DFW Preseason Analysis: Pitching Analysis

Collin Horton, RHP, Keller HS, 2019
Odessa JC commit. 5-foot-11, 195-pounds with a thick, strong, broad shouldered frame. The right-hander works from a high-¾ slot with a long arm swing. Fastball sat 87-89 for the duration, flashing tilt to his arm side. Throws a plus changeup with same arm speed and good arm side depth at 78-80 mph. His curveball has 12/6 shape and with good rotation, popping up out of the hand early.

Jalen Davenport, RHP/OF, Klein Collins HS, 2020 
Davenport has a muscular frame at 5-foot-10, 180-pounds. The right-hander topped out at 90 on the bump, working mostly 86-89 with a long reach out of the glove and max effort delivery. Threw his changeup with same arm speed at 75-78 mph, allowing for quality arm side fade. Spun his curveball at 66-68 mph with early break.

Bristol Carson, LHP/1B, Guyer HS, 2020
Carson has a long-limbed frame at 6-foot-1, 180-pounds. On the mound, the left-hander works from a high-¾ slot with a clean arm swing and tilted shoulders. His fastball sat at 80-82 mph. Shows good feel for his changeup at 77-79 mph even though the pitch is close to fastball speed. His slider plays with 1/7 shape and good rotation at 69-72 mph. With his frame and feel for off speed pitches, look for Carson to generate a good bit of interest this spring.

Cade Medlin, RHP/3B, New Diana HS, 2020
At 6-foot-2, 187-pounds, the right-hander has a clean arm swing and the ball comes out easy with sink at 82-85 mph, tickled 89 once. The slider has good shape with short, late break at 73-75, and the changeup came in at 74-75 mph. Just an early season bullpen session, I would expect him to be higher on the gun this spring with the same sink on his fastball and sharper break on the slider. With his feel for three pitches, college coaches will want to make sure they see New Diana play this spring.

Colin Hudson, LHP, Marcus HS, 2020   
6-foot, 150-pounds. The left-hander has a long, loose arm swing with a high release point that creates angle on his fastball at 81-83 mph. Releases his changeup from the same window with fastball arm speed at 72-74 mph. Throws a 1/7 curveball at 64-66 mph.

Alan Benhardt, LHP/OF,  Frisco Independence HS, 2021
Benhardt has a high-waisted frame at 5-foot-11, 165-pounds. On the mound, the left-hander works from a high slot with long, clean, quick arm swing, high leg lift, tilted shoulders, drop and drive delivery, athletic lower half down the mound with slightly above average effort. He pitched at 80-83 with his fastball, flashing angel. Mixed in a short breaking curveball at 69 mph with 1/7 shape, and a 74-75 mph changeup. Moving forward, the athleticism, frame and left-handedness should catch the eye of college recruiters.

Nicholas Moore, RHP/OF, Plano West HS, 2021  
Moore has an athletic, lean-muscular frame at 6-foot-1, 170-pounds. On the mound, he has a loose arm swing with an 83-85 mph fastball. Breaking ball has good shape at 70-71, and the changeup is also a plus pitch that he threw with same arm speed at 72-74 mph. Moving forward, Moore’s athleticism and ability to play multiple positions should allow him to catch the eye of college recruiters.

Camron Montz, RHP, Marcus HS, 2021
Montz has long-limbed, lean frame at 6-foot-2, 150-pounds. The right-hander has an athletic delivery with a loose arm stroke from a ¾ slot. High leg kick at the top of his delivery with coiled hips as he rides his back leg down the mound. His fastball topped out at 84, pitching at 81-82 with touch and feel as he turns his fastball over. Showed feel for a 69-72 mph slider with 10/4 shape, and that pitch should tighten up as he continues to develop. Throws his changeup with quality arm speed and depth at 72-75 mp.

Tyson Carlton, RHP, Allen HS, 2020
Carlton has a strong, durable frame at 6-foot-5, 230-pounds. The right-hander works from a high-¾ slot with a clean arm swing and a tall-and-fall delivery with athletic finish. Scattered his fastball around the zone at 83-86 mph, flashing steep angle when located at the bottom. Curveball had early break with 11/5 rotation at 71-75 mph. Good feel for the changeup at 77-80 with same arm speed.

Nick Greaney, RHP/1B, JJ Pearce HS, 2021
Greaney has large, still developing frame for a sophomore at 6-foot-7, 240-pounds. On the mound, the right-hander works from a high-¾ slot with a long, loose arm swing, getting down the mound with a long stride, good hip drive and slight head tilt to finish. Working exclusively from the stretch, his fastball sat 81-84 mph, while his slider flashed sharp downer shape with good 11/5 break at 67-70, and he threw his changeup at 68-69 mph.

