Ben
Werkheiser

5/24/16 Physical, 5-foot-10, 185-pound right-handed hitter had a day at the plate vs an 82-84 arm, going 3-4 with a double deep into the right field corner and a home run to left on a hanging breaking ball. Got good extension through contact on the two extra base hits. Ran a 4.53 home-to-1B time on his infield single.

1/10/15 Werkheiser flashed a quick transition with pop times of 2.07-2.15 on throws of 75 mph from the crouch. The sophomore is solidly built at 5-foot-10, 190-pounds. The right-handed hitter starts from a slightly open stance and utilizes a lift and replace stride to initiate his hips. Werkheiser creates solid barrel whip (88 mph bat exit velocity), but doesn't stay on plane very long in the hitting zone. The righty sat 80-82 with a long arm, high 3/4 delivery during a solid bullpen session. Werkheiser has some hip coil to his delivery and flashed a 75 mph curveball with 11/5 rotation that has a chance to be a solid second pitch. His 76 mph changeup is thrown at near fastball arm speed and showed some arm side run.