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Top Prospect Games: Pitching Analysis (2017 Grads)

November 18, 2014

By John Nolan
Assistant Director of Scouting

On the weekend of November 8 and 9, Prep Baseball Report hosted the 2014 Top Prospect Games at Davenport Field on the campus of the University of Virginia for members of the 2016 and 2017 classes. Over 65 players participated, with some of the best talent from all corners of the Commonwealth showing off their ability on the field over the weekend. Here is our analysis of the pitchers from the Class of 2017. (Listed Alphabetically)

Logan Barker, RHP, 2017, Colonial Forge, VA

11/8/2014:  Barker is 6-foot-0 tall and has an athletic frame. He is also a middle infielder and brings that athleticism with him to the mound. Barker throws from a high three-quarters slot and has a long, quick arm action that generates easy velocity. He has smooth mechanics and stays on line to his target. Barker’s fastball sat at 80 and touched 82 with slight run that he commanded well. He also threw a 12/6 curveball that he commanded well with late break.

Daniel Brooks, RHP, 2017, Spotsylvania, VA

11/9/2014:  Brooks is 5-foot-11 and has an athletic frame. He throws from a high three-quarters arm slot and has a quick, long arm action. He is a drop and drive pitcher who is smooth but throws with some effort and lands a bit closed. Brooks’ fastball sat 83-85 and touched 87 with slight run to it. He threw a 12/6 curveball that had more gradual break to it that ran 67-70. Brooks also flashed a change-up with sinking action that came in at 76.

Hunter Cochrane, RHP, 2017, Glen Allen, VA

11/8/2014:  Cochrane is 5-foot-11 and has an athletic frame. He throws from a high three-quarters slot and has a short arm action with some effort. His shoulders are level and closed at power position and he lands closed. Cochrane’s fastball sat 79-81, touching 82 with some movement. He also showed a slider that he commanded well that sat 67-71, a 12/6 curve that sat at 65 and a change-up at 71.

Connor Dopp, RHP, 2017, Glen Allen, VA

11/8/2014:  Dopp stands a lanky 6-foot-4 and has a projectable frame. He throws from a high three-quarters slot and has a quick, long arm action. He pitches with some effort and falls off after release. Dopp pounded the zone with his fastball which ran 78-80. It had some slight sinking action to it that increased when he drove the ball down to the bottom of the zone. He showed a 11/5 breaking ball that was up in the zone and ran 63-69. Dopp also flashed a change-up with some sinking action to it that ran 66-72. As his feel for his secondary pitches improves he has a lot of upside.

Ryan Kennedy, LHP, 2017, North Stafford, VA

11/9/2014:  Kennedy stands 5-foot-10 and has an athletic frame. He throws from a three-quarters slot and has a short, loose arm action. His delivery is smooth and he stays on line all the way through a complete finish. Kennedy’s fastball has late heavy run and sat 77-78, touching 79. He threw an outstanding curveball with big 1/7 break and full arm speed that ran 67-71. Kennedy also showed a change-up that came in at 75. He showed outstanding command of his curveball and fastball and did a good job of keeping hitters off balance, generating a lot of swing and misses.

Austin Landrum, RHP, 2017, Battlefield, VA

11/9/2014:  Landrum is 6-foot-0 tall and has 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.

Ben Sedgwick, RHP, 2017, George C. Marshall, VA

11/8/2014:  Sedgwick stands an athletic 6-foot-1. He is also a middle infielder and carries that athleticism with him to the mound. He has smooth mechanics and good direction with average arm speed. Sedgwick’s fastball sat in the 73-76 range with heavy run on it, touching 77. He did a decent job of commanding the pitch and kept it down in the zone, inducing weak contact. He primarily worked off of his fastball but also flashed a breaking ball at 64.

Dawson Sims, RHP, 2017, North Stafford, VA

11/9/2014:  Sims stands 6-foot-3 and has an athletic frame that he can add weight to. He is a sidearmer with a long, loose arm action that is quick. He is smooth throughout his delivery and lands closed, releasing the ball from behind right handed hitters. Sims’ fastball sat 80-82, touching 83 and had heavy run on it. He did a good job commanding it to both sides of the plate, particularly inside to righthanded hitters. Sims also threw a slider with late, sharp break and full arm speed that came in at 67 and a sinking change-up with fastball arm action that came in at 74.

Jacob Stuart, RHP, 2017, Galax, VA

11/9/2014:  Stuart is 5-foot-10 and has a strong lower half. He throws from an over-the-top slot and has a shorter arm as he wraps his wrist after hand break. He is smooth throughout his delivery and stays online to the target. Stuart worked at 76-78 and touched 81 with his fastball that was mostly flat but had a bit of run on it when he threw it to armside. He had trouble getting strike calls but was around the zone. He threw an 11/5 curveball that ran 65-70. Stuart also flashed a straight change-up at 74.

Kyle Whitten, RHP, 2017, Osbourn Park, VA

11/8/2014:  Whitten is a very projectable, 6-foot-2, 160 pound pitcher with an athletic frame. He throws from a high three-quarters slot with smooth mechanics and easy effort to go with his quick arm. His shoulders are uphill and closed at power position and he strides down the mound on line. Whitten sat 82-84 and touched 85 with his fastball. His four seamer was a bit flat but his two seamer has heavy run on it and he demonstrated really good feel of the pitch. Whitten threw a slider from 71-72 with late break that was very good when down in the zone, but he was a bit erratic with his command. He also threw a change-up at 74-75 with good fading action that he kept down in the zone.

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