TPG West: Pitcher Analysis
August 23, 2019
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In late-June, PBR VA/DC hosted the Top Prospect Games West at Liberty University. Over 50 players from multiple classes and all corners of Virginia took part in the event, and we conclude our analysis of those players today with the pitchers.
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Matthew Arnold 3B / RHP / Chatham, VA / 2021Arnold is 5-11 with an athletic frame that has some projection left to it. He throws from a three-quarters arm slot with a longer arm action that is free and quick, normal effort to his delivery. Shoulders are uphill and slightly closed, lands on line with an athletic finish, simple repeatable delivery. Fastball 80-82, touching 83, with downward plane and a bit of late run to armside. Curveball was 69-72 with good armspeed and late 11/5 break. |
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Jack Bourdon 2B / RHP / Madison County, VA / 2020Bourdon is 5-10 with a lankier athletic frame that has plenty of projection left to it. He throws from a high three-quarters arm slot with a short arm action that is free, normal effort to his delivery. Shoulders are uphill and on line, lands on line with an athletic finish, simple repeatable delivery. Fastball 72-74, with some late sink. Curveball was 60-63 with some armspeed and gradual 11/5 break. Change-up was 66-67 with some fade and good armspeed. |
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Noah Burtner 1B / RHP / Spotswood, VA / 2022Burtner is 5-10 with an athletic frame that has some projection left to it. He throws from a high three-quarters arm slot with a short arm action and normal effort to his delivery. Shoulders are uphill and on line, lands on line with a fall off finish. Fastball 74-75, with downward plane and a bit of late sink. Curveball was 60-62 with some armspeed and late 11/5 break. |
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Brock Duff RHP / 1B / Liberty Christian Academy, VA / 2021Duff is 6-2 with an athletic frame that has some projection left to it. He throws from a high three-quarters arm slot with a short arm action that that is free and quick, normal effort to his delivery. Shoulders are uphill and on line, lands on line with an athletic finish. This was one of Duff’s first appearances back after shutting down late in the high school season. Fastball was 78-80, touching 81, with downward plane and a bit of late run to armside. Slider was 65-66 with some armspeed and late downer 11/5 break. |
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Nick Duncan RHP / 2B / Carlisle , VA / 2020Duncan is 5-9 with an athletic frame with a strong lower half and some projection left to it. He throws from a three-quarters arm slot with a long arm action that that is free and quick, normal effort to his delivery. Shoulders are uphill and closed, lands on line with an athletic finish. Fastball was 78-81, with downward plane and a late run to armside. Curveball was 61-63 with some armspeed and sharp 12/6 break. Change-up was 65-66 with good armspeed and heavy late fade. Showed ability to throw all three for strikes. |
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Isaac Fix LHP / 1B / William Byrd, VA / 2021Fix is 6-1 with a lanky frame that has a lot of projection left to it. He throws from a low three-quarters arm slot with a short arm action that that is loose and quick, normal effort to his delivery. Shoulders are uphill and closed, lands on line with an athletic finish and some recoil. Fastball was 84-85, touching 86, with hard late run to armside. Curveball was 72-75 with good armspeed and sharp hard 12/6 break. Showed ability to throw both for strikes and curveball flashed swing and miss. |
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Jackson Gimbel RHP / OF / Highland School, VA / 2021Gimbel is 6-0 with an athletic frame that has some projection left to it. He throws from a three-quarters arm slot with a longer arm action that is loose and quick, easier effort to his delivery. Shoulders are on line and level, lands on line and falls off at finish. Fastball 83-85 with downward plane and some late run to armside. Curveball was 71-72 with good armspeed and sharp hard 11/5 break. |
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Ryan Gimbel SS / RHP / Highland School, VA / 2023Gimbel is 6-1 with a lanky athletic frame that has plenty of projection left to it. He throws from a three-quarters arm slot with a longer arm action that is loose and quick, normal effort to his delivery. Shoulders are uphill and on line, lands on line with an athletic finish, simple repeatable delivery. Fastball 73-75, with some late armside run. Curveball was 62-63 with some armspeed and sharp 11/5 break. Change-up was 67-68 with good armspeed and fade to it. |
