Braden
Bothe

+ FR. RHP Braden Bothe (Campbellsport, WI) is an upside freshman for the Bobcats standing at a long levered and lean 6-foot-5, 150-pound frame with significant room for strength and physical development. Showing feel to sync up his levers and delivery consistently throughout his ‘pen, compact mover with slight extension down the mound, the arm works clean and uninterrupted from a ¾ slot with arm speed. Showed feel for four pitches throughout the ‘pen, the fastball sat 83-84 mph with running action throughout. Two breaking balls, the slider sat 70-73 with big sweeping action averaging -22.4” of HM with a 2,313 avg spin rate. The curveball sat in the same velo bucket at 70-73 with big two-plane action with an average spin rate of 2,489 rpms. Rounding off his arsenal Bothe showed a heavy fading changeup at 75-79 mph flashing heavy fading action averaging 18” of HM.

Positional Profile: RHP/1B
Body: 6-4, 165-pounds. High waist, wiry build, and a projection of more added strength.
Hit: LHH. Sits backside, toe tap trigger. Short and compact downhill to and through the ball, loose free, and easy. 63.5 mph bat speed with 7 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 84 max exit velocity, averaged 73.7 mph. 283’ max distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 75 mph. Medium arc, slings ball from low 3/4 slot shows accuracy.
Defense: Two hand gather, shuffle to throw.
Run: 7.33 runner in the 60.

Positional Profile: RHP/1B
Body: 6-4, 165-pounds. High waist, wiry build, and a projection of more added strength.
Delivery: Long-levered, tall/fall with a high front side, works downhill.
Arm Action: RH. Over-the-top slot, long/loose arm.
FB: T82, 79-81 mph. Plays with some tilt through the zone, straight four seam action. T2210, 2169 average rpm.
CB: 67-67 mph. Gradual downer break, over-the-top action. T2387, 2328 average rpm.
SL: 64-68 mph. Shows some sweeping action, 10/4 plane. T2317, 2279 average rpm.
CH: 71-74 mph. Thrown with fastball intent, shows a hard fade/sink to the arm-side. T1947, 1625 average rpm.