22. Tyler
Pill RHP
4-17-11 Interview:
Mack: How’s the season going?
Pill: I think that after the last weekend at LSU
and that loss to A & M the team and the coaching staff didn't really know
what hit us. Not the fact that we lost four in a row but at how bad we played.
In my opinion we should have took 3 out of 4 of those games. Fridays game was a
good team victory, we did everything we usually do. Our hitting, pitching, and
defense were all solid. It was a great bounce back from the previous games. We
got some confidence but we know there is still more work to do in becoming what
we want to be.
4-18-11:
Pill: As far as the game goes we played pretty
well. It was a huge come from behind win. We just need to duplicate what we did
in the ninth inning every time were up to bat. My season so far has been going
pretty well. Our team is pretty strong defensively so all I have to do is make
quality pitches and throw strikes and the defense and offense will take care of
everything else. It's been a fun year so far and I look forward to the rest of
the year with my team.
Tyler Pill helps
Cal State Fullerton feel much better. The junior strikes out 11 in eight
innings and drives in two runs in the Titans' 10-4 victory over Illinois in
NCAA baseball regional opener - http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jun/03/sports/la-sp-0604-fullerton-regional-20110604
May 11, 2010 -
Fullerton, Calif. - Cal State Fullerton baseball received some uplifting news
Tuesday evening as noted orthopedist Dr. Lewis Yocum found that there is no
structural damage to sophomore Tyler Pill's right elbow following an
examination and MRI last week. The Titan right-handed pitcher and right fielder
had been dealing with elbow soreness and arm fatigue after throwing from both
the mound and the outfield, leading to the initial visit with the Los Angeles
Angels of Anaheim team physician. -
http://mbd.scout.com/mb.aspx?s=45&f=2231&t=5940728
Tyler was 7-4
with a 2.01 ERA and 103 strikeouts in 76 2/3 innings as a high school senior,
while batting .463. He was picked by the Colorado Rockies in the 38th round of
the 2008 amateur draft but continued on to college. As a college freshman, he
went 11-3 with a 4.06 ERA and only 13 walks in 102 innings. He split Big West
Conference Freshman Pitcher of the Year honors with Noe Ramirez and Baseball
America picked him as second-team Freshman All-American. He set a school
freshman record for wins, one shy of the Conference lead. He appeared in the
2009 College World Series. Pill fell to 4-4, 3.36 as a sophomore in 2010 but
hit well in a regular role (.354/.411/.535, 43 R, 42 RBI in 55 G, 10 steals in
16 tries). - http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Tyler_Pill
8-28-11: - #47 -
SP Tyler Pill – Pill is another of the good college arms that was drafted this
past June.Pill has been on the prospect sheets since his high school days, but
all scouts had to put his name on hold in May 2010 when he injured his right
elbow. He bounced right back and finished the 2010 season: 17-G, 15-St, 7-1,
2.28, 110-K, 98.2-IP. Pill led the team in innings pitched and there’s no
reason for him to stay back in camp come April 1st. I’ve got him in Savannah –
ETA: TBD
9-29-11
Interview:
Mack: Morning folks. Today we are talking to the Mets 4th round
selection in the 2011 draft, Cal State Fullerton RHP Tyler Pill. Hey Tyler...
you and I haven't taked since, what, the loss to A and M? How's pro life treating you?
Pill: Yes that is correct. Pro life has been great
so far, I'm meeting tons of new people both players and coaches. Pro life is a
whole new experience than college and I like that because not only will it help
me grow as a player but also as a person
Mack: Okay, I have to ask you the same question I
ask all you bonus babies. What's the first thing you bought when you cashed the
check?
Pill: Well to be honest I haven't gotten anything
so far. Right now there's nothing I really want but I'm sure something will
come up
Mack: For the record, most buy a truck. Tyler, take
us back to August 2nd and that first professional inning thrown for Brooklyn.
Walk us throughit please.
Pill: My first inning in Brooklyn was sweet. There
were a ton of fans like always at that location and I was scheduled to throw
one inning late in the game. I was really excited and pumped up like always
when coming in late. The first batter hit a dribbler to me for an out, the
second guy flew out to right I think, and then the third batter struck out
Mack: Tyler, you came out of Covina High School in
California and was drafted by the Colorado Rockies in the 38th round of the
2008 draft. Are you happy with your decision to play college ball instead of
turning pro then?
