June 9, 201510 yr QUOTE (Chisoxfn @ Jun 9, 2015 -> 06:56 PM) Zack Erwin, LHP Clemson. Don't like this pick. Reminds me too much of Tyler Lumsden, haha. wow.... threw me for a loop.
June 9, 201510 yr #117 on BA's draft board. 7-4 3.04 ERA. Was a reliever up until this year. Perfect game has his fastball at 87 mph, but probably very old report. Meh pick
June 9, 201510 yr Tools Fastball: 55/60 (88-92 mph) Slider: 45/55 Curveball: 40/50 Changeup: 50/60 Mechanics: 60/65 Command: 50/60 Control: 55/65 Stats 2015: 7-4, 0 SV, 3.04 ERA, 17 GP, 16 GS, 106.2 IP, 108 H, 36 ER, 92 K, 16 BB 2014: 4-3, 2 SV, 4.21 ERA, 26 GP, 7 GS, 72.2 IP, 59 H, 34 ER, 62 K, 28 BB 2013: 5-2, 2 SV, 3.45 ERA, 22 GP, 6 GS, 60.0 IP, 53 H, 23 ER, 32 K, 20 BB
June 9, 201510 yr QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 9, 2015 -> 11:00 AM) #117 on BA's draft board. 7-4 3.04 ERA. Was a reliever up until this year. Perfect game has his fastball at 87 mph, but probably very old report. Meh pick 87-91. Not a velocity guy. Pitchability lefty. I don't like that in round 4. That said, supposed to have some good secondary stuff. Change / Curve.
June 9, 201510 yr Zack S Erwin @yaboysherley32 May 24 Delavadova is a scheming little child. Hawks fan. NBA Hawks that is. Edited June 9, 201510 yr by Jose Paniagua
June 9, 201510 yr BA Scouting report: "Erwin is the top pitching prospect on a talented Clemson squad that includes pro prospects all over the diamond. At his best, Erwin will show the potential for three above-average pitches. His fastball can bump 92 mph, but operates mostly at 88-90. Erwin commands his fastball well to his arm side, with the ability to go up and down the zone, and he can also hit the zone down and to his glove side. His best secondary pitch is his curveball, which projects as an above-average pitch. When Erwin is on top of it, the offering shows 1-to-7 break and consistently tight spin. His third pitch is a split-finger changeup, which he can pound down and to both sides of the plate. The change shows late fade and tumble, and is a swing-and-miss pitch when Erwin buries it at the knees, though he can hang it at times. Erwin is an outstanding athlete, with a well-coordinated stride and excellent balance. He uses his torso well, and gets outstanding extension towards the plate, allowing his stuff to jump on hitters." Edited June 9, 201510 yr by wsiskel
June 9, 201510 yr QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jun 9, 2015 -> 01:01 PM) Is he a college senior? Graduated HS in 2012, so I am assuming Jr.
June 9, 201510 yr unless this pick was to save some salary.... i really don't know. is he a pen guy in the future??
June 9, 201510 yr QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jun 9, 2015 -> 11:04 AM) Smells of Jace Fry Fry touched 96 and pitched consistently in the low 90's. Quite a few tick difference from a guy who pitches more in the 88-90 range.
June 9, 201510 yr QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jun 9, 2015 -> 01:04 PM) Smells of Jace Fry Fry was way, way more dominant though, fwiw.
June 9, 201510 yr I don't know what it is about the MLB draft that gets me so giddy and hopeful. 75-80% of these dudes are going to bust/flameout/etc. Yet there's this overwhelming feeling of hopefulness/excitement that comes over me during the course of these three days.
June 9, 201510 yr QUOTE (Quinarvy @ Jun 9, 2015 -> 01:04 PM) Smells of Jace Fry Jace Fry is much better. Erwin is a projectable lefty. It's fine. Probably under slot.
June 9, 201510 yr More on Erwin from The Augusta Chronicle: (link: http://chronicle.augusta.com/content/blog-...player-reports) "Clemson Jr. LHP Zack Erwin: Among a stable of projectable left-handers on Clemson's staff, Erwin is the leader of that group. He's incredibly long and full of projection, and it's tantalizing coming from the left side. His fastball was 86-90 with good tailing action and arm-side life. He doesn't go inside with as much confidence as Crownover, but he's capable of working both sides enough. Coming from a three-quarters slot and solid extension at 90 on the outer half is tough to hit. Erwin's curveball was 73-75 with good two-plane action, and very good late bite for the velocity. The depth isn't as strong as Crownover's, but it comes at a different shape from a lower slot. Erwin will get under his breaking balls at times by dropping his arm slot, and he can also cut his finish short and leave the ball up. But the delivery is clean for the most part. He throws a tighter breaking ball at 81-83 that looks like a slider. It's basically the same shape and depth but at more velo, so you could call it a change-of-pace breaking ball. I never saw a changeup from Erwin, so the two breaking balls feed off each other as a change of pace. Erwin should probably work on adding a touch of extension and finish more consistently to keep the arm slot up, but the framework is there for a projectable starting pitcher who could add a tick or two of velo and have three solid pitches."
June 9, 201510 yr QUOTE (Buehrle>Wood @ Jun 9, 2015 -> 12:05 PM) Fry was way, way more dominant though, fwiw. Fry didn't have any year with a K:BB ratio nearly as good as Erwin's 5.75 last year. Best years (both final years): Fry - 7.33 K/9 2.24 BB/9 Erwin - 7.76 K/9 1.35 BB/9
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