Chris
Sparks II

8/16/14
6-foot-1, 170-pound solid frame. The righty has throws from a short ¾ slot arm action. Fastball sits 83-85 with good life that he keeps down in the zone. Throws a curveball at 73-74 with good tilt and a slider at 75-77 with late sharp action. Good arm speed on his changeup at 74 mph with sink.

8/3/14
The 6-foot-1, 170-pound athletic build right-hander has a real feel to spin the baseball. His fastball sits 85-87 with good downhill plane. He throws two kinds of breaking balls. His curveball drops in for a strike at 73-75 mph while also featuring a swing and miss slider at 76-77 mph. His changeup was at 69-70 mph with a little fade. He had a strong outing striking out five hitters in two innings of work.

6/2/14
6-foot-1, 170-pound prospect. Throws through high 3/4 arm slot with short arm action. Regular effort. Demonstrated command on both side of the plate with a velocity of 82 to 84 mph. Breaking ball has good 11/5 action with late break. Tight spin and difficult to pick up for hitters. Also mixed in a 72 mph changeup.

10/27/13
Young man put himself on the recruiting radar with excellent showing. The 6-foot-1, 170-pound righty has good physical projection in his body. Definitely left impression that there is more in his tank. Good delivery with directional path towards the plate. Has moderate arm speed through the 3/4 arm slot. Fastball gunned at consistent 85-86 mph with some occasional sink action. Shows feel for downward plane curve (74-76 mph) along with solid arm action on change (73-75 mph).