Below is a Jupiter write-up of two 2019 RHP, who are each ranked #1 in their respective states, attending P5 and most likely draft picks this summer. I count 9 walks and 2 HBP innings between them. Player A didn't make it out of the 3rd and Player B left in the 5th. Velo is great, but as many coaches have told me, if you can't throw strikes at 17, you won't at 21.
Friday afternoon featured an enormous pitching matchup. While it didn’t exactly live up to expectations, it attracted a huge crowd of scouts. PLAYER A was hot out of the gate, sitting 90-94 with life through the zone. He struck out two in the first and worked around a couple walks in the second, but faltered in the third with three walks and a hit batter before exiting. He mixed in a curveball that showed 12/6 to 11/5 shape with depth at 74-75, though it was inconsistent and he didn’t command it well. He also flashed a changeup at 85 with some comeback sink. His fastball was 87-89 in the third. PLAYER B lit up radar guns with a 93-96 fastball in the first, but he allowed two runs on a hit, walk and hit batter. He settled in to strikeout the side in the second inning. He allowed five runs (four earned) in 4.1 innings while walking four and striking out five. His secondary stuff was inconsistent, but he flashed a curveball with hard break and depth at 75-78.
