A fastball with rise has a high percentage of backspin. When thrown up in the zone, it is more likely to generate a higher fly ball percentage. Rise+ of 100 is MLB average
Curveball
Hammer+
A hammer breaking ball drops vertically with velocity through the zone, or 12-to-6 movement. Hammer+ of 100 is MLB average.
Curveball
Sweep+
A sweeping breaking ball moves horizontally with velocity through the zone. Sweep+ of 100 is MLB average.
Positional Profile: RHP/3B Body: 6-2, 170-pounds. Long levers, high waist, has some more room to fill. Delivery: Athletic, high leg kick into a drop and drive move down the hill. Arm Action: RH. Loose and whippy arm action, low 3/4 slot. FB: T85, 85-85 mph. Heavy running action, feel for the zone. T2331, 2123 average rpm. CB: 71-74 mph. Flashed sharp downer action. T2317, 2204 average rpm. SL: 72-74 mph. Slight sweep, drops slot. T2229, 2130 average rpm.
8/24/23
RHP James Mutchie (Shiocton, 2024) is a lanky 6-foot-2, 175-pounder who made for an intriguing look during Monday’s event in Sheboygan. On the mound, Mutchie is an athletic mover with a long and loose arm that projects to add more velocity as he continues to develop. Mutchie’s fastball sat in the 81-83 mph range, with his top coming in at 83.4 mph and played with some ride through the zone, while spinning at an average of 2,255 RPM. Mutchie also spun in two breaking balls for strikes too, starting with a slider that featured big horizontal action and was also spun at an above-average rate (2,446 RPM). While he was still fully harnessing his curveball, it did flash some out-pitch potential and reached highs of 2,505 RPM, too. To round off his four-pitch mix, Mutchie maintained arm speed on a fading changeup in the low-to-mid-70s that played with fading action to the armside, roughly 15.5” of horizontal movement on average.
8/21/23
Positional Profile: RHP/3B Body: 6-2, 168-pounds. Delivery: Controlled tempo into a high leg lift, drop and drive lower half, front hip swings open into an in-line stride, closed landing foot. Arm Action: RH. Long out of the glove into a 3/4 slot, low 3/4 to sidearm at times. FB: T83, 81-83 mph. 4-seam action, has some ride through the zone. T2309, 2255 average rpm. CB: 68-70 mph. Short break, more horizontal action, developing feel. T2506, 2386 average rpm. SL: 70-70 mph. Sharp, late action, above-average horizontal action with feel for the zone. T2485, 2446 average rpm. CH: 73-75 mph. Circle-change, some fade arm-side, plays at the bottom of the zone. T1940, 1883 average rpm.
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Positional Profile: RHP/3B
Body: 6-2, 170-pounds. Long levers, high waist, has some more room to fill.
Delivery: Athletic, high leg kick into a drop and drive move down the hill.
Arm Action: RH. Loose and whippy arm action, low 3/4 slot.
FB: T85, 85-85 mph. Heavy running action, feel for the zone. T2331, 2123 average rpm.
CB: 71-74 mph. Flashed sharp downer action. T2317, 2204 average rpm.
SL: 72-74 mph. Slight sweep, drops slot. T2229, 2130 average rpm.
RHP James Mutchie (Shiocton, 2024) is a lanky 6-foot-2, 175-pounder who made for an intriguing look during Monday’s event in Sheboygan. On the mound, Mutchie is an athletic mover with a long and loose arm that projects to add more velocity as he continues to develop. Mutchie’s fastball sat in the 81-83 mph range, with his top coming in at 83.4 mph and played with some ride through the zone, while spinning at an average of 2,255 RPM. Mutchie also spun in two breaking balls for strikes too, starting with a slider that featured big horizontal action and was also spun at an above-average rate (2,446 RPM). While he was still fully harnessing his curveball, it did flash some out-pitch potential and reached highs of 2,505 RPM, too. To round off his four-pitch mix, Mutchie maintained arm speed on a fading changeup in the low-to-mid-70s that played with fading action to the armside, roughly 15.5” of horizontal movement on average.
Positional Profile: RHP/3B
Body: 6-2, 168-pounds.
Delivery: Controlled tempo into a high leg lift, drop and drive lower half, front hip swings open into an in-line stride, closed landing foot.
Arm Action: RH. Long out of the glove into a 3/4 slot, low 3/4 to sidearm at times.
FB: T83, 81-83 mph. 4-seam action, has some ride through the zone. T2309, 2255 average rpm.
CB: 68-70 mph. Short break, more horizontal action, developing feel. T2506, 2386 average rpm.
SL: 70-70 mph. Sharp, late action, above-average horizontal action with feel for the zone. T2485, 2446 average rpm.
CH: 73-75 mph. Circle-change, some fade arm-side, plays at the bottom of the zone. T1940, 1883 average rpm.