Draft 14 - An Early Look At: Jake Godfrey, RHP, Providence Catholic HS (Ill.)

 

65th RHP  -  Jake Godfrey

 

7-18-13 - 2013 Tournament of Stars notes by Don Olsen: - Jake Godfrey has a good wide frame with a bit of slope in it, nice development in the hips and rear, could sit in the 220 in an Andrew Doyle mold. Fastball, 90-91 mph, had a decent amount of movement, not much backspin in it, shows more natural glove side break, sinker has some potential. Curve, 75-77 mph, flashed some above average ability with the depth and rotation to project. Circle change, 80-81 mph, had a touch of deception and action, solid feel for the offering. He has to curve as he is a bit curve happy and with the recoil and borderline elevation, there are some concerns. He shows a solid three pitch mix that shows some future ground ball ability, good follow into next spring. - http://bigleaguefutures.net/1/2013/07/18/2014-mlb-draft-profile-jake-godfrey/

 

8-6-13 - Top pitchers - East Coast Professional Showcase, Syracuse, NY -  10. Jake Godfrey, RHP, Providence Catholic HS (Ill.): Godfrey threw his fastball 91-93 mph and coupled it with a very nasty curveball. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20130806&content_id=56048786&vkey=news_mlb&c_id=mlb

 

8-8-13 - Nathan Rode ‏@NathanRode  - RHP Jake Godfrey (IL) sitting 89-91 w/ 77-80 SL & 79 CH in Thursday's first game. Struck out the side in the first

 

8-9-14 - Jacob Godfrey RHP from New Lenox, IL showed a live arm with a low 90s FB and hitting 93 with good late tailing action.  He also showed a hard breaking slider in the high 70s.  He has a good feel for and change up and it could develop into a very good pitch http://bigleaguefutures.net/1/2013/08/09/area-code-day-4/

 

2013 East Coast Pro Showcase Top 50 Prospects    - 12. Jake Godfrey – RHP, Providence Catholic (IL) HS - 6’3, 215 RHP was fantastic in his outing, sitting 91-93 http://www.ninebaseball.org/Wordpress/sullys-top-50-ecp-prospects/

 

8-10-13 - New Balance Area Code games - Jake Godfrey (IL) stood out amongst the White Sox arms that went yesterday. The right-hander has a big, strong body and good arm speed. He sat 89-91, touching 93 with good downhill plane. He also threw an impressive slider at 78-80 MPH with tight, two-lane break that he had a great feel for. He mixed in a 79-81 MPH change too. http://prospectinsider.com/view/2013-area-codes:-day-4-notes/