Stephen JOSIAH - @StephenJosiah13
Mets 4th round (110th pick) is Adam
Hill - RHP - U of S. Carolina
Second straight pick out of South Carolina
6'6" 215 lbs.
#140 prospect on MLB Pipeline.
Fastball 91-95, secondary pitches not quite there yet, some
thought he's a reliever long term but not necessarily.
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Holding Charleston Southern hitless over seven innings as
Hill did last weekend is one thing, but it’s quite another to silence the bats
of rival Clemson. Pitching in front of a home crowd on Friday, Hill held the
Tigers to just two runs on two hits, striking out 14 and walking two in route
to a South Carolina victory.
Tall and lean at 6’5” and 225 pounds, Hill looks the part of
a major league pitcher with additional room to develop. Hill leverages his
height, working downhill with clean arm action and a mid-3/4 arm slot to pound
the zone with three pitches. Sitting 93-to-95 mph with sinking action and
occasional arm-side tail, Hill commands his fastball to either side of the
plate in the lower quadrants of the zone. His tight, late breaking slider is a
low-80s swing-and-miss pitch, and looks like a future plus offering. Hill
showed advanced feel for his changeup in the outing, potentially giving him a
third pitch that grades out as at least above average. Thrown with deceptive
arm-speed in the upper-80s, the changeup is firm with arm-side fade, though he
could stand to gain more separation from his fastball velocity.
Though Hill neutralized Clemson left-handers with his
changeup throughout the night, one of his few mistakes was a changeup left up
and over the plate that Seth Beer punished for a home run in the sixth inning.
Despite that hiccup, Hill showed resilient composure the following inning,
striking out the side in his seventh and final inning, before fist pumping his
way back to the dugout. With MLB Draft is three months away, Hill is the
hottest pitcher in the country and his stock could rise into Day One territory
with continued dominant performances.
5 comments:
2nd time in 4 Rds the guy I wanted went 1 pick earlier: India, now Siani
Is this guy decent or another "under slot type", Mack?
We keep drafting guys whose projected rank is worse than the slot they were picked in - still smarter than the average bear, but not really?
Mike -
This is an EXCELLENT pick. He was the Gamecock's Friday starter anbd, though he did give up too many runs, he struck out a ton also,
I give him a great shot to someday make a rotation spot.
OK, sounds good......they are picking all of the guys in your back yard, Mack!
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