Zach
Roden

A physically impressive 6-foot-4, 225-pound durable frame. On the mound, the right-hander works from an average tempo old school delivery with hand pumping over head and a big backwards rocker step before a moderate leg kick and striding far down the mound and finishing towards the dish and balanced. Arm action is long, clean, and fluid in the back before coming through an over the top slot with a loose arm. Fastball sits 80-83 mph with downhill tilt, mostly strikes. Curveball sits 71-72 mph with near 12/6 shape consistent depth and solid feel, mostly strikes.

5/30/18
A physically advanced 6-foot-2, 200-pound frame. On the mound, the right-hander works from an old school delivery with average tempo, sending his hands over his head and taking a big rocker step before a moderate leg lift and long stride to the dish, finishing in line. Arm action is long, loose, and fluid in the back before coming through a ¾ slot. Fastball keeps its plane at 77-79 mph and touches 80. Changeup flashes run at 72-73 mph. Curveball has 11/5 shape with rolling action and some depth at 71-72 mph. In the game, Roden challenged hitters. 

7/17/18
A physically advanced 6-foot-3, 210-pound frame. On the mound, the right-hander works from an old school delivery pulling his hands over his head before using a high leg kick and gliding down the mound, finishing to the first base side. Arm action is long and fluid, coming through an over the top slot. Fastball has some downhill tilt at 77-80 mph, mostly strikes. Curveball has rolling shape with some depth and 11/5 shape at 65-66 mph. Changeup has consistent fade and depth with downhill plane at 70-71 mph, mostly strikes.

9-9-18
A physically impressive 6-foot-3, 210-pound frame. On the mound, the right-hander works from an average tempo, old school delivery with a slight pause at the top of his high leg lift before driving down the mound. Arm action is fluid with moderate length in the back before coming through a high-¾ slot. Fastball shows consistent cut at 77-79 and touches 80 mph, mostly strikes. Changeup is thrown with full arm speed and shows consistent late and heavy fade gettings swings and misses at 72-73 mph. Breaking ball shows slurvy shape with some depth at 71-72 mph. In the game, Roden retired seven of the eight batters he faced including two strikeouts.