George
Eisenhardt

We’ve had the chance to track Eisenhardt pretty extensively over the last 10 months. Between high school and then into the Future Games this past summer, he continues to show steady progress. This time out, we saw him maintain 86-88 on this FB while topping at 89 with the same easy, controlled effort from before. Also worked in a few CH at 78-81 but the primary focus on this ‘pen was the FB. Body weight is up from 180 to approx. 195 now and that should pay dividends for him this spring. The added velocity should help elevate his secondary offerings, giving him a formidable 3-pitch mix.

Eisenhardt came out in his first appearance and sat mostly 87-88 mph with his FB. He topped at 89 and never dipped below 85. Earlier this spring, he was sitting mostly 83-87 so it’s encouraging to see that the FB has made a jump and that he can maintain his newfound velocity. The FB plays up due to his deceptive arm action and low ¾ release point. Hides the ball well after hand break and the low effort delivery causes the ball to jump on hitters with sneaky life. When he keeps the FB down, it’s difficult for hitters to elevate anything and he routinely generated ground ball contact. Found most of his success with his FB but showed flashes of the rest of his arsenal across his 3 innings of work. Breaking ball has developed into more of a true slider and has better velo than it did this spring. Breaker came in between 67-72 at Future Games and shows its best shape/depth in the 70-72 range. With a lower arm slot, it will be important for Eisenhardt to stay on top of the baseball and avoid creating too much lateral shape to the offering. Lastly, his CH shows potential to be a consistent offering and is right around a 10 mph speed differential, coming in at 79-81. The CH features sink/bore type action as it gets thru the zone. Projects to be at least an average offering.

+ Taking a tough loss was talented, uncommitted 2021 RHP George Eisenhardt (Valley Catholic HS, OR). Physically-gifted at 6-foot-2, 180-pounds with lean strength throughout a wide-shouldered frame, Eisenhardt still shows plenty signs of filling out in the future. His fastball was up to 87 mph on multiple occasions, settling in at mostly 83-86 throughout the performance. He features a shorter arm stroke that makes it appear as if the ball is jumping from his ear, and the fastball exhibits some riding life on a downhill plane. Releasing out of a high ¾ slot with a more controlled delivery, Eisenhardt was able to find his release point consistently with the fastball, and garnered multiple swings and misses to the tune of 14 strikeouts and just one walk. His breaking ball is still developing, showcasing gradual break in the mid 60s, but given his overall athleticism, he will have a strong chance of finding a firmer slider in the future. Eisenhardt has a strong chance of seeing a significant velocity jump in the future given the projectability of the frame and the quickness of the arm, so expect college coaches to track his progress moving forward.