Tarik
Skubal

4/25/18 -Durable frame with thicker lower-half, broad chest, and long limbs. Repeats a smooth delivery with a high leg kick working linear down the mound. Has a fast, strong arm, and releases out of a high slot almost recoiling as his back side does not get all the way through. Fastball worked 90-93 mph with heavier arm side life. Struggled at times with command of the pitch, especially to the glove side. Garnered multiple swings and misses with the fastball both in and out of the zone. Was overpowering for much of the game finishing with 12 strikeouts and 3 walks while giving up 5 hits and 3 earned runs in 5.2 innings. Slider was thrown out of the same window at 77-8 mph with shorter break, and got progressively better throughout an outing that featured multiple long “sit downs” due to big offensive innings forSeattle. Slows his arm speed some on the pitch, but went to it to put away hitters, especially right-handers who he was able to back leg at times. Flashed a few changeups (82-83) that were more “show-me” pitches with some fading action, but was primarily fastball/slider. The hand flirts with getting inside the elbow before a stiffer deceleration process during the follow through. Has some deception to the delivery with the high leg kick and glove being thrown out towards the plate. Pitching with emotion and showing it at times, hiss control lacked in a game which had little flow. However, his ability to get swings and misses with the fastball is enticing for the professional ranks, especially if he finds greater command of it.