Harrison Durow, RHP, Lovejoy HS, 2020
Durow has a still developing, projectable pitcher’s frame 6-foot-3, 185-pounds. The right-hander works from an over the top slot with a long arm stroke and effort down the mound. His arm speed has increased over the off-season, now pitching at 84-85 and as he adds strength, could see it climbing a tick higher this high school season. Curveball had early break out of the hand at 68 mph with 12/6 shape to finish. Changeup came in at 77-78 mph with arm side depth.

Ryan Pehrson, RHP/SS, Southlake Carroll HS, 2021
Pehrson has a long-limbed frame at 5-foot-11, 163-pound frame. On the mound, the right-hander works from a high-¾ slot with a clean arm swing and smooth tempo down the mound. Fastball sat 80-82 mph. Curveball has quality rotation and 11/5 shape with depth to finish at 64-67 mph. Did a nice job of locating his changeup at the bottom - and below the zone at 70-72 mph with same arm speed.

Kenton Weiland, LHP, The Woodlands HS, 2020
Long-limbed, wiry frame at 6-foot-3, 170-pounds. The left-hander has improved his off speed offerings since last year, now throwing a sharper curveball with short, downer break at 71-73, and his slider with more lateral “cutter” movement at 73-76. Works from a ¾ slot with some effort that creates deception on his fastball at 81-83 mph.

Luke Douthitt, RHP, Plano West HS, 2019
Cisco JC commit. Douthitt has a lean-projectable pitcher’s frame at 6-foot-2, 180-pounds. The right-hander has an up tempo delivery with a short arm circle and quick hand out front from a ¾ release. When he stays on top of his fastball the pitch has sinking action at 85-86 mph. Changeup has fade and depth at 75-77 mph. Curveball shows early break with gradual depth at 68 mph.

Danny Davis, RHP, Plano West HS, 2020  
Long-limbed, projectable pitcher’s frame at 6-foot-5, 195-pounds. The right-hander has smooth tempo in a tall-and-fall delivery, short stride with an athletic finish. Works from a high-¾ slot with a shorter arm circle. Fastball sat 83-84 mph, and he spun his curveball in the zone at 69 mph with 12/6 shape and deep break to finish. Splitty appears to be a solid third pitch, flashing the ability to bounce it for a chase pitch ahead in the count.

Best of the Rest (Alphabetical)

Jacob Aldridge, OF/LHP, Plano West HS, 2020
Aldridge started the day with a 6.74 60-yard dash. The switch-hitter has a quick-twitch frame at 5-foot-10, 165-pounds. His swing mirrors each other from both sides of the plate, working with a controlled leg kick, short, flat path, line drive approach and top exit velocity of 82 mph. In the outfield, he cuts distance as he plays through the ball with a clean exchange to get rid of the ball quickly from a high-¾ slot and top velocity of 80 mph. On the mound, the left-hander works from a high-¾ slot with a short arm circle, level shoulders, drop-and-drive delivery with a short stride down the mound. His fastball topped out at 75 mph, sitting mostly 72-74. His curveball has 1/7 shape with gradual depth at 61 mp, and his changeup came in at 63-66 mph.

George Austin, RHP/1B, Dallas Jesuit, 2021
6-foot, 175-pound frame. On the mound, the right-hander works from a high-¾ slot with a long, clean arm swing, smooth delivery, high leg lift, good hip mobility and an athletic finish. Fastball comes out easy at 81-83 mph, and his changeup is a nice pitch that he releases from the same tunnel with good arm speed, producing sink at 73-74 mph. Curveball flashes short, late break at 72-75, and varies in action.

Ryne Bishop, LHP, Liberty Christian, 2020
6-foot-7, 270-pounds. The left-hander works from a ¾ slot with a tall-and-fall delivery. His fastball was 73-74 mph. Slider had short break with varied shape at 68-70 mph, while his changeup came in at 67-70 mph.

Connor Carson, SS/RHP, The Brook Hill HS, 2021
6-foot, 175-pounds. On the mound, the right-hander’s arm strength translates well, topping out at 84 mp, sitting mostly 80-82. He works from a high slot with a medium arm swing, drop and drive delivery, and exaggerated finish. Spun his curveball at 72-74 mph with short, lateral movement. Changeup has some downer fade at 72-74 mph.

Gage Goddard, 3B/RHP, Harmony HS, 2020
Lean, athletic frame at 6-foot, 170-pounds. On the mound, the right-hander works from a high-¾ slot with a short, quick arm stroke and a tall-and-fall delivery. Occassionally tips at the waist, showing feel for a slighlty lower slot. His changeup was a plus pitch with heavy arm side fade at 75-77 mph. Curveball shows solid action with 12/6 downer break at 65-67 mph.

