4/24: 54 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.
- Egbert is a 6-3, 220 pound righty. The 26 year old has a medium frame that is maxed out. He has a bizarre delivery, one in which he lifts his leg straight up with his toe down and bring the ball about behind his hip, almost like he wants to touch his butt with it. He came from a 3/4 release. His 2-seamer has good run in on righties and late sink while his 4-seam is pretty much dead straight. His curve is kind of a hanging 12-6 with slightly below average depth. Change has some fade from lefties with some sink that he will throw to righties. Sinker looks to flatten out the deeper into the game he gets, a bad idea. He may struggle to be a solid pitcher in AAA, let alone the majors.
6th: FB (86-90), CB (74-76), CU (77-79)
2) Bill Murphy:
4/24: 43 pitches. 4 strikes swinging. 2 Curveballs (both in 8th), 2 Changeups (both in 8th)
- Murphy is a 5-11, 195 pound lefty. The 28 year old has a small frame that appears to be able to get up to about 205. He should be able to add a little more muscle in both the upper and lower body. Over the top release. His fastball has a little run in on lefties and a little sink and he can battle his fastball command at times. His curve is a 11-5 with below average depth and is a sweeping offering that has some good late action to it. His change has some fade from righties with a little sink. His command won't help him, but his sweeping curve gives him an outside chance to be a LOOGY. More of a 4-A arm.
7th: FB (88-90), CB (78), CU (83-85)
8th: FB (88-90), CB (77-80), CU (83-85)
3) Bryan Bullington:
4/24: 25 pitches. 3 strikes swinging. Fastball, 2 Sliders.
- Bullington is a 6-4, 210 pound righty. The 28 year old has a big frame that can add a little more muscle, likely to 215 or 220. He has a real athletic build and looks to be a fairly muscular guy. 3/4 release and features an arm action that shows the ball to the 2Bmen, putting extra stress on his shoulder. His fastball has a little late run in on righties, but is fairly straight. His slider is a 2-7 offering with solid bite and serves as his out pitch. More of a 4-A arm, as if your fastball sits in the high 80's to low 90's as a reliever, you need a dominant secondary pitch and his slider is just average.
4) Jesse Litsch:
4/13: 52 pitches. 4 strikes swinging. 3 Cutters (all in 2nd), Curveball (1st)
- Litsch is a 6-1, 215 pound righty. The 24 year old has a medium frame that is maxed out. He has a bigger lower body and looks to be fairly muscular. Has a strong lean forward right after the balance point in his delivery. Kicks his leg out and looks like his arm is forced to play catchup with the rest of his body. High 3/4 release. His fastball has some run in on righties with some sink. His cutter has some cut and sink. Will also mix in a dead straight 4-seam that will be in the low 90's. His curve is a 12-6 offering with slightly above average depth that can be a strikeout pitch. His change has some fade from lefties with some solid sink that he will throw to righties. Should be a solid # 4 starter for a contender if he can recover from his surgery.
2nd: FB (85-91), Cut (84-87), CB (74-75), CU (81)
3rd: FB (86-90), CU (79)
4th: FB (87-88)
5) Kevin Slowey:
4/13: 88 pitches. 5 strikes swinging. 3 Sliders (3rd, 2 in 5th), Fastball (6th), Changeup (6th)
- Slowey is a 6-3, 195 pound righty. The 25 year old has a medium frame that can get up to at least 215. He has very skinny legs and a very skinny lower body that can add muscle everywhere. Over the top release. Very quiet mechanics, but his arm action looks like the elbow has a little extra stress put on it due to his hard finish. His fastball has good run in on righties and some sink. His curve is a 12-6 offering that is a late breaker with slightly below average depth. A bounced curve in the dirt appears to be his out pitch. His slider is a 2-7 with solid bite. His change has some fade from lefties with some sink that he will throw to righties. Another guy who is a solid # 4 starter if he can recover from his injury.
2nd: FB (89-90), SL (83), CB (73), CU (83)
3rd: FB (88-91), SL (83-84)
4th: FB (89-91), SL (86), CB (73-74), CU (83)
5th: FB (89-92), SL (82-85), CB (73)
6th: FB (88-91), SL (82-86), CU (84)
6) David Purcey:
4/12: 113 pitches. 12 strikes swinging. 4 Fastballs (2 in 1st, 2 in 3rd), 8 Sliders (3 in 1st, 2nd, 3 in 4th, 5th)
- Purcey is a 6-4, 240 pound lefty. The 27 year old has a big frame that is maxed out, but doesn't appear to be any bad weight and he carries the weight very well. Drop and drive from a 3/4, almost high 3/4 release. His fastball has a little late run in on lefties, but can be fairly straight. His slider is a late breaking 2-7 with okay bite that can flatten out and it serves as his out pitch. His curve is an 11-5 offering with average depth. His change has some sink and fade from righties. Extremely inconsistent with the command of his off-speed offerings and his fastball (just from the wind). Should be a solid middle of the rotation starter if he can ever figure out his command.
2nd: FB (88-91), SL (83-84), CB (73)
3rd: FB (89-92), SL (80-84), CB (73), CU (81)
4th: FB (92-93), SL (81-86), CB (75)
5th: FB (90-92), SL (82-86)
7) Anthony Reyes:
4/12: 96 pitches. 3 strikes swinging. 2 Changeups (1st, 3rd), Fastball (2nd)
- Reyes is a 6-2, 230 pound righty. The 27 year old has a medium frame that is maxed out. 3/4 release with pretty clean mechanics. His fastball has good run in on righties with some sink. His change has good fade from lefties with solid sink that he will throw to righties. His curve is a 12-6 offering with slightly above average depth. He has a good mix of off-speed offerings, but his lack of velocity will prevent him from being anymore then a # 5 starter.
2nd: FB (85-89), CB (74-75)
3rd: FB (84-89), CB (76-78)
4th: FB (85-90), CU (74)
5th: FB (86-90), CU (72-75)
6th: FB (85-90), CB (75), CU (73-75)
8) Brian Burres:
4/30: 54 pitches. 3 strikes swinging. 2 Sliders (2 in 2nd), Changeup (3rd)
- Burres is a 6-2, 175 pound lefty. The 28 year old has a medium frame that can add a ton more muscle everywhere. He has the body of 16 year old high schooler. Over the top release with pretty clean mechanics and drop and drive delivery. Fastball has some run in on lefties. His curve is a 11-5 offering with average depth. His change has some fade from righties with little to no sink. His slider is a sharp 11-5 with good bite. Another guy who will struggle to be an effective pitcher at AAA, let alone the majors.
2nd: FB (88-90), CU (81-82), CB (73-74), SL (81-84)
3rd: FB (87-90), CU (81), SL (82)
9) Troy Percival:
4/28: 16 pitches. 1 strike swinging. Fastball
- Percival is a 6-3, 255 pound righty. The 40 year old has a medium frame that is maxed out. 3/4 release. His fastball has good run in on righties with some sink. His change is fairly straight and may fade a little from lefties that he will throw to righties. His curve is a 1-7 offering with average depth. I think he is done and it might be good for the Rays that he got hurt so Howell could become closer.
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