Christian
Howell

10/13/13 - 6-foot, 155-pound thin pitcher with four pitches he throws from two angles: high ¾ and sidearm. From high ¾ his fastball was mostly straight, flashed occasional late arm side action, sitting 83-84 mph and touching 86 mph. From the side it was 80-82 mph with arm side run. The curveball has a 12/6 shape and sharp bite at 75-78 mph from a high ¾ slot. From the side it was 73-74 mph. Throws a slider that sits 78-79 with solid break. Changeup was 78-79 mph with flashes of sink.

1/22/12 Howell is a lanky 6-foot, 145-pound right-handed pitcher with long legs and the ability to throw strikes.  He works from the stretch and showed four pitches: a 76-78 mph fastball that showed some arm-side sink, a 61-63 mph curveball, a 67-68 mph changeup, and a 67 mph slider.  He demonstrated rhythm and tempo and comes from an over-the-top arm angle.