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BSB Update: Upstate LHP commits to Clemson
Aug 15, 2017, 1:38 PM
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Re: BSB Update: Upstate LHP commits to Clemson
Aug 15, 2017, 2:07 PM
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76-78 mph fastball, must have one nasty change up!
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Re: BSB Update: Upstate LHP commits to Clemson
Aug 15, 2017, 2:23 PM
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yeah, something ain't right, has to be decent to make 2nd team all region as a rising junior, fastball must move like a knuckler LOL
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Re: BSB Update: Upstate LHP commits to Clemson
Aug 15, 2017, 2:34 PM
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He's only about 15-16. You'd obviously prefer someone with a harder fastball, but there's a lot of pitchers in college baseball that make you look silly and their gas is 85-86. He's a lefty so he's probably one of those "crafty lefties" like a Tom Glavine, Mark Buerhle, Cliff Lee, etc.
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Re: BSB Update: Upstate LHP commits to Clemson
Aug 15, 2017, 2:51 PM
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And Pat Kraull.
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Re: BSB Update: Upstate LHP commits to Clemson
Aug 15, 2017, 3:36 PM
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Forgot the guy sitting right under my nose for the last 3 years.
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Has anyone seen this kid pitch? He's a lefty but he must be
Aug 15, 2017, 2:34 PM
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throwing some nasty stuff if he tops out at 78 and still got Clemson's attention.
Possibly at 6' and 150lbs he's seen as having plenty of time to grow and develop a little velocity..
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Re: Has anyone seen this kid pitch? He's a lefty but he must be
Aug 15, 2017, 3:39 PM
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GUESSING THE COACHES THINK HE MIGHT GROW A TOUCH IN THE NEXT 2 YEARS.
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He topped out at 88 this weekend
Aug 15, 2017, 3:45 PM
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down at Perfect Game in Columbia. Still has two years left of high school and will only get better.
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***Diamond Prospects event, not Perfect Game***
Aug 15, 2017, 3:46 PM
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Re: BSB Update: Upstate LHP commits to Clemson
Aug 15, 2017, 4:11 PM
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Carolina Southpaw, welcome to Tiger Territory. You join some of the best.
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He's Legit
Aug 15, 2017, 4:16 PM
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Ryan is a good friend of mine, and he's the real deal. Got some serious talent and will only get better these next two years! Also a great kid, very solid character. Good pickup for the tigers!
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Re: BSB Update: Upstate LHP commits to Clemson
Aug 15, 2017, 4:32 PM
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I love the scouting report on him.
He has command of his fastball to the arm side of the plate with good movement down & away.
He throws his change up from the same slot, with the same arm action, and the same angle of movement, only the change will die at the plate. But it will look like his fastball.
His has good balance & a repeatable delivery, but it seems as though he throws a lot of body motion & arm action at you which is very annoying for a hitter. He brings his leg up high & finishes with his arm way out front. This creates added deception for a hitter.
It also says that his slider is cutter like. That means it's harder, flatter, & more difficult to pick up than a normal slider because you can't see the dot spin as well from a traditional slider.
What all of this means is that all of his pitches look the same coming out of his hand.
Because he has good balance & a repeatable motion he probably starts all of his pitches just slightly to the arm side of the middle of the plate, and all he does is change the grip & hand angle depending on what pitch he throws.
He can live outside & when hitters lean out he can bust them in & jam them with his cutter/slider.
He's a feel pitcher, & if he can command his changeup he will drive hitters crazy, because if you can throw 1 of 3 pitches for strike 1 you can get ahead while also keeping hitters guessing.
You're typically only going to face hitters 3 times a game, 4 at most, & if hitters never know what to expect it's hard for them to get your timing like it would be for a more traditional pitcher.
He will probably have to develop a wind up because he's not really what you want coming out of the bullpen because he doesn't have swing & miss stuff, but if he matures & develops he's the kind of guy you love to have as a Saturday starter sandwiched in between two plus arms.
The your best arm Friday night & the other team has to mentally prepare for that, then have to turn around & be patient against a guy like this?... very annoying
And if by chance you get to Omaha guys like this thrive in that ballpark.
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Go Tigers!
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