A fastball with hop has a flat approach angle and visually jumps through the zone. When thrown up in the zone, it is more likely to generate a higher swing and miss average. Hop+ of 100 is MLB average.
Fastball
Sink+
A fastball with sink has low backspin and drops through the strike zone. When thrown down in the zone, it is more likely to generate a higher ground ball percentage and lower launch angle. Sink+ of 100 is MLB average.
Fastball
Rise+
A fastball with rise has a high percentage of backspin. When thrown up in the zone, it is more likely to generate a higher fly ball percentage. Rise+ of 100 is MLB average
Slider
Hammer+
A hammer breaking ball drops vertically with velocity through the zone, or 12-to-6 movement. Hammer+ of 100 is MLB average.
Slider
Sweep+
A sweeping breaking ball moves horizontally with velocity through the zone. Sweep+ of 100 is MLB average.
Body: 5-10, 165-pounds. Lean build. Smaller limbs. Present athleticism. Room to add. Delivery: Faster tempo delivery. Present effort. Up-tempo/athletic down the mound. Side steps into a chest high knee lift. Decent driveleg sit and hinge (More IR driven). Smaller stride. Lower half works in-line. More east/west plane of rotation. Force into block. Still head. Arm Action: RH. Quick/whippy arm. More elbow driven out the glove and into into scapload. Smaller circle. Quality scap load and layback. Works to a normal 3/4 slot. FB: 88-89 mph. Straighter action. Flashed some ASR. Showed above avg. control during outing (75% in-zone). Tendency was to leak armside. SL: 73-76 mph. Mixed shape at times. Up to 12 HB but averaged 7 HB. Advanced feel (86% in-zone). Particularly effective against RHHs.
7/12/22
Body: 5-10, 150-pounds. Medium frame. Athletic build. Room to fill out. Delivery: Athletic/up-tempo delivery. Side steps into a quick up-down mid-chest knee tuck. Minimal sink into backleg. Still head. Works in good direction through home. Average length stride. Lower front side glove. Stays sideways well into foot plant. Body works on a more east-west plane of rotation. Slight block of lead leg. Repeats well. Lands falling to 1B side slightly. Arm Action: RH. Quick arm. Above average arm speed. Loose/medium circle in the back. Gets slightly inverted at times. Present layback. Works to a 3/4 slot. FB: T89, 85-88 mph. Present control. Works with both a 2-seam/4-seam. Above average spin with 4-seam. 2-seam flashed above average ASR (up to 20inch). Feel for running the 2-seam back over outside part of plate against RHHS. SL: 76-78 mph. Sweeper break. Minimal VB. Above average spin. Maintains armspeed. Swing/miss against RHHs.
CH: 77-79 mph. Downward fading action. Effective against LHHs. Drops slot slightly to better turn over. Maintains arm speed.
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Body: 5-10, 165-pounds. Lean build. Smaller limbs. Present athleticism. Room to add.
Delivery: Faster tempo delivery. Present effort. Up-tempo/athletic down the mound. Side steps into a chest high knee lift. Decent driveleg sit and hinge (More IR driven). Smaller stride. Lower half works in-line. More east/west plane of rotation. Force into block. Still head.
Arm Action: RH. Quick/whippy arm. More elbow driven out the glove and into into scapload. Smaller circle. Quality scap load and layback. Works to a normal 3/4 slot.
FB: 88-89 mph. Straighter action. Flashed some ASR. Showed above avg. control during outing (75% in-zone). Tendency was to leak armside.
SL: 73-76 mph. Mixed shape at times. Up to 12 HB but averaged 7 HB. Advanced feel (86% in-zone). Particularly effective against RHHs.
Body: 5-10, 150-pounds. Medium frame. Athletic build. Room to fill out.
Delivery: Athletic/up-tempo delivery. Side steps into a quick up-down mid-chest knee tuck. Minimal sink into backleg. Still head. Works in good direction through home. Average length stride. Lower front side glove. Stays sideways well into foot plant. Body works on a more east-west plane of rotation. Slight block of lead leg. Repeats well. Lands falling to 1B side slightly.
Arm Action: RH. Quick arm. Above average arm speed. Loose/medium circle in the back. Gets slightly inverted at times. Present layback. Works to a 3/4 slot.
FB: T89, 85-88 mph. Present control. Works with both a 2-seam/4-seam. Above average spin with 4-seam. 2-seam flashed above average ASR (up to 20inch). Feel for running the 2-seam back over outside part of plate against RHHS.
SL: 76-78 mph. Sweeper break. Minimal VB. Above average spin. Maintains armspeed. Swing/miss against RHHs.
CH: 77-79 mph. Downward fading action. Effective against LHHs. Drops slot slightly to better turn over. Maintains arm speed.