7/25/17 On the mound, the righty has a smooth rhythm to his delivery. He throws from a ¾ slot with good arm speed. He generates solid drive off of his back leg and finishes in line with the plate. The fastball has a slight cut action and stays downhill. Look for more velo to come with maturity. Curveball comes in on an 11-5 trajectory with gradual break. Pitch displays developing rotation with some bite. Threw the pitch with confidence and was able to stay mostly in the zone. FB: 75-78 CB: 60-64
7/6/16 5-foot-10, 140-pound thin, projectable body frame. Right-handed hitter starts from a balanced stance, using a rhythmic weight shift with his lower half to his back leg to generate power. Has minimal load with his hands, swinging with a level bat path through the zone, and finishes with a two-handed follow through. Reached a top exit velocity of 75 mph. In the infield, he fields the ball a little too deep. Funnels it into his body and transitions into a high ¾ slot with 71 mph arm strength across the diamond. In the outfield he shows good footwork, throws from a high ¾ slot with 75 mph arm strength. On the mound he shows good rhythm in his delivery that requires regular effort. Throws with short back arm action into a high ¾ slot. Good direction to the plate, landing on line at foot strike. Fastball sat 72-75 mph, curveball sat 57-60 mph with gradual break. Changeup sat 64-65 mph with near fastball arm speed.
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7/25/17
On the mound, the righty has a smooth rhythm to his delivery. He throws from a ¾ slot with good arm speed. He generates solid drive off of his back leg and finishes in line with the plate. The fastball has a slight cut action and stays downhill. Look for more velo to come with maturity. Curveball comes in on an 11-5 trajectory with gradual break. Pitch displays developing rotation with some bite. Threw the pitch with confidence and was able to stay mostly in the zone.
FB: 75-78
CB: 60-64
7/6/16
5-foot-10, 140-pound thin, projectable body frame. Right-handed hitter starts from a balanced stance, using a rhythmic weight shift with his lower half to his back leg to generate power. Has minimal load with his hands, swinging with a level bat path through the zone, and finishes with a two-handed follow through. Reached a top exit velocity of 75 mph. In the infield, he fields the ball a little too deep. Funnels it into his body and transitions into a high ¾ slot with 71 mph arm strength across the diamond. In the outfield he shows good footwork, throws from a high ¾ slot with 75 mph arm strength. On the mound he shows good rhythm in his delivery that requires regular effort. Throws with short back arm action into a high ¾ slot. Good direction to the plate, landing on line at foot strike. Fastball sat 72-75 mph, curveball sat 57-60 mph with gradual break. Changeup sat 64-65 mph with near fastball arm speed.