Nate
Dohm

Ball State recruit. Large framed athlete with powerful legs and thighs and strength through his hips to his shoulders, to his forearms. Some rigidness to his delivery from a high ¾ arm slot. His strength allows him to finish through this. Loses his posture in his delivery slightly with an arch and head tilt. Once he corrects this it will allow a consistent chance to throw harder. He has explosive arm strength and velocity. See another jump in his velocity in near future. Dohm shows he can throw a CB and SL mix with a good late fading change up. If he continues to master his command he can stay as a starter. His full potential is that he can develop into a power throwing closer with solid command. Upside is good with powerful results. Aggressive approach full throttle competitive athlete. FB 93-95. CB 74-78. CH 80-82. SL 77-79.

At 6-foot-4, 200 pounds Dohm has the frame of a future power pitcher. At the ProCase he sat 87-90 mph with a 1,950 average spin rate, maxing at 2,116. There is some effort to his delivery, but none of it interfered with his ability to throw strikes and get outs on this look. He pitched an easy inning, mixing in a cutter at 76-81 mph and a 78-79 mph changeup. The cutter spun in the same range as his fastball, while the change-of-pace sank and tailed to the plate with a mid-1,600 rpm. His cutter was thrown from a release point slightly outside that of his heater, showing some depth and gloveside break, characteristics more similar to a slider. His change was released from a slightly lower slot than the other two offerings and showed 14 inches of horizontal break, a top 25% percentile ranking for prep arms. A Ball State commit, Dohm has a similar look to the power arms that the Cardinals have developed in the recent years.

Nate Dohm, Zionsville, 2021, IN

Position: RHP

Body: 6-foot-3, 210-pound 

Pitching: Smooth. Drop-and-drive delivery, max effort. ¾ arm angle, quick arm speed, compact arm action. Strong balance point, uphill shoulders, lands square, a recoil finish.

FB: T91. 88-90 mph. Plus action, glove side accuracy, sharp movement. 

CT: 78-79 mph. Cutting action, arm side control, sharp movement. 

CB: 74-77 mph. Sinking action, 10/4 movement, consistent command. 

CH: 80-81 mph. Sharp movement, low in the zone control, tailing action. 

SL: 72-73 mph. Sweeping action, glove side command, tight movement. 

Positional_Profile: RHP

Body: 6-foot-3, 210-pound strong frame; projecatble

Pitching: Slow tempo delivery, easy effort. High ¾ arm angle, quick arm speed, short/loose arm  action.

FB: T88. 87-88 mph. Heavy action

CB: 73-76 mph. Tight spin

CH: 79-83 mph. Arm side run

6-foot-3, 218-pound RHP. Shows a fluid motion with athletic ability; has a short arm action; hides the ball well; 84-86 mph FB. Has a tight CB and locates well low in the zone; 73-75 mph CB; shows good control on CH; 77 mph CH. During game, kept hitters off balance with off-speed pitches; had confidence on the mound; kept balls low in the zone; showed ability to create ground balls and strikeouts throughout his outing.

2/23/2019: Nate Dohm, RHP/3B, Zionsville HS, 2021, 6 foot 3, 218 pounds, throws from a mid ¾ slot with medium arm action. FB has ASR and sat 82-85, SL sat 72-73 with short tight 11/5 action. CH sat 72-75 with good down action. Projects well on the mound with good arm action and good frame. At the plate Nate starts slightly open and uses controlled lift to load. Hands work well through the zone and he has above average bat speed for his age. Posted an exit velo of 89 mph. Feet move well at 3B and had a good release and arm strength as he threw 85 mph across the diamond. Interesting two way follow.