Unsigned Senior Showcase Spotlight: RHP Jacob Sullivan
January 9, 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.
RHP Jacob Sullivan (Brother Rice) will be another uncommitted arm to watch come Sunday. Sullivan has a clean, loose arm with plenty more in the tank and has feel for pitching. Sullivan got quality innings for the Crusaders last year and is line to be a dependable arm yet again in 2020.
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Scouting Report
Positional Profile: RHP
Body: 6-foot-2, 165-pounds. Athletic frame.
Delivery: Tall and fall delivery. Smooth rhythm, works in line. Lands closed, finishes in athletic position.
Arm Action: RH. Short, loose, quick arm action. Throws from a high 3/4 slot.
FB: T81, 78-80 mph. Plays mostly straight with occasional cutting action.
CB: 68-72 mph. Maintains fastball arm speed, 11/5 shape.
CH: 74-75 mph. Plays straight, maintains fastball arm speed at times.
2.18.19 - 6-foot-1, 160-pound, well-proportioned, two-way prospect. On the mound, right-handed pitcher, compact, linear delivery, works on-line and lands front-toe closed. Arm works clean and loose from a high ¾ slot. Fastball, works straight, occasional tilt, sat 77-80 mph. Slider, 11/5 shape, tight, late action, 69-70 mph. Curveball, 12/6 shape, 68-70 mph. Changeup, maintains arm speed, fade action, 70-72 mph. Offensively, right-handed hitter, balanced setup, short leg-lift timing trigger, uphill path, gap-to-gap approach and fluid rhythm throughout; 76 mph exit velocity from a tee. Defensively, clean actions, steady hands, loose arm action, high ¾ slot and throws topped at 76 mph. Ran a 7.38 60, laser-timed.
2.18.18 - 6-foot-1, 160 pound right handed pitcher, average, lanky build. Tall and fall delivery, some rhythm, cross bodied landing, tends to fall off at finish. High ¾ arm slot, loose arm action, quick arm speed, some effort involved. Fastball, showed slight run, sat 77-80 mph. Slider, 10/4 in shape, pulls to glove side, ranged from 70-73 mph. Changeup, fastball arm speed, sat 72-74 mph.