Landon
Smiddy

Max FB: 88, FB: 85-88, Avg FB: 85.46, CB: 72-73, CH: 74
East Tennessee State commit.  6-foot-1, 195-pound, RHP keeps improving every time we have seen him, culminating in this outing resulting in needing just 21 pitches to work 2 scoreless innings.  Medium, athletic frame w/ present lower half strength, close to mature frame.  Pitches from a full wind-up into ¾ release from the first base side of the rubber.  Quick, compact delivery w/ some effort in throw.  Angle w/ downhill plane.  FB shows occasional arm-side run.  Tight, short downer CB w/ occasional depth.  CH w/ arm-speed, fade and sink.  Around the zone w/ 3 pitch mix, all flash average or better.  Projects to command.  Generates 2 swing and misses on 10 swings.

Max FB: 86, FB: 81-85, CB: 69-72, CH: 73-74,
5-foot-11, 175-pound, RHP shows potential for 3 above avg pitches.  Medium, athletic frame w/ some present strength, lot of lower half projection.  Rocker step, sets foot on first base side of rubber.  Balance point, slight cocking action in back w/ proper stride and ¾ release point.  Quick arm.  FB w/ run and sink.  Late life in the zone.  CB is medium downer w/ occasional slurve action.  Some tightness w/ late break, proper rotation.  Shows feel for throwing it for a strike, out pitch.  CH w/ armspeed, fade, late sink.  Offspeed pitches featured 100 % swing and miss (4 for 4).  Controls the baseball, flashed ability to pitch w/ intent and command.  Proved difficult to elevate, pitching to a 60 % groundball rate.  Recorded 3 strikeouts in 2 innings.  High upside 2019 arm w/ the 3-pitch mix to be a potential starter at the next level.