Jonah
Roper

Uncommitted. Durable and athletic 6-foot-2, 203-pound frame. The right-hander threw it well out of the ‘pen for the Ironmen, going two innings while only allowing one hit, no runs or walks and striking out three. Roper has a controlled leg-lift with a slight coil into balance point, working with a drop/drive lower-half that stays in-line with the plate. High ¾ release, creates some carry on his fastball when it plays up in the zone, sitting 86-87 mph and topping out at 88 mph. His primary secondary was a sinking/fading changeup, tunneling well off fastballs at the top of the zone and consistently ending up under barrels and under the zone, 71-74 mph.

RHP/OF Jonah Roper is another Normal Community product to keep an eye on moving forward. Roper has a developing 6-foot-2, 180-pound frame, loose, clean arm stroke and makings of a three-pitch mix. His fastball played easy out of the hand and sat in the low-80s, T82.4 mph. He also featured a low-70s curveball with 2067 average rpm and a 69-71 mph changeup that played with fade at the bottom of the zone. Roper also swings a left-handed bat that stays on-plane and works with natural loft to the pull-side.

RHP/OF Jonah Roper is another Normal Community product to keep an eye on moving forward. Roper has a developing 6-foot-2, 180-pound frame, loose, clean arm stroke and makings of a three-pitch mix. His fastball played easy out of the hand and sat in the low-80s, T82.4 mph. He also featured a low-70s curveball with 2067 average rpm and a 69-71 mph changeup that played with fade at the bottom of the zone. Roper also swings a left-handed bat that stays on-plane and works with natural loft to the pull-side.

Positional Profile: RHP/OF
Body: 5-9, 150-pounds. Well-proportioned frame.
Defense: Lower half works on an angle around the baseball, fluid footwork.
Arm: RH. OF - 67 mph. Long arm action, over-the-top slot.
Hit: LHH. Open base, balanced lower half, smooth load with a slight hand drop, quick leg kick trigger, short stride. Loose swing, easy effort and repeats. Uphill path, elevates out front. Fluid rhythm throughout.
Power: 70 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Run: 8.70 runner in the 60.

Positional Profile: RHP/OF
Body: 5-9, 150-pounds. Well-proportioned frame.
Defense: Lower half works on an angle around the baseball, fluid footwork.
Arm: RH. OF - 67 mph. Long arm action, over-the-top slot.
Hit: LHH. Open base, balanced lower half, smooth load with a slight hand drop, quick leg kick trigger, short stride.  Loose swing, easy effort and repeats. Uphill path, elevates out front. Fluid rhythm throughout.
Power: 70 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Run: 8.70 runner in the 60. 

Delivery: Simple and repeatable tall/fall type delivery. Controlled posture at balance point, hands separate on time, level shoulders throughout, works direct to target.
Arm Action: RH. Long and loose arm action, high 3/4 slot.
FB: T70, 66-70 mph. Four-seam type, straight action. Strikes.
CB: 60-63 mph. Knuckle-type grip. 11/5 shape, gradual action, landed for strikes.
CH: 63-66 mph. Thrown at near fastball arm speed, runs arm-side occasionally.