06.26.18 5-foot-11, 180-pound athletic frame. Eilers threw his fastball with some tiltl at 84-86 mph with a sharp tight-spinning downer breaking ball at 74 mph, and a changeup with slight depth and deceptive fastball arm speed at 74-76 mph. Eilers has fluid rhythm in his delivery, has a high balance point where he turns his left knee inward to create some torque in the delivery, establishes direction down the mound with his legs, and has a long loose arm stroke with a high ¾ delivery with some effort involved. He pounded 90 mph exit velo off the tee, and the ball jumped off his barrel at times in batting practice. Eilers takes an aggressive hack, has an athletic stance, has a low swinging leg kick where he brings his front foot almost all the way back over his back foot into a long stride, stays behind his long stride leg, has long levers at the plate, and has some extension through the zone with his barrel. He works through the ball with fluidity, a clean exchange, stays low through the play, and delivered on-line and accurate throws through the cut-off man to the dish; topped out at 84 mph.
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06.26.18
5-foot-11, 180-pound athletic frame. Eilers threw his fastball with some tiltl at 84-86 mph with a sharp tight-spinning downer breaking ball at 74 mph, and a changeup with slight depth and deceptive fastball arm speed at 74-76 mph. Eilers has fluid rhythm in his delivery, has a high balance point where he turns his left knee inward to create some torque in the delivery, establishes direction down the mound with his legs, and has a long loose arm stroke with a high ¾ delivery with some effort involved. He pounded 90 mph exit velo off the tee, and the ball jumped off his barrel at times in batting practice. Eilers takes an aggressive hack, has an athletic stance, has a low swinging leg kick where he brings his front foot almost all the way back over his back foot into a long stride, stays behind his long stride leg, has long levers at the plate, and has some extension through the zone with his barrel. He works through the ball with fluidity, a clean exchange, stays low through the play, and delivered on-line and accurate throws through the cut-off man to the dish; topped out at 84 mph.