Kodi Medeiros
6-13-13 - Todd Gold
@TGold_PG - In 2nd IP 2014 LHP Kodi Medeiros
(Hilo, HI) flashed couple quality changeups @ 80 & 82 after bumping 94 in
1st. at PG National
6-13-13 - Todd Gold @TGold_PG -
2014 LHP Kodi Medeiros (Hilo, HI) is sitting 90-92, touched 94 from low 3/4
slot with + tailing life, good 80 mph frisbee SL
7-2-13 - 25. Kodi Medeiros- LHP,
Waiakea (HI) HS http://www.ninebaseball.org/Wordpress/jeff-sullivans-top-100-2014-prospects/
7-25-13 – Top 30 High School
Prospects For 2014 Draft - 23. Kodi Medeiros, LHP, Waiakea HS (HI) - 6'0/180,
Draft Day Age: 18.03, No college commitment - Quick Take: Medeiros is the best
high school prospect from Hawaii in some times and really turned heads at the
June's PG National in Minnesota, sitting 90-93 and hitting 94 with an above
average to plus 78-80 mph breaking ball. He's unique and sure to be polarizing
this spring: young for the class and athletic with an easy delivery but is
undersized and throws from a low three quarters angle with nascent feel for a
changeup. http://sbb.scout.com/2/1310090.html
8-12-13 - Gichael Mettys
@Michaelgettys3 - The Hawaiian lefty
(Kodi Medeiros) I faced was the best pitcher I've ever seen. Side arm, lefty,
94mph and the ball was moving like a snake! #nasty
8-14-13 – Through The Fence – Top
50 Prospects – 17. Kodi Medeiros, LHP, Waiakea HS (HI) - Medeiros was the talk
of the PG Classic. Some people described his stuff as filthy, nasty and some
players tweeted he had some of the best stuff they have ever seen. He hit 95
mph with his fastball and added a nasty, filthy slider that sat in the low 80s.
What really makes him nasty and filthy, however, is his delivery. He throws
from low three-quarters — almost sidearm. You don’t see a lot of sidearm,
frontline starters in the majors so it will be interesting to watch him his
senior season. Also, at 6’-0” and 185
pounds, his size may limit his upside. Nonetheless, he established himself as
one of the most exciting players in the country. http://throughthefencebaseball.com/2014-mlb-draft-top-50-prospects/36463#mwWwsFxSUZy7YC5V.99
8-13-13 - The Perfect Game
All-American Classic in San Diego - Kodi Medeiros (Waikaea High School,
Hawaii.) was very impressive with a low 90′s fastball and a slider that will
give left-handed hitters fits, but the arm slot screams reliever. http://mlbdraftinsider.com/2013/08/thoughts-on-perfect-game-all-american-classic/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
8-16-13 - 11th All-American
Classic - Kodi Medeiros | LHP | Waiakea (Hilo, HI) Height/Weight: 6 feet/185 pounds B/T: L/L
Draft Day Age: 18 years, 0 months
Commitment: N/A Scouting Notes:
Impressive; deception pitcher with stuff but not a gimmick guy; worked from
extreme low three-quarters slot—basically a sidearmer; fastball worked 93-94
with plus movement; ball was diving under barrels; upper-70s to low-80s slider
was filthy; fastball disguise and pure funk on the late two-plane break; showed
mid-80s changeup as well; curious to see if he can hold velo and command the
fastball to both sides of the plate; can’t wait to see him this spring. http://www.baseballprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=21537
8-21-13 – Area Code Games - 5.
Kodi Medeiros, lhp, Waiakea, Hilo, Hawaii/Big Island Wood Bat League - The
6-foot-1, 191-pound Medeiros has a compact, muscular build with broad, sloped
shoulders, a wide chest and strong lower half. He is one of the most
interesting players in the class because although he is unconventional and he
comes from a remote location, his stuff is electric. Medeiros has a leg kick
that pushes toward center field, and his arm path is high in the back with a
whip-like action before releasing at a slot just above sidearm. This angle
gives all of his pitches tremendous movement. His 90-92 mph fastball that
touched 93 has at least plus armside run and sink. Hitters were unable to lift
the ball out of the infield in his two innings. His upper-70s slider is a plus
pitch with abrupt movement, 3-to-7 lateral tilt and power. Medeiros also mixes
in a 78-80 changeup with lots of armside fade that has above-average potential.
He is currently uncommitted and will choose between Pepperdine, Oregon, Arizona
and UCLA in the fall. If Medeiros is drafted in the first round, he will be the
highest drafted Hawaiian high schooler ever, a title currently held by Bronson
Sardinha, who was drafted 34th overall in the 2001 supplemental first round. http://www.baseballamerica.com/draft/area-code-games-top-10-prospects/
9-4-13 – Mack’s Mock Draft v1.0 –
26 – LHP Kodi Medeiros - Waiakea (HI) HS – No one has come out of nowhere
quicker this summer than Medeiros, who turned heads at June's PG National in
Minnesota. Scouts said his stuff was ‘absolutely filthy’, aided by his strange
deliver. FB: 90-93, 94… 78-80 breaking ball… throws from low three-quarters —
almost sidearm.
9-11-13 - Sully’s 2014 Top 100 MLB
HS Draft Prospects - 7.Kodi Medeiros – LHP, Waiakea (HI) HS http://www.ninebaseball.org/Wordpress/sullys-2014-top-100-mlb-hs-draft-prospects/
9-30-13 – TTF Mock 2.0 - 31. St.
