IronPigs Observations: 8/13 vs. Louisville

1. Michael Taylor is a 6-6, 260 pound 23 year old. The man child has a massive frame that is maxed out. He has a twitchy elbow and holds his hands close to him. His trigger is a lean back, cocking of the bat and a stride. His swing can get long at times, but he does have above average bat speed to help compensate for it. All fields raw power and is an average runner. He has an above average arm. He is either extremely slow getting out of the box or he dogs it down the line.
2. Drew Stubbs is a 6-4, 205 pound 24 year old. The center fielder has a big frame that can add a lot more muscle. He has a slightly open stance with a bat tap with a swing that can get long at times. He will bunt for hits and legged out a sac bunt with a time of 4.1 seconds.
3. Ben Jukich is a 26 year old lefty. The 6-5, 205 pound lefty has a big frame that can add a lot more muscle and is a long and lanky kid that is pretty skinny. He came from an over the top release, though he will drop down to 3/4 at times and has mechanics similar to those of Jamie Moyer. His fastball has a little sink and run in on lefties. His curve is a 11-5 with above average depth and will try to serve as his meal ticket. His slider is a 11-5 pitch with okay bite and his change has good fade from righties with solid sink. He has an average pick-off move. He pitched at 83-88 with his fastball, low 80's with his slider, 73-76 with the deuce and 78-81 with his change
4. Joe Savery is the guy we wanted to see and he is a 6-3, 215 pound left hander. The 23 year old has a medium frame that can add a little more muscle and has a little bit of a squatty build. He came from an over the top release. His fastball has a little run in on lefties. His change has good fade from righties with a little sink and it looks like a fastball out of his hand. His slider is a 11-5 with solid bite, but it is loopy and he will hang the pitch. He pitched at 87-89 with his fastball, 76-81 with the slider and 74-76 with the changeup. Savery looks like a back-end guy and doesn't project to throw much harder. His slider is a below average pitch, while both his fastball and change are average.