Brett
King

8/9/13 - 5-foot-8, 155-pound, lefty pitcher who throws 3 pitches for strikes.  He delivers the ball from a high ¾ slot with above average arm speed.  He threw a straight fastball, sitting 80-82 mph.  He threw an above average changeup, with great deception, at 70-74 mph.  His curveball was 66-71 mph, with solid break and showed the ability to be a swing and miss pitch.  His ability to dominate hitters (4 strikeouts in two innings) was due in large part to his swing and miss off-speed offerings and command of the strike zone with all pitches.

2/17/13 - 5-foot-9, 155-pound left handed pitcher. Delivery is sound, up-tempo rhythm. Arm works quickly, operates from a high ¾ arm slot, finishes athletically. Throws all his pitches aggressively. Fastball  sits 80-81 mph, flashes slight run. Curveball has 11/5 shape, occasional sharp action, thrown with fastball arm speed, 64-67 mph. Changeup has deception, throws with fastball arm speed, 70-72 mph.

10/7/12 - King is a left handed pitcher with an extremely quick arm. He throws from a high ¾ arm slot with a short, quick arm action that gets on hitters quicker than the 78-80 mph he showed. King delivers the baseball out of a simple compact delivery, without a lot of moving parts; King displayed the ability to command the zone well with three pitches. King’s curveball is an 11/5 breaker that was thrown for strikes at 68-69 mph. He finishes the pitch well accelerating his arm completely through release point. The change up that King showed possessed good deception as his quick arm action leads to late pitch recognition for hitters. It also showed good run and sink at 67-70 mph. King also showed a knuckle ball at 66-69 mph.

7.25.12 King is a 5-foot-9, 155-pound left-handed pitcher who displayed a quick arm on the mound and feel for four pitches. King showed rhythm on the mound, throwing from over the top.  He showcased an 80 mph fastball with some life and a solid 70-72 mph changeup that looked to be his top pitch.  Additionally, King threw a knuckleball that sat consistently at 63 mph.