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Garret Kangas RHP / Carlisle, VA / 2021Kangas is a Campbell commit and is 6-0 with an athletic frame that has a lot of projection left to it. He throws from a submarine slot after hinging at the waist, has a long arm action that that is loose and quick, normal effort to his delivery. Shoulders are on line, lands on line with a fall off finish and recoil. Fastball was 78-81, with heavy run to armside that also has depth. Curveball was 69-71 with some armspeed and sharp 11/5 break. Slider was 74-75 with good armspeed and late hard 10/4 break. Change-up was 66-67 with good armspeed and heavy sink. Can throw all four for strikes and move fastball to both sides of the plate. |
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Thomas Ketcham LHP / 1B / Culpeper County, VA / 2020Ketcham is 6-3 with a lanky frame that has a lot of projection left to it. He throws from a low three-quarters arm slot with a short arm action that is free with normal effort to his delivery. Shoulders are uphill and on line, lands on line with an athletic finish. Fastball 73-74, with angle and some late hard sink. Curveball was 62-65 with good armspeed and sharp 1/7 break. Changeup was 70-71 with good armspeed and some fade. |
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Connor Kolarov RHP / OF / Freedom (South Riding), VA / 2021Kolarov is 6-4 with a lankier athletic frame that has plenty of projection left to it. He throws from a low three-quarters arm slot with a short arm action that is loose and very quick, easy effort to his delivery. Shoulders are uphill and on line, lands open with a slight fall-off finish. Fastball 80-82, touching 83, with some downward plane and hard late run to armside. Slider was 73-74 with some armspeed and late gradual 10/4 break. Change-up was 70-71 with good armspeed and fade to it. Showed ability to throw all three pitches for strikes and moved the fastball around the zone. |
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Jon McCullough RHP / 3B / Seneca Valley, PA / 2020McCullough is 6-2 with a lankier athletic frame that has plenty of projection left to it. He throws from a high three-quarters arm slot with a short arm action that is loose and very quick, normal effort to his delivery. Shoulders are uphill and on line, lands on line with a complete athletic finish. Fastball 82-86, with downward plane and a bit of late run to armside, showed ability to command to both sides of the plate. Curveball was 67-74 with some armspeed and gradual 11/5 break. Change-up was 70-71 with good armspeed. |
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Patrick Rakes LHP / OF / Lord Botetourt, VA / 2022Rakes is 6-2 with a lankier athletic frame that has plenty of projection left to it. He throws from a high three-quarters arm slot with a short arm action that is loose and quick, easier effort to his delivery. Shoulders are on line and uphill, lands on line and falls off at finish. Fastball 74-76, touching 77 with downward plane and some late run to armside. Curveball was 63-66 with some armspeed and 1-7 break. Change-up was 72-73 with some armspeed. |
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Hunter Sipe LHP / 1B / William Byrd, VA / 2022Sipe is 5-11 with an athletic frame that has plenty of projection left to it. He throws from a low three-quarters arm slot with a short arm action that is free, normal effort to his delivery. Shoulders are closed and uphill, lands on line and falls off at finish. Fastball 66-69, touching 71 has two-plane action with late run being most prevalent. Curveball was 60-62 with some armspeed and gradual 1-7 break. |
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Andrew Smetana SS / RHP / Thomas Jefferson, VA / 2021Smetana is 5-9 with a lanky athletic frame that has plenty of projection left to it. He throws from a very high three-quarters arm slot with a long arm action that is free, normal effort to his delivery. Shoulders are uphill and on line, lands on line with a fall off finish. Fastball 64-68, with some cut to it. Curveball was 54-56 with some armspeed and 11/5 break. |
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Cooper Thomas RHP / OF / Eastern View, VA / 2020Thomas is 6-3 with a very lanky athletic frame that has a lot of projection left to it. He throws from a sidearm slot with a long arm action that is free, normal effort to his delivery. Hinges at waist, shoulders on line, lands square with an athletic finish with some recoil. Fastball 74-77, touching 78, with some hard run to armside that also has depth to it. Curveball was 60-62 with some armspeed and gradual 10/4 break. |
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Holden Wilkerson RHP / 1B / Cave Spring, VA / 2021Wilkerson is 6-2 with an athletic frame that has some projection left to it. He throws from a three-quarters arm slot with a long arm action that is free, some effort to his delivery. Shoulders are uphill and online, lands closed with an athletic finish. Fastball 79-82 and he showed ability to throw it to different parts of the strike zone. Curveball was 67-72 with good armspeed and sharp late 11/5 break, flashed swing and miss when down and away. |