- Marc (not even going to try and respell or pronounce this cats name) is a 6-1, 205 pound lefty. The 23 year old has a medium frame that is close to being maxed out. He has a drop and drive delivery with a 3/4 release. He puts a lot of pressure on his back leg and pushes off very well. His slider is a slurvy 10-4 with solid bite. He throws 2 different types of fastballs: a straight 4-seam and a 2-seam with great run in on lefties and solid sink. His change has great sink and a little run in on righties, but it's break can be inconsistent and it can be straight. He has a lot of confidence in himself, willing (and preferring) to throw 3-2 sliders. He can struggle to finish his pitches and leave any of his pitches in the armside batters box. He has good stuff, but did start to tire as the game went deeper. He has flown through the Jays system, pitching all last season at low A and pitched at AA and AAA before making the bigs this year. I think his ceiling is that of a # 4 starter, but I think his best role is as a LOOGY, as the Rays lefties were extremely uncomfortable in the box against him.
1st: FB (87-88), SL (79-81), CU (83)
2nd: FB (86-88), SL (79-82)
3rd: FB (85-88), SL (79-80), CU (80)
4th: FB (86-88), SL (78-80), CU (81)
5th: FB (85-88), SL (78-80), CU (81)
6th: FB (86-88), SL (79-80), CU (81-82)
2) James Shields: 105 pitches. 7 strikes swinging. 3 on Fastballs (1st, 2nd, 5th), 3 on Changeups (1st, 2nd, 5th), Cutter (4th)
- He came from an over the top release and showed a fastball with good run in on righties with good sink, a cutter with good cut and a little sink, a change with good fade from lefties with above average sink that looks like a fastball out of his hand and a big breaking 12-6 curve with good depth. He will throw his changeup to righties.
1st: FB (90-92), CU (82), Cut (83-86), CB (78)
2nd: FB (89-91), CU (83), Cut (84-88), CB (74)
3rd: FB (90-93), CU (83-84), Cut (85-87), CB (77-78)
4th: FB (89-91), CU (82), Cut (85-86), CB (76-77)
5th: FB (89-92), CU (81), Cut (86-87)
6th: FB (87-91), CU (82), Cut (86-88), CB (77)
7th: FB (87-91), CU (82-83), Cut (83-87), CB (75)
8th: FB (89-90), Cut (84-85)
3) Shawn Camp: 29 pitches. 2 strikes swinging. Changeup (7th), Fastball (9th)
- Camp came from a 3/4 release and showed a 2-7 slider with solid bite, a fastball with good run in on righties and sink and a change he will throw to righties with good fade from lefties with sink.
7th: FB (88), CU (81-83)
8th: FB (85-87), SL (79), CU (81-84)
9th: FB (84-88), SL (79), CU (80-84)
4) Randy Choate: 1 pitch.
- Choate threw a fastball that had some run in Adam Lind.
8th: FB (85)
5) Chad Bradford: 2 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.
- Bradford is a 6-5, 215 pound 34 year old. The sidearming righty has a big frame that can add a little more muscle. His fastball has good run in on righties with a little sink.
8th: FB (78)
6) J.P. Howell: 21 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.
- Howell came from an over the top, almost high 3/4 release. His curveball is a big breaking 11-4 with good depth. His fastball has some run in on lefties with a little sink and his change is a straight change with some sink.
8th: FB (82-84), CB (76-80)
9th: FB (82-84), CB (80-81), CU (79)
7) Dan Wheeler: 21 pitches. 0 strikes swinging.
- Wheeler came from a high 3/4 release and showed a 2-seam fastball with some run in on righties and a little sink, a change with good fade from lefties with sink, a cutter with some cut and sink and a 2-7 slider with solid bite.
10th: FB (88-89), CU (84), Cut (82)
11th: FB (86-88), CU (82-84), Cut (81), SL (77-81)
8) Brandon League: 31 pitches. 3 strikes swinging. 3 Splitters (10th, 2 in 11th)
- League came from a 3/4 release and showed a split with excellent dive, a fastball with some run in on righties and a sharp 2-7 slider with above average bite.
10th: FB (94-95), Split (84-87)
11th: FB (95-97), Split (85-87), SL (87)
