Daniel
Eagen

The Presbyterian ace took the bump on the road at Gardner-Webb University. At 6-foot-4, 200-pounds, Eagen still has room to continue to fill out his frame. Working off the third base side of the rubber, Eagen is controlled and stable over the rubber, lifting to the mid-chest. His hands have rhythm working with the leg kick and going from the belt to the chin where his hands break. On-line throughout, he lands square and in-line to the plate with a strong back side drive. His long arm swing remains athletic as it works to an over-the-top slot. It’s quick through release producing a fastball that ranged 92-95 mph, and he held this velo for all five innings of work. It was more control than command, the sequencing was straight forward, working off the ability to attack the zone with the fastball. The approach angle and run on the fastball allow the fastball to play up a bit from the gun reading. Eagen featured two breaking balls, attacking with the curveball in the early part of the game. Curveball ranged 79-83 with hard, downer action working from the same window as the fastball. Sequencing the curveball off of fastball locations got hitters to chase the pitch out of the zone. The more chase he created the more Eagan worked to expand the breaking ball. Later in the outing Eagen turned to a slider with the same plan. The slider sat 84-87 with late sweeping action. The slider worked to create issues by tunneling with the fastball. In this outing, the curveball graded out higher than the slider but both pitches are usable. The grade on both pitches ticks up as he shows an ability to attack the zone and expand, but with the aggressive nature of the Bulldog offense, Eagen did not need to show an ability to land the breaking pitches. At this time change-up is a down the line pitch, slightly slowing the arm, working 85-86. At 21 years of age, Eagen still has projection left with a body that should continue to add weight in the coming years. For me it is a relief profile that should allow him to refine his current stable of pitches. In his sixth start of the year Eagen has been limited to five innings of work throughout the year, working five innings on Thursday, giving up one hit and two walks, while striking out 11. On the year, he has worked 51 innings, walking just eight, with 51 strikeouts.

Body: 6/4, 165 pounds. Long, lanky frame, room to add strength.
Defense: 
Arm: R.   
Hit: R. Slightly open base, barrel flat over back shoulder. Toe tap, average stride, hands load back. Loose, quick hands, some lift to the swing path, barrel stays through the ball, middle of the field approach.
Power: 91 mph exit velocity from the tee.  Lots of hard contact, above average bat speed.

Delivery: Side step and hand pump over the head. Easy turn with a leg kick to the shoulders. Good rhythm, building throughout. Loose hips. On-line and level, lands in-line and square. Solid finish with the hips clearing, and a small fall to the 1B side
Arm Action: R. Quick, loose arm. Long arm swing to a high-3/4 slot. Arm strength and arm quickness present
FB: T89, 86-89 mph. 2268 rpm. Around the zone with better feel for the arm side. Consistent 1:00 spin tilt out of the hand.
CB: 73-75 mph. 2259 rpm. 10/4 tilt. Tight, late action. Chance to miss bats.
CH: 77-79 mph. 1677 rpm. 2:00 spin tilt out of the hand. Solid arm speed