Wyatt
Land

UGA Commit. 6-foot-3, 180 pounds. When you check every single box needed in a pro baseball player in HS, people take notice. But what I want people to focus on is the trio of projection, elite mechanics, and arm speed. Land has the prototype body and frame you see in the hardest throwing MLB players today - tall/rangy, broad shouldered, lean muscled. Jacob DeGrom, Kevin Gausman, Zac Gallen, Josh Staumont, and Dylan Cease all have this type of frame. What’s even better? Land’s delivery is cleaner than 3 of the 5 I just named. The gradual build of pace, rhythm & separation timing, compactness of both arm action & up+down+out phases are all elite. The balance over the rubber, connection of his quick 1 piece arm action to the largest muscles on the backside, stride length, weight distribution at landing. This delivery is an art form and will only get better, although it's tough to improve on perfection. When you mix a good athlete and a great delivery with more strength, you get eye opening velos. But Land’s 89-91 T93 FB has already flashed plus bore, regularly showing A/AVG. His SL has jumped an entire grade or two since summer, showing MLB avg (future +) consistently on this night. He also sold 2 83 CH’s to RHH very well with fade. Although I originally thought of him as a setup/closer, I now see him as a starter long term.