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.
6/26/18 - Cashero is a 6-foot, 175-pound right-handed pitcher and middle infielder in Kansas’ 2019 class from St. James HS. He ran a 7.18 60, 4.56 home-to-first and posted an exit velocity of 91 mph, one of the tops at the event. During batting practice Cashero, starts balanced, uses a toe tap to load, strides slightly open, showed solid contact and line drives to the middle of the field and pop to his pull side. Defensively, he had clean transfers, attacked the baseball, ¾ arm slot, accurate throws and a positional velo of 81 mph. On the mound, Cashero has a smooth delivery, accelerates down the mound, repeats, clean arm action, throws 3 quality pitches for strikes, fastball was strikes to both sides of the plate, 79-83 mph, some arm side run, curveball is 64-67, 11-to-5 shape, late bite, changeup is 69-71 with arm side run and sink.
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6/26/18 - Cashero is a 6-foot, 175-pound right-handed pitcher and middle infielder in Kansas’ 2019 class from St. James HS. He ran a 7.18 60, 4.56 home-to-first and posted an exit velocity of 91 mph, one of the tops at the event. During batting practice Cashero, starts balanced, uses a toe tap to load, strides slightly open, showed solid contact and line drives to the middle of the field and pop to his pull side. Defensively, he had clean transfers, attacked the baseball, ¾ arm slot, accurate throws and a positional velo of 81 mph. On the mound, Cashero has a smooth delivery, accelerates down the mound, repeats, clean arm action, throws 3 quality pitches for strikes, fastball was strikes to both sides of the plate, 79-83 mph, some arm side run, curveball is 64-67, 11-to-5 shape, late bite, changeup is 69-71 with arm side run and sink.