Bryce
Collins

Cape Cod: Worked in the low 90s with his fastball and backed it with an above-average mid-70s 12/6 curveball and a low-80s tight breaker with the same 12/6 action that helped keep hitters unsettled. While Collins drew plenty of empty swings (10 strikeouts in 6.2 innings of work), he struggled with free passes, walking nine over that same span. Collins went undrafted in 2022 and will return to a loaded squad in Baton Rouge which should have scouts regularly in attendance

Arizona commit. 6-foot-1, 180-pound frame; Long lean athletic build with strength in core. Projectable pitcher build with room for strength that shouldn't hurt frame. Only 2nd start of season after having early sickness and still working back to full strength on cold rainy day. Efficient 3IP 6K/2BB. 1H 0R. High 3/4 almost overtop-arm slot from hybrid stretch/windup delivery similar to David Price. Used mainly stretch in showing. Very quick arm. Excellent rotation over stiff front leg. Intent and purpose in delivery with ball having ability to jump on hitters. Works angle to glove side down and away. FB 88-90 T91 with cutting action glove side off the plate. Life up in zone with ability to change eye levels. Missed over plate or run out of zone arm side when over rotating and pulling off with more violent front side. Added velocity should come through spring. CB 68-71 slow 12/6 downer used as early show pitch. Two-level depth in pitch that can change eye level. Slider 75-77 short and compact off plate action. Saw variation with strikeout pitch that had Curveball action and bite but with Slider speed. Makings of above average pitch. Changeup 76-79 late diving pitch with FB look. Limited need and usage during outing but flashed above average in warm-ups and few swings and misses. Overall control was average with bouts of zone loss in outing. MLB Draft possible in June.

Arizona Commit, 6-foot-1 185-pound frame with high trim waist and long limbs. Unique abbreviated wind-up and ¾ delivery. Collins had a 50 pitch count on this day going only 2 innings with 3 K's and one BB. A projectable quick arm featuring a 4 pitch mix. An 85-89 mph sitting at 88 mph 2-seam FB that works both sides of plate, sharp CB 70-73 mph, a SL 74-78 mph and CH 79-81 mph. Not a pure strike thrower now, but makes fast adjustments and will develop with age and maturity.

Sat 90-91. Struck out two in one inning.

8/8/17 - 73-74 curveball. Allowed a run on a hit and two walks and struck out two in one inning.