Pill: I am very happy to went to college. I think
at that point I was too immature and didn't know as much about pitching as I
should have. Going to college got me prepared for professional ball, helped me
mature a lot more, and learn a ton about baseball whether it be the advanced
things or just small things. College in my opinion got me to where I felt I
needed to be before entering professional baseball
Mack: Well, ya know what... we're happy you went to
college too. :) I, for one, am thrilled you're a Met ,especially since you and
I have "good history". You wasted little time impressing the pitching
coach at CSF, going 11-3 as a freshman. We're your goals always to be a
starting pitcher?
Pill: Haha well, I'm glad you're happy I'm a Met
because I am too. Yes my goals were always to be a starting pitcher. Being a
starter means you control the game and that feeling is awesome. I love being
able to go late in games and figure out hitters, its great. I was told once
that every start is like putting together a puzzle, meaning that you have to
see what hitters can’t hit, what's working for you that day, and so on. I've
always liked that saying because its true, every start will be different and
you have to figure things out as you go. So I have always loved starting and
shutting down the other team for a whole game or if things get tough
Mack: The reason I asked that question is, in 2010,
you hit .354 in 55-G, with 7-HR and 42-RBI. You sure they're playing you at the
right position?
Pill: Ha ha,
that's true. I do love hitting but they figured my arm is more valuable.
The good thing is that in AA I'll be able to hit again so I'll enjoy showing
them what I can do with the stick.
Mike S.: - Hey Tyler, this is Michael Scannell. I also
write here at Mack's Mets. I've got a
question... do you read the common scouting reports on yourself and if so, do
they affect the way you approach your training and preparation?
Pill: Hey Michael. To be honest with you I dont. I
have obviously heard some reports on me but I have never really thought to
change anything because there are so many out there. I also think the best way
to to approach your training and preparation is to just stay with your routine
and remember what type of pitcher you are and what you are capable of because
you're the one who knows yourself the most.
Mack: Tyler, this is Mack. I'm going to let you go with one last
question. Do you have anything you want to say to your many fans here at Mack's
Mets?
Pill: Just that I want to thank you for
interviewing me and that I'm very glad and thankful to have your support.
12-7-11: - http://baseballdraftreport.com – I love the Baseball America comp of Cal
State Fullerton RHP Tyler Pill to current Diamondbacks RHP Ian Kennedy. As
amateur prospects, their backgrounds align really nicely: fastball reliant
(Kennedy ranked in the top twenty of fastball usage, per Fangraphs) command
righties capable of throwing at least three other pitches (curve, change,
slider for Kennedy as an amateur; curve, change, cutter for Pill) for strikes
at any point in the count. Kennedy’s success as a pro skyrocketed once he more
or less ditched his ineffectual slider in favor of a much more promising
cutter. Pill made that same switch as an amateur, so, if you’re on board with
the comp, he’s ahead of the curve there. Cal State Fullerton JR RHP Tyler Pill:
89-92 FB; very good 77-78 CB; plus command; quality 82 CU; great athlete; holds
velocity well, 88-89 late; 6-1, 185 pounds
12-28-11 - http://metsmerizedonline.com/2011/12/mmo-2012-mets-top-prospects-s-21-30.html
= 26.
Tyler Pill (RHP) Like with Verrett, the Mets got great value when they
drafted Pill with their 4th round pick in last year’s draft. The 6’1″
right-hander from Cal State Fullerton is another advanced college arm, and a
very good athlete. In a recent interview he did with me for MMO, Tyler
describes his fastball as 89-93 mph, he also has a good curveball and a very
solid change-up. According to Tyler he also throws a cutter which he says is
solid but can still use some work. I look for Pill to team with Verrett as
two-fifths of the St. Lucie rotation next year.
1-20-12 - http://metsmerizedonline.com/2012/01/prospect-pulse-the-2012-st-lucie-mets.html
Tyler Pill (SP3) - Ditto for Tyler Pill.
Advanced college righty, this time from Cal State-Fullerton last year in the
4th round. Pill pitched just a few innings out of the bullpen for Brooklyn at
the end of last season, but will be “shooting from the hip,” from out of the
St. Lucie rotation next year. In a recent interview with MMO, Pill described his
pitches: “I throw a fastball which is about 89-93, a changeup, curveball, and a
cutter. I’m not completely sure about the velocity on the off-speed pitches.
I’m very comfortable throwing my fastball, curveball and changeup at any time
but as far as my cutter, It still needs a little bit more work but it’s still a
solid pitch.”
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