Mack - Top 5 LHP in 2020 Draft

According to DI  here are the top 5 high school left hand pitchers that will be available in next June’s draft:

1.    Nate Savino           VA              Potomac Falls

PG - Nate Savino is a 2020 LHP/OF with a 6-3 195 lb. frame from Sterling, VA who attends Potomac Falls. Long and lean athletic build with plenty of room to fill out and get stronger. Hides ball well in back with a compact arm swing, 3/4's to high 3/4's arm slot, arm is fast and loose, repeats his mechanics well. Mid-90's fastball, topped out at 96 mph, has excellent running life at times, maintains his velocity from the stretch. Sharp breaking two-plane slider is spotted well and used with good feel, can likely add power to this pitch in the future. No present need for a change up with two dominant present offerings and command. Projectable build and loose and fast arm indicate that there may be more velocity there in the future. Elite level pitching prospect.

2.    Kyle Harrison         CA               De La Salle

PG - Kyle Harrison is a 2020 LHP/1B with a 6-2 200 lb. frame from Danville, CA who attends De La Salle. Solid athletic build with long arms and legs for his height and some room to continue to fill out. Easy and fluid delivery from a mid to low 3/4's arm slot, very athletic and coordinated on the mound, loose and clean arm action that hides the ball well in his turn, low effort and under control at release. Low 90's fastball, topped out at 93 mph, gets bat breaking late running life in on left handed hitters. Tight slurve type breaking ball that is tunneled well with his fastball and resulted in weak swings. Nice change up with some sink on it. Spotted just about every pitch where he wanted for two innings and generated easy outs while being in complete control. Impressive performance.

3.    Dax Fulton              OK              Mustang

PG - Daxton Fulton is a 2020 LHP/1B with a 6-6 220 lb. frame from Oklahoma City, OK who attends Mustang. Long and lean athletic build, extremely projectable physically. High 3/4's arm slot with a short stride out front, gets very downhill to the plate, uses his lower half well with good hip rotation and on line release, has a couple of moving parts to provide deception, hides the ball effectively. Steady low 90's fastball, topped out 93, gets some nice running life with severe downhill angle. Slider is tunneled very well off his fastball with tight biting action, has confidence in his slider and will throw it at any time and double/triple up with it. Nice change up for a young power pitcher. Filled up the strike zone with three quality pitches and all of them are projectable to get better with physical maturity. Very high ceiling talent. Showed his athleticism at the plate, left handed hitter with good bat speed and a feel for the barrel, mid field to pull contact, has loose hands and gets to his front side well, 7.09 runner.

4.    Timothy Manning     FL             Cardinal Gibbons

PG - Timothy Manning is a 2020 LHP/OF with a 6-2 175 lb. frame from Pompano Beach, FL who attends Cardinal Gibbons. Nice athletic build with plenty of room to get stronger. Gathers on his backside well and gets positive lower half drive towards the plate, high 3/4's arm slot with good angle to the plate, stays on line well and repeats his mechanics. Upper 80's fastball, topped out at 89 mph, fastball is mostly straight and thrown to spots. Tight spinning curveball with 1/7 shape, has big depth at times and has feel for locating the pitch. Works to contact and fills up the zone with a plan. Did not show a change up this outing but that pitch will be an important part of his development. Polished left hander with some upside remaining.

5.    Liam Norris             NC               Green Hope

PG - Liam Norris is a 2020 LHP/1B with a 6-4 215 lb. frame from Cary, NC who attends Green Hope. Big and strong athletic build, physical presence on the mound. High leg raise delivery, loose on line arm action in back that hides the ball well, drops his back shoulder before his arm comes forward, high 3/4's arm slot, ball comes out of his hand very cleanly with good extension out front, tends to get off direction out front at release. Low 90's fastball, topped out at 93 mph, gets late run/sink on his fastball and can generate swing and miss on mid-plate fastballs. Works between a slider and a curveball, both flash solid at times with tight spin, curveball is more consistent with good shape and biting action. Has consistently shown elite level stuff for the past two years but has not always been able to command it despite lots of positives in his mechanics and learning how to fill up the zone will be key to his development. Left handed hitter, hits from an open stance with uphill lifting swing plane, shows his strength well and can drive the ball, puts the ball in the air.