Alex
Vander Loop

Positional Profile: RHP/3B
Body: 6-1, 200-pounds. Sturdy build, lower half strength.
Delivery: High leg lift, slight coil, drop and drive delivery, toe lands closed at footstrike.
Arm Action: RH. Compact, 3/4 slot.
FB: T87, 85-87 mph. Life out of the hand, some arm-side run. T2127, 1986 average rpm.
SL: 74-76 mph. 10/4 shape, sweeping actions, late break. T2402, 2331 average rpm.
CH: 77-79 mph. Fade and depth, locates low in the zone. T1692, 1594 average rpm.

RHP Alex Vander Loop (Kimberly, 2024) listed at a strong 6-foot-1, 200-pounds. He showed well on the mound where he featured a three-pitch mix. He worked down the mound with a quick and compact arm with a fastball that sat 85-87 mph and topped out at 87.4 mph. He consistently worked the bottom of the zone with the pitch that showed life out of the hand with arm-side run. His slider had a 10/4 shape with sweeping actions, quality spin (2,330 spin rate avg.), and late break that he located low and away. He had above average feel for his changeup, throwing it with quality intent, and it flashed fade actions (16.7’ of horizontal movement) with the ability to locate the pitch low in the zone.

Built at a strong 6-foot, 185 pounds, the Kimberly sophomore right-hander was among the day’s biggest winners after sitting 82-84 mph in his ‘pen and then reaching back-to-back 85 highs with his final two pitches. Vander Loop’s fastball features some run that comes out of a lower slot, as one of the lowest average release heights in attendance (5.1 feet). His slurve-type breaking ball, 62-65 mph, also averaged the largest horizontal action of any curveball in attendance, at -18.0 inches. His fastball and sweeping curve play well off each other, and there’s a usable changeup here to round out a follow three-pitch mix.

Positional Profile: RHP/1B
Body: 6-0, 185-pounds. Strong, thick throughout. Above-average power mover.
Hit: RHH. Tall setup, open to square stride with a short stride length. Present wrapped barrel. Vertical action through the zone. Taking his backside into impact with a tilted upper half posture. Short hand action while clearing the frontside. All fields spray with lots of hard and low line drives.
Power: 89 max exit velocity, averaged 84.4 mph. 315’ max distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 78 mph. High slot with carry.
Defense: Slow gather and transition. Above average glovework./ INF simple actions with good timing.
Run: 8.04 runner in the 60. 

FB: T85, 82.1-84.6 mph.  T2091, 1993 average rpm.
CB: 62.4-64.9 mph.  T2048, 1920 average rpm.
CH: 68.7-69.8 mph.  T1253, 1215 average rpm.