Austin
Landrum

9.6.15:  Landrum has an athletic frame and throws from a three-quarters arm slot with a smooth drop and drive delivery. He has a short, loose arm action and his shoulders are uphill and closed as he strides out to a square landing before coming to a complete finish. Landrum’s fastball ran 81-83 on the day with heavy run and sink to it. His slider was on, with sharp 10/4 break and good armspeed, running 73-76. His changeup was 77 and thrown with full armspeed and fade.

2.15.15 Landrum has an athletic frame and throws from a high three-quarters arm slot. His arm action is bit short and stiff, but he has a quick armstroke. He has a loaded balance point and his shoulders are elevated and on line at footstrike. He stays on direction with a slight fall off to his finish. Landrum’s fastball sat at 79 mph with slight sinking action to it. He commanded it well and has good downward plane to it. He also threw a sinker that ran 72-74 mph. Landrum’s curveball had late, hard 11/5 action to it and ran 69-71 mph. He commanded his sinking change-up well and threw it with decent armspeed, sitting 64-69 mph with it. Landrum is 6-foot with an athletic frame. He throws over the top and has a quick arm despite a stiff, short arm action. He has simple, clean mechanics and some rhythm, he does a good job of staying on line and coming to a complete finish. Landrum’s fastball sat 79-81 on the day, touching 82 with slight run on it. He commanded the pitch well and filled up the zone. Landrum also threw a tight slider that ran 70-73 with late break that will increase as he develops. He showed a fading change-up with good armspeed that ran 69-73. Overall, Landrum demonstrated good feel for how to pitch and the ability to throw all of his pitches for strikes in any count.