Louis Cardinals — Kodi Medeiros, LHP, Waiakea HS (HI) Medeiros was the talk of
the PG Classic. Some people described his stuff as filthy, nasty and some
players tweeted he had some of the best stuff they have ever seen. He hit 95
mph with his fastball and added a nasty, filthy slider that sat in the low 80s.
What really makes him nasty and filthy, however, is his delivery. He throws
from low three-quarters — almost sidearm. You don’t see a lot of sidearm,
frontline starters in the majors so it will be interesting to watch him his
senior season. Also, at 6’-0” and 185
pounds, his size may limit his upside. Nonetheless, he established himself as
one of the most exciting players in the country and if any team can develop
him, it’s the Cardinals. http://throughthefencebaseball.com/2014-mlb-mock-draft-2-0-draft-order-set/38280#5E3F5j1jWOgE69bJ.99
10-15-13 – Baseball America - 30.
Kodi Medeiros, lhp, Waiakea HS, Hilo, Hawaii: With a lively fastball up to 95
mph and a power slider, Medeiros pairs electric stuff with an unconventional
low slot. http://www.baseballamerica.com/college/2014-draft-top-50-october-2013-carlos-rodon/
10-29-13 – Jim Callis – Top 10
World Wood Bat Association World Championship (WWBA) Jupiter, Fla - 5. Kodi
Medeiros, LHP, Ohio Warhawks (Waiakea High, Hilo, Hawaii/Pepperdine) - Compact lefty has outstanding movement on his
pitches, has hit 95 mph with his fastball. http://ht.ly/qi5No
11-6-13 – Todd Gold – WWBA World
Championship – Kodi Medeiros (2014 LHP, Ohio Warhawks) - Medeiros' start
against Chandler Baseball was the main event of amateur baseball's main event.
Hundreds of golf carts created a wall four plus rows deep behind the plate to
get a glimpse at the 2014 class' most intrguiging prospect. The native of Hilo,
a town of aprox. 45,000 on Hawaii's big island, was relatively unknown on the
national scene prior to taking the mound at the PG National Showcase in June.
His electric stuff took the scouting community by surprise and he continued to
impress throughout the summer in one and two inning stints at the Area Code
Games and PG All-American Classic. But with his small frame, unorthodox delivery
and short track record there has been an ongoing debate amongst scouts as to
whether he can maintain his high level stuff through the physical rigors of a
role in the starting rotation. Simply put; there has never been a prospect
quite like Medeiros. That fact should be viewed as a huge positive, though the
lack of a viable comp does make him somewhat more difficult to evaluate. His
fastball sits comfortably in the 90-92 range and has peaked as high as 95, but
more than the velocity, his fastball features plus movement and life, seemingly
accelerating after leaving his hand and darts hard to the arm side with sink.
He has shown some feel for locating his fastball on the corners, which is
impressive considering it's depth of run. His slider has plus bite and depth,
but is a pitch that he's still developing feel for. This should come as no
surprise given that very few catchers at this level are able to handle the
pitch because of it's devastating late bite and huge depth. Subsequently, he is
unable to use it with two strikes or a runner on third in game situations. With
high-level catching, Medeiros will have an opportunity to develop better feel
for using the pitch in-game situations and begin to realize the pitch's
80-grade potential. His changeup was inconsistent in his previous outings,
flashing plus at the PG National before betraying him at the Area Code Games
and in the PG All-American Classic. With that in mind he made a point to show
it off in Jupiter and with very go od results, locating the first three for
strikes. In Jupiter his changeup caused several ugly swings, and several of
them were legitimate plus offerings, though he still has work to do to improve
his consistency with it. His three inning outing was a Rorshach for scouts, as
those who view him as a starter will point to his six pitch first inning and
quality of changeup, while those who see a future in the bullpen will fixate on
his velocity dipping to 88-90 in the third inning. Regardless of his future
role, Medeiros is a special talent who has a chance to be among the best
pitchers in baseball in that role, should he manage to stay healthy going
forward and continue to develop. http://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=9157
11-11-13 – PG HS Rankings – 5 -
Kodi Medeiros LHP OF, 1B 6-0 185 L L Waiakea Hilo HI Pepperdine Big League - Can
flat out pitch! Unhittable and up to 95 at PG AA. Excellent breaking ball.
Impressed at WWBA World Championship http://www.perfectgame.org/Rankings/Players/Default.aspx?gyear=2014&num=500
11-14-13 - Michael Schwartze -
Other top left-handers include Kodi Medeiros (Waiakea/Hilo, Hawaii). Medeiros
was one of the hottest names this summer, jumping onto the scene at the Area
Codes and showing some of the best overall stuff. He touched the mid-90s with a
fastball that has plus armside run created by a low arm slot. He also throws a
plus slider but the arm slot, size — he’s listed at 6-feet and 185 pounds — and
lack of a changeup suggest reliever long term. Things can and will change in
terms of who’s who in the draft class, and those changes will occur all spring,
sometimes week-to-week and even day-to-day. While we never know what a high
school talent is going to be, exactly, we’ll begin the 2014 season with a group
of talents that rival that of any prep class in recent memory. - : http://www.studentsports.com/blog/2013/11/13/baseball-jupiter-wraps-up-2013-showcase-circuit/#sthash.RNSqqZZm.dpuf
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