2/19/17 6-foot-5, 200-pound prospect. On the mound the right-hander has an uptempo delivery that requires some effort. Arm has some quickness to it while working through a high-¾ slot. Ball comes out of his hand well with his fastball sitting 78-80 mph with run. His best secondary offering is his changeup at 73-75 mph. The pitch showed late run and sink. Spins a sharp, 11/5 shaped breaking ball at 66-71 mph. Ideal frame for first base. Moves comfortably around the bag with natural feel for the position. Transfer is clean. Short arm action with top velocity of 80 mph. Accurate throws. At the plate his long levers allow him to cover the whole plate with easy and showed impressive pop when his arms got extended. Bat has some quickness to it while working on a mostly level path. Natural tools are there and he showed signs of power potential.
60 Yard Dash: 7.8 Position Velocity: 80 Exit Velocity: 91
5/31/16 6-foot-5, 200-pound athletic build. On the mound he shows a repeatable delivery that requires some effort. Throws from a high ¾ slot with average arm speed. Stays on line at foot strike and finishes square to the plate. Fastball sat 78-82 mph. Curveball sat 62-67 mph with gradual 11/5 break. Changeup sat 75-76 mph. At the plate the righty has good rhythm to his hands as he loads them back during his short stride forward. Above average batspeed and strength through the zone. Could create more energy with his lower half but does a good job of creating separation. His level swing allowed him to find the barrel even when he was off time. Registered and exit velocity of 83 mph and ran a 5.1 from home to first.
7/8/15 Tall 6-foot-5, 205-pound athletic body frame. From first base he uses good footwork to move around the bag. He throws with a short arm action, coming from a ¾ slot and reached a top velocity of 72 mph across the infield. On the mound he uses simple, repeatable mechanics in a delivery that requires regular effort. He has a straight up and down leg lift, landing in a straight line at foot strike. He throws with a short arm action, using average arm speed coming from a ¾ slot. His fastball was between 76-78 mph. His curveball had gradual break with 11/5 tilt at 59-61 mph. Threw a slighter which had tighter break than his curveball at 60-61 mph. He also mixed in a changeup that he threw consistently at 64 mph.
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2/19/17
6-foot-5, 200-pound prospect. On the mound the right-hander has an uptempo delivery that requires some effort. Arm has some quickness to it while working through a high-¾ slot. Ball comes out of his hand well with his fastball sitting 78-80 mph with run. His best secondary offering is his changeup at 73-75 mph. The pitch showed late run and sink. Spins a sharp, 11/5 shaped breaking ball at 66-71 mph. Ideal frame for first base. Moves comfortably around the bag with natural feel for the position. Transfer is clean. Short arm action with top velocity of 80 mph. Accurate throws. At the plate his long levers allow him to cover the whole plate with easy and showed impressive pop when his arms got extended. Bat has some quickness to it while working on a mostly level path. Natural tools are there and he showed signs of power potential.
60 Yard Dash: 7.8
Position Velocity: 80
Exit Velocity: 91
5/31/16
6-foot-5, 200-pound athletic build. On the mound he shows a repeatable delivery that requires some effort. Throws from a high ¾ slot with average arm speed. Stays on line at foot strike and finishes square to the plate. Fastball sat 78-82 mph. Curveball sat 62-67 mph with gradual 11/5 break. Changeup sat 75-76 mph. At the plate the righty has good rhythm to his hands as he loads them back during his short stride forward. Above average batspeed and strength through the zone. Could create more energy with his lower half but does a good job of creating separation. His level swing allowed him to find the barrel even when he was off time. Registered and exit velocity of 83 mph and ran a 5.1 from home to first.
7/8/15
Tall 6-foot-5, 205-pound athletic body frame. From first base he uses good footwork to move around the bag. He throws with a short arm action, coming from a ¾ slot and reached a top velocity of 72 mph across the infield. On the mound he uses simple, repeatable mechanics in a delivery that requires regular effort. He has a straight up and down leg lift, landing in a straight line at foot strike. He throws with a short arm action, using average arm speed coming from a ¾ slot. His fastball was between 76-78 mph. His curveball had gradual break with 11/5 tilt at 59-61 mph. Threw a slighter which had tighter break than his curveball at 60-61 mph. He also mixed in a changeup that he threw consistently at 64 mph.