Ethan
Tressler

6/15/16 - 60 Time: 6.94, Position Velocity:  IF-83, Exit Velocity: 84
5'11, 175-pound, RHH hits from a tall and open stance with some reasonably high hand positioning, uses a huge let kick with a long stride and a subtle and movement backwards to get himself loaded.  Lower half really gets going with that high leg kick but sometimes has to rush to get down when he doesn’t start the process soon enough, downward momentum from front leg coming down so hard influences his swing path and encourages a downward bat path, barreled almost everything and produced some solid low line drives.  Defensively, showed sure hands and average footwork at the hot corner, able to make all the plays required but sometimes fielded the ball a little flat-footed and needed an extra step to get his momentum headed toward 1B, longer exchange led to a long arm action through a ¾ slot that produced very accurate throws with good carry across the infield.

6/15/16 - Max FB: 85, FB: 82-85, CB: 72-73,
5'11, 175-pound, RHP starts with his hands up near his face and uses a rocker step to the side to begin, brings his hands down to his waist as he drags his right foot from the right side of the rubber to the left side, brings his right leg straight up and gets very tall at the top before using some shoulder tilt and an extra bit of hip turn to get closed and attack the plate, strides directly toward the plate and usually finishes balanced with somewhat of a walkthrough, reaches back for a long arm action that gets a little efforty once he heads home, seemingly slings the ball through a high ¾ release point and a good finish.  Fastball stayed mostly straight but showed decent life, breaking ball was more of a slider with its 10/4 shape and gradual movement through the zone.

10/25/15 - The 5-foot-11, 175-pound prospect showed a lower arm slot than in the past that creates effective arm-side run and sink on fastball, low-3/4 to ¾ slot with some quickness in arm, fastball sat 78-80 mph (80-83 at previous event). Tressler’s slider had  late sharp break to it with 10/4 action that sat at 73-75mph. He also showed a curveball with a good 11/5 break to it and it sat at 68-71mph, flashed a change up with some sinking action at 73-75mph. Tressler had four strikeouts and gave up two hits in two innings pitched during game play. His secondary pitches have developed tremendously since his first PBR outing, and his ability to pitch from multiple arm slots is intriguing.
As a position player, posted an improved 7.49 60 time and had a 79 mph position velocity across the infield. Defensively, Tressler shows short arm action, some accuracy on throws, above average arm strength, playable hands. Could make the move to third base at the next level. Offensively, Tressler has average bat speed from the right side and had a 75 mph exit velocity off the tee. Tressler hits from a balanced setup, has a short stride, makes good use of his lower half, has average overall balance, has an aggressive approach, level path, is a line drive type hitter with gap to gap power potential at times. He went 1 for 4 during game play.

2/7/15 - The 5-foot-10, 165-pound RHP shows an athletic frame, throwing from a 3/4 arm angle with a long arm action. Expresses a dominated flat fastball that sits 80-83mph, topped at 84 mph at previous event,  Tressler’s curveball is a 12/6 style diving into the strike zone at 67-69mph, he spots up his changeup well at the strike zone at 73-75mph, also deliveries a sharp cutting slider 73-75 with late break. Tressler’s secondary pitches have shown goo development since we saw him in the fall, prospect to keep a close eye on.  As a position player, The 5-foot-10, 165-pound infielder ran a 7.63 60-yard dash time and had a position velocity of 77 mph across the infield. Defensively Tressler showed good arm strength, playable hands and natural instincts, There is some room to improve on his footwork and working through the ball. At the plate Tressler had an open setup with a short stride, brings front foot back in load, showed above average bat speed, had a tendency to drop his hands at times, showed an increase in exit velocity from previous event at 83 mph, line drive type hitter.

11/1/14 - 5-foot-10, 165-pound prospect uses long arm action out of the high- 3/4 arm slot, throws across body, flashes quality stuff with inconsistent command, good arm quickness, fastball sat 79-83 mph, touching 84 mph on a few occasions, late arm side run, fastball flattens when left up in zone, 65-68 mph curveball has 10/4 shape while 70-71 mph slider has sharper 11/5 break, slider shows to be the better of two breaking pitches, showed a change-up during warm-ups that wasn't used during game play, gave up two singles and struck out four in two innings of work.  As a position player, right-handed hitter starts from an open stance with some pre-pitch movement, smooth backside crouch load, tends to drop hands into zone, good lower half usage, level to slight uphill swing path, line drive approach, 76 mph tee exit velocity, will need to continue to improve extension thru contact, but has a good foundation to build on, posted a 4.74 home to first time. Uses long arm action from the 3/4 arm slot, shows accuracy, 72 mph across the field to the bag, clean exchange. Room to improve foot work and fielding position.