Joey
Strem

12.7.15 - Verbally committed to McHenry County College.

10.11.15 - 6-foot-2, 205-pound right-handed pitcher, large build. Full overhead windup, tall and fall, coiled/compact balanced position. Full arm swing, high ¾ slot. Fastball touched 85 mph, sat 81-83 mph with heavy finish, feel for the zone. Changeup is mostly flat with occasional sink, 72-73 mph. Curveball varies between 11/5 and 12/6 shape, 67-69 mph.

7.23.14 6-foot-3, 210-pound right-handed pitcher with a strong lower half and wide shoulders.  Arm action is long, high ¾ with above average arm speed.  Utilizes uptempo, drop and drive delivery, moving forward quickly out of the wind up, with a short leg lift during load.  Shoulders stay level throughout delivery, opens up lower half early in delivery, but lands slightly across his body.  Fastball sat 82-83 mph.  Slows arm on 67-69 mph changeup with fading action.  Also threw a 73-74 mph splitter.

6/13/12 Strem is a 5-foot-11, 170-pound two-way player who exhibited good looseness defensively, showing soft hands at third base. Offensively, Strem has a balanced setup and showed some whip through the zone, keeping his inside the baseball well. On the mound, Strem throws from over the top with a fastball that topped out at 73 mph. He has two secondary pitches; a 61 mph curveball and a 54-58 mph changeup.