Jacob
Savage

8/29/16
A 6-foot-1, 190-pound strong, muscular build. On the mound, simple, repeatable delivery, high-3/4 slot, balanced finish. Fastball keeps its plane, 82-84 mph, touched an 85. Curveball rolls, 11/5 shape, 69-71 mph. Offensively, middle-pull approach, strong hands, some bat speed. Balanced, wide, athletic, quiet stance, small stride, good extension through contact. Defensively, athletic actions, strong arm with carry.

10/29/16
A 6-foot, 195-pound thick, durable build. Simple delivery with good rhythm. Clean loose arm action, high-3/4 slot, slight recoil. Fastball sat 80-82 flashing heavy run and sink, previously up to 85 mph. Curveball flashed tight spin, 11/5 shape, 71-73 mph. Savage allowed two walks, but no hits or hard contact in his inning of work. Offensively, right-handed hitter, pull approach, some pop. Back leg heavy, slightly open stance, short stride, some length in the swing, uphill bat path, 83 mph exit velo. Runs a 7.72 60. Defensively, advanced hands and feet, high-3/4 slot, some arm strength with carry, 82 mph across the diamond. Overall, a very good defender.  In-game, Savage went 0/3 with a walk and two strikeouts.

10/29/17
The recent Carl Albert commit is a 6-foot-1, 215-pound durable frame with strength. On the mound, works from an average tempo delivery with very little effort down the mound with an abbreviated stride. Arm action is full, fluid, and whippy, coming through a low-¾ slot. Fastball ranges 84-87 mph, showing occasional late and heavy arm-side run. Slider is sharp with 11/5 shape, thrown with full arm speed, 75-79 mph. Tossed a strong inning giving up no hard contact. Offensively, the right-handed hitter bats from a narrow, upright, and open stance with high set hands. Uses a slight leg kick and barrel tip load before launching his hands on a slightly uphill path with some strength and bat speed. In BP, shows a flat, all fields approach with occasional lift, some barrels. An exit velo of 88 mph. Runs a 7.44 60. Defensively, shows above average hands and feet with a quick and strong arm from a ¾ slot. Tosses 85 mph across the diamond with some accuracy.