Ben
Talbot

6-foot, 180-pound, average athletic frame. The shoulders are squared off, is well proportioned, lower half has strength to it. A right-handed pitcher, the arm strength is above average, fastball jumps out of the hand. The hands start and stay high, has high powerful leg raise. The delivery builds momentum throughout, leans back after separation, front glove is strong and is inline target. The shoulders could get more parallel to the ground, will help on release point being more consistent with control.   The lead leg direction is slightly across his body. The arm action is clean on the back has average length to it works out of a high ¾ slot. The fastball reached 85 mph, sat mostly at 84 mph. The breaking ball has hard top to bottom break, 68-73 mph. The changeup has correct fade, shape with depth to it, clocked at 75 mph, was thrown for strikes. The outing was better in second inning, pounded the zone. The arm is very good, once he can repeat the delivery, gets the feel for it, performance will take off, stuff is well above average.

5-foot-10, 150-pound, long athletic frame, neck is long and shoulders are squared, has plenty of room to fill out. A right-handed pitcher, was one of the better arms at this event. The delivery is simple and repeatable, stays extremely strong on the backside and works downhill with ease, ball comes out of a high ¾ slot. The fastball jumps out of his hand, was clocked at 79-82 mph, will continue to climb. The breaking ball, has depth with more downward break to it, clocked at 67-69 mph. The changeup was thrown for strikes, clocked at 65-72 mph. Times to the plate were 1.35 to the plate. Talbot’s outing was impressive, threw three pitches for strikes, competed at a high level. The projection and ceiling on this one is high, has been coached well with high school and summer club. High follow for me, will be out to see him early and often next year.