Emerson Lott, RHP, Grapevine Faith, 2021
Sturdy frame at 6-foot, 190-pounds. The right-hander works from a ¾ slot with medium arm stroke and short stride down the mound. His fastball topped out at 80 mph, sitting 76-78 mph. Slider has gradual 11/5 break at 65-67, and he turns his changeup over at 72-74 mph.  

Blaze Manley, RHP/SS, Lewisville HS, 2020  
Manley has a high-waisted frame at 6-foot-1, 180-pounds. The right-hander works from a low-¾ slot with an in-line delivery, and long arm swing. His fastball topped out at 83 mph with arm side run and sink, sitting mostly 80-82 mph. Curveball is more of a slurve (70-71 mph) with varied break depending where he releases the pitch.

Cade Manning, 3B/RHP, Southlake Carroll HS, 2020
Manning has a muscular, broad shouldered frame at 6-foot, 185-pounds, and started the day with a 7.15 60-yard dash. On the mound, the right-hander works from a high slot with a long arm swing and tall-and-fall delivery. Fastball has angel at 82-83 mph. Curveball has gradual depth at 68-69 mph with 12/6 rotation, and his changeup came in at 73-74 mph.

Dillon McDaniel, RHP/3B, Salado HS, 2021  
5-foot-11, 165-pounds. The right-hander works from a ¾ slot with a long - to short arm circle, high leg lift with coiled hips at the top of his delivery, lands slightly across his body. His fastball sat 79-80 mph, and he stays on top of his curveball creating 1/7 rotation at 67-69 mph. Changeup comes in very close to fastball velocity at 75-77 mph.

Braden McGary, 2B/OF, Denver City HS, 2019
Weatherford JC commit. McGary has added strength to his 6-foot, 160-pound frame since the we saw him a year ago, and still have room to fill out once he gets to the next level. On the mound, the right-hander works from a high-¾ slot with a drop and drive delivery and a high leg lift above the hip. Creates some tilt on his fastball as he gets inside the pitch creating sinking action at 80-82 mph, topping out once at 84 mph. Curveball has 11/5 shape at 65-67 mph with good rotation. Changeup has solid arm side depth at 70-73.

Reece Parrott, SS, Dallas Jesuit, 2021
Parrott has an athletic frame at 6-foot, 170-pounds, with plenty of room to add strength as he continues to develop. On the mound, the right-hander works from a high slot with a short arm circle, high front side and a tilt-and-topple delivery. Fastball has down angel at 78-79, topping out once at 81 mph. Curveball has early break at 62-74 mph, while the changeup was 72-73 mph.

Chase Pendley, SS, Prosper HS, 2021  
Pendley has a wiry, long-limbed frame at 6-foot, 165-pounds. T On the mound, the right-hander’s arm works well from a high-¾ slot with a long arm swing. His fastball topped out at 79 mph, sitting mostly 77-78. Spun a 12/6 curveball with downer break at 67-68 mph. Changeup has arm side fade at 70-72 mph.

William Ransom, RHP/1B, Frisco Reedy HS, 2020
5-foot-11, 188-pounds. On the mound, the right-hander works from a high-¾ slot with a high leg lift and downward reach out of the glove with a high front side. Fastball topped out at 78 mph, sitting mostly 75-77. Changeup was 66-69. Slider was 65-66 mph gradual break that varies in shape.

Jagger Schattle, LHP/1B, Richardson HS, 2021
Schattle has a sturdy, barrel-chested frame at 6-foot, 205-pound frame. A two-way player and left-handed pitcher, Schattle works from a ¾ slot with a clean arm swing with regular effort down the mound. His fastball topped out 77 mph, sitting mostly 74-76. Breaking ball varies in shape between 2/8 and 1/7, but he did a nice job of staying on top of the pitch for the most part, creating proper rotation with gradual depth at 64-67. Changeup came in at 68-69 mph.

Peyton Sutherland,SS/RHP, Allen HS, 2021  
Sutherland has a lean, athletic frame at 6-foot, 168-pounds, and does a little bit of everything on the field well, from playing both infield and outfield, to pitching. On the mound, the right-hander works from a high slot with a high front side, clean arm swing, with a max effort, tilt-and-topple delivery. Fastball flashes tilt at 76-78 mph, topping out at 79 mph. Spun his curveball with 12/6 shape and depth at 68-71, while his changeup had good late depth at 69-70.

Aaron Tidmore, LHP/OF, Parish Episcopal, 2020
Projectable, long-limbed frame at 6-foot-3, 175-pounds. On the mound, the left-hander has a tall-and-fall delivery with a short stride down the slope. Medium arm circle in the back with a high-¾ release. His fastball sat 80-82 mph. Spun his curveball at 62-63 mph with gradual 1/7 break. Threw his changeup with same arm speed at 70-74 mph.