Norcal Underclass - Pitchers (Part 1)
June 22, 2020
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LATHROP, CA. - Players were put through a pro-style workout that included the 60-yard sprint, a round of batting practice, defensive workouts at respective positions, and concluded with competitive at-bat sessions for pitchers/hitters.
Most of the players were attending their first ever PBR California event, giving us a first look at these players in a showcase setting. Some we had seen in previous events or travel ball games last fall.
(Note: All showcase videos have been added to the player profiles.)
PITCHERS:
Scouting Report
Body: 6-foot-1, 170-pounds. Long/athletic body, lean strength w/ample room in frame for further size/strength gains
Delivery: RHP - Stays online w/lower half, starts w/sliding post leg along rubber toward 1st base side, easy controlled lift, good timing w/hands/feet and tempo, lands in good shape w/strike foot getting out to a controlled stride, finishes in good fielding position while maintaining body control
Arm Action: Shorter backside w/slight stab just below the waist, quick arm gets to high-3/4 slot
FB: 76-79, T80 mph - Avg 2239 RPM, T2477 - Life through the zone, fingers ride top of ball well
CB: 69-70 mph - 2076-2251 RPM - Fingers work well to front of ball, showed feel w/11/6 break
Scouting Report
Body: 6-foot-0, 155-pounds. Lean lanky body type, well-portioned, good frame for strength gains
Delivery: RHP - Small hand/foot coordinated movements, loose easy/high knee lift, quiet delivery, maintains good body control, delivery/release consistency between each of his three pitches was outstanding, all from same tunnel and the arm action provides some deception
Arm Action: Short on the backside, keeps ball behind head well, high-3/4 slot, quick arm
FB: 77-81, T82 mph - Avg 2012 RPM, T2208 - Sneaky velocity, showed pitchability w/the FB to multiple quadrants, maintained life/plane well through the zone
CB: 66-70 mph - 1955-2153 RPM - Thrown w/feel, quality pitch to keep hitters honest, worked it well at knees and below
SPLIT: 71-72 mph - Avg 863 RPM - Quality depth, swing/miss type pitch thrown w/feel & confidence
Scouting Report
Body: 6-foot-4, 160-pounds. Long/lanky/angular, long levers, frame for much more size/strength
Delivery: RHP - Agile/flexible/smooth actions, easy high lift, creates and maintains rhythm between hands/feet, on-line stride, stable after foot strike, finishes w/excellent extension and body control while also in good fielding position, given his modest present strength w/a presently very sound delivery, the ceiling is quite high
Arm Action: Long circular w/hand working clean away from body and around his core, loose and whip quick getting to a 3/4 slot
FB: 78-82, T83 mph - Avg 1935 RPM, T2281- Considerable arm side movement that was at times explosive into RHH, showed feel on glove side as well, kept down, has a FB he can utilize as an out pitch
SL: 74-77 mph - T1562 RPM - Smooth, kept down at knees, velocity is firm, big enough to get swings/misses if starts in the zone
CHG: 73-74 mph - 1656 RPM - Late arm side life, type that can take off late and get swing/misses
Scouting Report
Body: 6-foot-2, 175-pounds. Long lanky body, ample room w/in his frame for size/strength gains
Delivery: RHP - Agile w/fluid actions, can clean up some of the movements, starts w/minimal hands rhythm as lower body has quite a bit of movement, strike foot lands open and allows energy loss to 1B side, easy high knee lift, generates power well from post leg and energy created as he leaves the rubber. Plenty to work with/on here and find considerably more 'stuff'
Arm Action: Loose arm w/good arm strength/speed, long on backside, can work to develop more consistent backside mechanics to tighten up the feel of the zone, gets to 3/4 release
FB: 79-82, T83 mph - Avg 2001 RPM, T2285 - Flashed life/movement on arm side that gave glimpse of nice FB/SL combo, firm FB in future though control will have to continue to improve
SL: 69-74 mph - 1840-2010 RPM - Big w/late break out of zone, thrown w/feel and looked confident in when to go with it and how he wanted to use it, chance to develop into a quality out-type pitch
Scouting Report
Body: 6-foot-1, 160-pounds. Lanky & lean w/some athletic proportionality, still a young body
Delivery: RHP - On-line delivery, very simple mechanics, controls body well, looks like he's not forcing anything let's his athleticism work for him, fairly quiet hands within lower body working over the rubber, very slight pause at top of the lift before separation, finishes in fielding position
Arm Action: Long clean backside, smooth working arm action, overhand slot
FB: 75-78, T79 mph - Avg 1896 RPM, T2014 - Controlled both sides of plate, mechanics set him up to locate well, plenty of future FB coming, pitch to contact FB w/ability to use to set up the SL
SL: 66-69 mph - 1708-1861 RPM - Smooth w/sizable shape, late enough to get under bats of LHH and starts in zone well enough to get chases and swings/misses vs RHH
Scouting Report
Body: 5-foot-8, 165-pounds. Compact/athletic build w/strength in lower body, put together well
Delivery: RHP - Small rocker step, small rhythmic hand movement well-coordinated with feet, athletic and controlled to start, has good body control, some cross-stride to plant foot, arm is quick from top of the arm stroke, powerful hip action, lead leg stiffens and finish has some spin on heel that takes him toward 1st base line
Arm Action: Long easy circular backside, easy flexion, release from high-3/4 slot
FB: 77-79, T81 mph - Avg 1885 RPM, T2083 - Quick fastball, aggressive with this pitch, can be effective w/it up in the zone
CB: 65-68 mph - 2314-2478 RPM - Tight spin, two-plane downer action, plays well off high FB
CHG: 76-77 mph - Avg 1450 RPM - Showed ability to get to quality extension and keep down