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Born:
June 16, 1991
Orangevale, CA
Height:
6-5
Weight:
230
Bats:
Right
Throws:
Right
Drafted:
6th round, 2012; 46th round 2010 by CLE
How Acquired:
Draft
College: Fresno State
High
School: Bella Vista
(CA)
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Dave Letizi
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Physical Description:
Tall, strong pitcher's build. Strong lower half. Close to maxed out
physically.
Mechanics: Throws from a high
three-quarters arm slot. Stiff, vertical delivery. Starts with a wide base
and pushes off the third base side of the rubber. Long arm action with a
point and stab when his arm is behind his body. Minimal deception in his
delivery. Front shoulder has a tendency to open up early with his arm
dragging behind.
Fastball: 89-92 mph. Has topped out at 95 mph in the past. Late downward action
when he pitches downhill. Pitch jumps on hitters. Below-average command,
but has shown the ability at times to locate to both sides of the plate
when he wants. Manipulates the pitch at times, adding cut or sink.
Solid-average potential.
Changeup: 80-82 mph.
Flashes drop and fade. Shown solid feel for the offering. Fringe-average-to-average potential.
Breaking ball: Has thrown both a slider and curveball in the past. Both have
fringe-average potential. Slider flashes bite and bat-missing
ability. Can throw for strikes or bury down and out of the zone when
looking to waste a pitch. Only shown the curveball in his outings in 2015.
75-77 mph. Pitch is loose and tends to roll to the plate. Longer break at
lower velocities and shorter vertical break at higher. Below-average
offering at present.
Summation: Ceiling of
number five starter or swingman type. Profiles as a likely up and down
depth arm. Rough mechanics and lack of true plus offering limit likelihood
of reaching ceiling. Solid pitchability. Stuff could play up in bullpen
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