Giblin Shows His Stuff at Super 60
February 8, 2020
The Super 60 signifies an unofficial start to the new baseball season, and even more so: the march to the MLB Draft in June. This year’s event was another stellar outing complete with a packed-house of more than 100 professional scouts including area, cross-checkers, and directors. The prospects in attendance wow’d on-lookers with their elite skills and measurables. Oregon State commit Jonah Giblin (Bainbridge) was the lone representative from the Pacific Northwest at the event this year. Take a look at some notes from his performance, as well as his thoughts on the event.
Scouting notes
Giblin not only displayed a stronger, more developed frame (6-foot-4, 210 pounds), but he flashed significant improvement on all of his offerings, especially his SL & CH. His velocity was consistent with what we've seen in the past (89-92) with repeatable, starter type of effort in his delivery. Ball jumped out of hand with noticeable life thru the zone. Finishes with late effort while keeping his lower half strong, allowing him to get out front with extension. His breaking ball has gone from a mid-70s slurve shaped offering to a firm 79-81 mph SL with late vertical bite. Tunneled well with his FB without any hump after release. Lastly, the CH at 83-85 tumbled out of the zone late with late running action. Overall, Giblin has the makings of a quality 3 pitch mix and possesses a "starter profile" that will bode well for him as the MLB Draft approaches.
Q & A
PBR: Describe how the past year went for you on the baseball field. Especially your experiences in the Spring & Summer.
JG: I feel like I had a very productive year on the field and made huge leaps. Last high school season went great and I showed progress in all aspects of my game. During summer ball I proved myself at Area Codes and many tournaments with my summer ball club.
PBR: Was there anything specific you worked on in your preparation prior to Super 60?
JG: I worked a lot on my strength and building onto my frame as well as messing with pitch grips to get the best movement possible.
PBR: What was your overall impression of the talent level at Super 60?
JG: Very talented group and very fun to be around guys of their caliber. Many of them I met at Area Codes.
PBR: Can you give us some insight on your mindset as you got on the mound for your bullpen?
JG: All I think is to have a clear head space and pound the zone with all my pitches.
PBR: How would you assess your performance?
JG: I feel as if I did well and had good command with some deception to my offerings.
PBR: What was the biggest takeaway from the event?
JG: To keep working hard and that I really belong with the select few that get invited to these types of events.
PBR: What advice would you give to younger players who might be invited to the Super 60 in the future?
JG: Go out there and be you. Being you is the reason they sent the invite so go out and do your thing.
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