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Tyler Skaggs (Photo: Wendy Perl)
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Biographical Data |
Player Name: | Tyler Skaggs |
Position: | Starting Pitcher |
School: | Santa Monica HS (Calif.) |
School Type: | High School |
Academic Class: | Senior |
Birthdate: | 07/13/91 |
Height: | 6'5" |
Weight: | 180 lbs. |
Bats: | Left |
Throws: | Left |
Report Date(s): | 02/08/09 |
Game(s): | Urban Youth Academy Showcase |
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Comments |
Fastball: | Skaggs ran his fastball up to 92 mph with a quick arm. |
Fastball movement: | Had plus life down in the zone, though he had the tendency to elevate the ball. |
Curve: | A plus now, with tight rotation. It's slower, 70-73 mph, with swing-and-miss bite. Hitters give up on it and it lands in the strike zone. |
Changeup: | A work in prgress. |
Control: | Average for a high school pitcher; potential to have above-average command with two pitches. |
Poise: | Went right after hitters in this outing. |
Physical Description: | Tall and lean -- like a young Barry Zito type. |
Medical Update: | Healthy. |
Strengths: | Two above-average pitches with life; prototypical body type. |
Weaknesses: | Delivery runs away from his arm, causing him to elevate the ball. His arm slows down slightly when he throws his breaking ball. |
Summary: | Everyone loves a decent lefty and Skaggs has the chance to be a good one. Tall and lean, he's got the protypical body type scouts love -- and he's got two above-average to plus pitches to go along with it. Good performances this spring could put this prep southpaw high on many Draft boards. |
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