Mason
Birkbeck

7/17/12
6-foot-2, 160-pound right-handed pitcher. Uses a slow, deliberate rhythm. Shows average arm speed through a high ¾ arm slot. Fastball sits 73-76 mph with some arm side run. His curveball stays at 62 mph with gradual 11/5 break. Tends to slow down his arm action. His changeup is 69 mph with some arm side run.

The 6-foot-1, 160-pound right-handed prospect displayed a 74-76 mph fastball with a small amount of arm side run. His most effective off-speed pitch proved to be his changeup, which at 65-67 mph and showed excellent sink. He didn’t show control of his curveball (60-62 mph) out of the windup, but out of the stretch, he established consistency