PBR Scout Day: Akadema Knights - Pitchers

On the mound, the 6-foot-2, 200 pounder is an imposing figure.  Fastball ranged 76-79, elevated but in the zone.  Long arm action works with some stiffness to a high-¾ slot.  Strength outplays arm speed.  Some effort in the delivery, working with a choppy rhythm, landing slightly closed after creating some torque in his line at balance.  Breaking ball has a gradual arc at 58-64.  Commanded the zone, but not the glove with the spin pitch.  Change-up acts as a third pitch, lacking some arm speed and seeming to push the pitch at times.  Straight change ranged 67-69.

Flashed arm side command on a fastball ranging 75-78 with slight run.  Good balance point, with a choppy rhythm to the delivery.  High-¾ slot from a short arm swing, with some stiffness and effort.  Shoulder work level and in line.  Slightly closed at foot strike.  Breaking ball sat 59-60 with 11/5 action.  Early at times.  Arm speed neared that of fastball, allowing for command in the zone, missing down but on-line at times.  The change-up is the third pitch, sitting 68-69.  In the zone, but with a slower arm speed.

An over-the-top slot with a slight elbow lead, above the shoulder line worked to a fastball sitting 78-81 with hard arm side run.  Long arm action, works through some stiffness.  Some effort in the delivery that loads the back side up at balance.  Head clears the line through the release point.  Breaking ball ranged 64-67 with early 10/4 action, while being thrown for strikes.  Change-up carried fastball tendencies, touching 75.

On the bump, fastball played straight, sitting 77-81.  A high-¾ slot worked long and loose with average quickness.  Good balance, regular effort, and some rhythm allowed for feel for the zone.  Breaking ball rolled with 10/4 action.  Near fastball hand speed, ranging 67-69.  Slows arm some on change-up. Change does have arm side action, 71-73.

Strong big bodied righty listed at 5-10, 210 pounds.  Easy effort with a high-¾ slot and average arm quickness.  Fastball ranged 76-78, occasional arm side run, showing a feel for the zone.  Breaking ball worked 66-67 with late 10/4 action.  Arm speed worked near that of fastball, staying around the zone.  Change-up is the third pitch, slowing the arm, 73-76.  Slow rhythm, and lacking some explosive quick twitch at any point.  Works on line, finishing square and athletic.

On the mound, works from a high-¾ slot with a long arm action.  Some stiffness in the arm.  Choppy rhythm throughout the delivery.  Lands open on his line at foot strike.  Fastball ranged 65-69 with run.  Breaking ball used gradual 2/8 tilt and near fastball arm speed to sit 58-59.  Change-up also mimicked fastball hand speed and arm side run, touching 65.

Lanky build in the 6-foot-2, 185 pounder.  Room to add strength.  Fastball worked with arm side run and feel for command to the arm side.  Ranging 74-77, when it missed, it missed to arm side.  Slightly coiled at balance, uncoiling at foot strike and limiting some extension at times.  An over-the-top slot that worked with looseness through a long arm swing.  Arm works behind the body line and the ball turns over early near the top of the arm swing.  Some effort in the delivery.  Breaking ball sweeps with slight tilt.  Early at times, ranging 66-67 and tending to miss up in the zone.  Changeup has sink and fastball look-alike tendencies.  Ranging 73-75, showed feel for the zone.  

Lanky 6-foot-4, 185 pounder with room to grow.  Fastball ranged 83-84 with slight run.  Commanded fastball within the zone, with ease.  Works from a high-¾  slot with a long, loose arm swing that works behind the body line some.  Elbow tends to work above the shoulder line, leading the arm swing.  Some rhythm in the delivery as the shoulders stay level and he works down the line.  Changeup ranged 75-79, inconsistent with the release as it is pushed at times.  Change showed look alike features with good hand speed and late sink.  Breaking ball rolls with a 11/5 tilt.  Arm slows as it ranges 67-68.  Still room to his ceiling and stuff could jump as hand speed continues to develop.

Intriguing athlete with a tall, lanky frame in a 6-foot-6, 180 pound frame.  Plenty of projection left in the frame to continue to grow and to continue to fill out with strength.  Fastball sat 80-82 with some effort from a long arm swing working to a high-¾ slot.  Better than average quickness in the arm.  Good balance point, with some rhythm, slightly closed with the shoulders as he works to a square landing.  Change up works with good hand speed, showing sink and fade at 68-72.  Threw strikes with the change, missing down at times.  Breaking ball works with gradual 10/4 tilt.  Arm slows through release, allowing the curveball to sit 68-72.  Did show an ability to throw it for a strike.  High ceiling in an athlete that showed some power in the body throughout the workout.

Strong, thick build in the 6-foot-2, 200 pounder.  High-¾ slot works with a long arm swing building average arm speed.  Works through a good balance point, staying level with his shoulders and working down his line.  Fastball ranged 78-80, showing better velocity when located.  Breaking ball works with good hand speed, sitting 67-68 with 1/7 tilt.  Tended to miss to arm side with the spin pitch.  Straight change up used good hand speed, sitting 75-77.  Good command of change, especially to arm side.  Some projection left as he learns to use his build and the arm may be able to quicken.

On the bump, searches for consistent arm rhythm as it works to an over-the-top slot.  Fastball ranged 72-76, with feel for the zone.  Feel for throwing strikes with both breaking ball and changeup.  The curveball sat 62-65, with gradual 10/4 tilt.  At times elevated, working to make it spin.  Slows the arm some on the touching 70.

On the bump, works from an over-the-top slot with average arm quickness.  Fastball peaked at 78, showing some run.  The breaking ball ranged 61-63 with rolling 11/5 tilt, showing an ability to locate it in the zone.  Slows the arm on the changeup, showing some sinking action at 63-68.  Tends to turn change over early in the arm swing.