Unsigned Senior Showcase Spotlight: RHP Blake Oesterblad
January 6, 2020
On Jan. 12, at The MAX sports facility in McCook, Ill., PBR will be hosting the winter's Unsigned Senior Showcase. You can find registration information within the previous hyperlink, but we’ll use this post today, as well as the posts following this one leading up to this week’s event, to shine the light on a few of the attending prospects who merit specific mentioning.
Blake Oesterblad (Loyola Academy) emerged as an arm to follow at an event this summer. Oesterblad, a 6-foot-4, 200-pound, physical, strong-bodied, right-hander sat 82-85 mph, touching 86. Oesterblad also flashed a sharp slider with late bite.
Oesterblad is one of the top arms still on the market in Illinois and should be a high-interest prospect come Sunday.
Scouting Report
7/16/19
Positional Profile: RHP
Body: 6-foot-4, 190-pounds. Strength throughout frame, especially lower half.
Delivery: Stretch-only, high and controlled knee lift, drops and drives, closed shoulders with slight high front side, works on line and lands square, athletic finish.
Arm Action: RH. Shorter arm action, simple/compact arm circle, high 3/4 window; hides the ball well.
FB: T85, 81-84 mph. Easy effort, occasional run.
SL: 71-74 mph. Feel, thrown at arm speed with conviction, 10/4 shape with sharp action.
6/11/19
Positional Profile: RHP
Body: 6-foot-4, 190-pounds. Strong, athletic frame.
Delivery: Works exclusively from the stretch, tall/fall delivery with a slight drop in his back side. Shoulders stay closed, works in line with his target, lands slightly closed off from the plate, smooth rhythm throughout delivery.
Arm Action: RH. Short, quick arm action, 3/4 slot.
FB: T86, 82-85 mph. Comes out of his hand easy, slight arm-side-run.
SL: 70-72 mph. Thrown with fastball arm speed, 10/4 shape, sharp action, potential swing-and-miss pitch.
CH: 74-75 mph. Maintains arm speed, flashed fade.
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RHP, wide shouldered durable frame. ¾ arm slot, was consistently 82-85 mph with flashes of late running life on fastball, topped out at 87 mph, above avg. action on changeup at 75-77 mph with late fade and sink. Currently No. 210 ranked player in IL 2020 class.