three-quarters slot, catcher velocity was 71 and pop times were 2.19-2.38.
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Athletic, lanky body type. Pitched six innings giving up one earned run on four hits and walked three batters. Struck out nine on the day throwing 69% of his pitches for strikes. Small side-step wind-up and quick, high leg kick into a compact balance point. Strong lower half drive off the rubber and smooth delivery. Lands square to the plate and gets over front side well with an athletic finish. Clean, long, loose arm action. Creates some quick arm speed through release throwing from a lower-mid three-quarter slot with easy effort. Fastball sat 84-85 and touched 86 mph with nice arm side run. Change-up was 73-75 mph and breaking ball was 70-72 mph with tight 11/5 break.
MD Top Prospect Games
Long, lanky body type and projectable 6-foot-4, 180 pound frame. Slow tempo side step wind-up and high leg kick to balance. Clean separation and some lower half involvement. Creates quick arm speed through release. Long, loose arm actions throwing from a low three-quarters slot with light effort. Smooth rhythm throughout delivery. Lands square with an athletic finish. Fastball showed run and was up to 84 mph. Tight slider at 73 mph and curveball with 11/5 shape and sharp break at 68-71 mph. Changeup was 64-65 mph with some late dive.