NORTHERN NEVADA PROSPECT ID - PITCHERS ANALYSIS
October 30, 2018
Over the years, Northern Nevada has a rich history of quality hurlers. The likes of big leaguers as well as premium college pitchers. The trend has slowed some in the recent past but if the participants in the Northern Prospect ID is any indication, the future in the valley is bright. Here is a look at what we saw on the mound.
+ Jonathan Barry (Reno, 2019) Lanky, 5-11, 135, Barry is a projectable left-handed pitcher with tons of room to add weight and strength. He pitched exclusively from the stretch and a set point out away from his body. He has a deliberate leg lift also out away from his body with an inconsistency in its height, providing timing deception. A loose, whippy 3/4 arm action with slight wrap provides arm and hand speed for all his pitches. He possesses natural arm side run with occasional sink on his fastball. Barry showed good feel for his fastball to both sides of the plate, pitching to his glove side well. He featured a slurvy breaking ball with the makings of a future slider. He showed good feel for a changeup with life down in the zone. The addition of a windup and delivery consistencies at balance point make Barry a medium risk, high reward pitcher.
+ Emmett Harvey (Reno, 2019) 5-10, 145, Harvey is athletic with room to add needed weight and strength. He maintains a compact and simple delivery that he repeats effortlessly, separating consistently over the rubber. From the stretch he is as consistent as he is from the windup, employing a modified slide step. His mechanics are above his experience. A surgeon on the mound, he commands his fastball to both sides of the plate, pounding the bottom of the zone. His fastball has some occasional sink to his arm side. He controls his breaking ball well, changing speeds, utilizing both a get me over strike and a firmer, later acting curve ball. The split changeup is his out pitch. Though lite of velocity, the bottom falls out of this pitch as it approaches the plate. Mechanics, command, pitch action are all present and future velocity improvement will provide a higher profile.
+ Toray Felix (Reno, 2020) Lanky, 6-2, 147, Felix is a long projection right-handed pitcher with long levers and sloped shoulders. He has a steady delivery with an active leg kick that leads to the touch of a drift upon separation. He takes the ball away from his glove with a high back elbow, limiting the fluidity of his arm swing. He delivers his fastball with down plane and occasional arm side life. Felix maintains arm and hand speed on his breaking ball as well as changeup. His breaking ball has the makings of a slider, but depth and bite are infrequent. He flashes a solid change with good rotation and occasional sink.
+ Caedon Kottinger (Reno, 2020) A developing, 6-0, 160, Kottinger has an athletic build, sloped shoulders with room for weight and strength increases. On the mound, Kottinger is a three pitch mix type who repeats his delivery. He utilizes a high leg lift and at balance point has a little backward tilt. He drifts a bit but has solid area control. He commands his fastball to both sides of the plate and shows occasional arm side life. His curve ball has tight spin with consistent depth and flashes bite. Kottinger’s displays good feel for changeup with sink. Velocity increases will yield a rotational starter at the next level, command over stuff.
+ Matthew Sigafoos (Damonte Ranch, 2021) Lean, 6-0, 145, Sigafoos has square shoulders on youthful undefined frame. His arm strength transferred to the mound. He displayed a slow deliberate delivery, maintaining a short stride with a quick arm from a high ¾ slot. With a bit of violence at release he tended to leave his fastball on his arm side. He maintained impressive arm and hand speed on his curveball and changeup. His curve ball possessed depth and flashed bite.
+ Sam Smith (Reno, 2021) Large frame, 6-5, 185, Smith’s youthful appearance and big features indicate he is still growing. Starting from the third base side of the rubber, Smith slides his pivot foot toward first base to start his delivery. At leg lift, his knee is out away from his body which leads to a significant cross to his foot plant. His stride his short and body upright at release, lending to consistent down angle from his high ¾ slot. Because of the cross in his delivery, it impairs his ability to get to his glove side. He possesses a plane over life FB that he throws down in the zone. His curveball has good shape and there is feel for a changeup. Smith’s zone feel is impressive with all the length in his body. He could be a high profile arm down the line.
+ Ethan Enriquez (Bishop Manogue, 2021) Developing, 5-10, 140, Enriquez is evenly proportioned with sloped shoulders. Toeing the rubber, he possesses a comfortable, simple up tempo delivery. He has a tendency to drift through his balance point, separating late and finishing on his arm side. His two seam fastball has some straight fade. He occasionally landed a curve ball with good shape, but rushing his delivery tended to backing it up.
+ Mason DaForno (Reno, 2022) Proportional, 5-7, 145, Mason has a maturing, evenly distributed athletic small frame with slightly sloped shoulders. He displays signs of current strength. On the mound, Mason showed a compact and simple delivery from a that same high ¾ arm angle. Small rocker step sliding from the third base side to the first base side to pivot, quick and repeatable leg lift and balance point allowed him to mix three pitches with good feel for the strike zone. He showed the ability to move his fastball in and out as well as up and down. His curveball had nice shape but lacked bite. Change up possessed solid speed differential with occasional sink.
+ Mason Oliphant (Reno, 2022) Developing, 5-8, 115, Oliphant has a sleek frame, built for speed. Maturity will bring size and strength increases that will benefit is already sound game. On the mound, Oliphant is a 3 pitch mix, strike thrower. His delivery is marked by a slide of the pivot foot to the first base side of the rubber to get to his balance point. His repeatable delivery and athleticism provide for solid zone feel. Oliphant maintains a slightly higher arm angle than what he uses as a position player. He has solid pitch definition. His fastball in consistently down in the zone and it is easy to see future sink from action and arm slot. His breaking ball has good shape. His changeup rotation will provide projectable sink. He is a youthful athlete that has a bright future, given size and strength increases.
+ Grayson Grinsell (Reno, 2022) Wiry, 5-foot-10, 140. Grinsell has an athletic build. This projectable two way player is as loose and natural as they come. On the mound, his delivery is smooth and easy from the windup, gathering over the rubber and releasing from a ¾ slot. His fastball has some straight fade on his arms side. His curveball is lite but shape and spin are there. Like the fastball, his changeup has fade life to his arm side. From the stretch, he rushes a bit with the use of a slide step which hinders velocity, but the zone feel remains good. He is as projectable on the mound as he is in the field. Potential two way player in college.
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