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target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">&commat;DrakeMann4<&sol;a><&sol;strong><br>Follow Prospects Worldwide on Twitter&colon; <strong><a rel&equals;"noreferrer noopener" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;twitter&period;com&sol;JTillinghast27" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank">&commat;JTillinghast27<&sol;a><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;98&period;1 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad2" id&equals;"quads-ad2" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<hr class&equals;"wp-block-separator is-style-wide" &sol;>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>1&period;6 RHP Emerson Hancock &&num;8211&semi; Georgia <&sol;strong><br><strong>21 Years Old &&num;8211&semi; Throws&colon; R Bats&colon; R &&num;8211&semi; 6’4 &&num;8211&semi; 213 lbs &&num;8211&semi; ETA&colon; 2023<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Fastball<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>Changeup<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>Slider<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>Curveball<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>Control<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>FV<&sol;strong><&sol;td><&sol;tr><tr><td><strong>60&sol;70<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>55&sol;60<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>50&sol;60<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>45&sol;55<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>55&sol;60<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>60<&sol;strong><&sol;td><&sol;tr><&sol;tbody><&sol;table><figcaption>Present&sol;Future Grades<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">This standout from Georgia&comma; Hancock struggled in his first year to a 5&period;10 ERA in 77&period;2 innings pitched&period; He walked 3&period;8 batters per 9 innings and had a 1&period;34 WHIP&period; The positive about Hancock’s freshman year at Georgia was his promising 0&period;8 HR&sol;9 allowed and his 8&period;7 K&sol;9&period; In his second season&comma; he fared much better having a 1&period;99 ERA&comma; 1&period;8 BB&sol;9&comma; 0&period;5 HR&sol;9&comma; and a 9&period;7 K&sol;9 in 90&period;1 innings pitched&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">One thing that became imminent with Hancock was he had a slight health concern after he had a lat injury in 2019 limiting him to 14 games pitched all year&period; When Covid-19 canceled the 2020 college baseball season&comma; this in turn crumbled Hancock’s chances to prove he was healthy and continue his success over a full season&period; Let&&num;8217&semi;s talk about his stuff&comma; Hancock had one of the best repertoires this draft&period; He has a fastball that&&num;8217&semi;s registered at a 2&comma;430 RPM &lpar;MLB average 2&comma;250 &&num;8211&semi; 2&comma;350 RPM&rpar; and 15&period;4 inches of vertical break on his fastball that he touches 97 MPH and is consistently 93-95 with arm side run on it as well&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">His best secondary offering is his slider that has 6&period;3 inches of vertical movement and batters had a 57&period;1&percnt; swing and miss rate on that pitch&period; He also displays a curveball with 12-6 like movement that he uses sparingly and a surprisingly good changeup that has a chance to be a plus pitch going forward with its late sinking action and 11&period;8 inches of vertical movement&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Mechanically&comma; he’s fluid and repeats his delivery well&period; Hancock throws from a three-quarter arm slot and commands all his pitches making for low walk rates&period; I’ve even seen him throw from a slightly lower arm slot at times just to create a little deception in his delivery&period; The Mariners started strong with getting the best pitching prospect this draft and he should rise rather quickly through the minors&comma; making for another solid upside pitcher in their system&period; Don’t look now but the Mariners are building something and maybe competing sooner rather than later&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"LeipnD6q" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- Display Ad --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-7814068302911952" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1407500180" &NewLine; 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href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;8CjBepd7gnQ" placeholder><amp-img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;8CjBepd7gnQ&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" alt&equals;"YouTube Poster" layout&equals;"fill" object-fit&equals;"cover"><noscript><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;8CjBepd7gnQ&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" loading&equals;"lazy" decoding&equals;"async" alt&equals;"YouTube Poster"><&sol;noscript><&sol;amp-img><&sol;a><&sol;amp-youtube><&sol;span>&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>2&period;43 OF Zach DeLoach &&num;8211&semi; Texas A&amp&semi;M <&sol;strong><br><strong>21 Years Old &&num;8211&semi; Bats&colon; L &&num;8211&semi; Throws&colon; R &&num;8211&semi; 6’1”- 210 lbs &&num;8211&semi; ETA&colon; 2023<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Hit<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>RAW PWR<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>PWR<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>FLD<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>ARM<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>RUN<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>FV<&sol;strong><&sol;td><&sol;tr><tr><td><strong>30&sol;50<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>45&sol;55<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>25&sol;45<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>40&sol;50<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>55&sol;55<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>50&sol;55<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>55<&sol;strong><&sol;td><&sol;tr><&sol;tbody><&sol;table><figcaption>Present&sol;Future Grades<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">This is an interesting pick&comma; DeLoach who had an up-and-down college career&comma; where at Texas A&amp&semi;M he struggled to hit consistently and ended up producing a &period;261&sol;&period;368&sol;&period;397 with 11 home runs and a &period;766 OPS in 558 plate appearances&period; However&comma; his time in the Cape Cod League and Northwoods League would prove differently&comma; he hit &period;335&sol;&period;416&sol;&period;514 with 10 home runs and a &period;930 OPS in 382 plate appearances&period; In 2020&comma; DeLoach set a career-high with six home runs in only 18 games and 77 at-bats&period; Much like Hancock the shortened season didn’t let DeLoach show scouts that he was capable of putting up his Cape Cod numbers over a longer stretch&comma; this dropped his draft stock just a bit&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">In terms of a stance&comma; he is quiet in the box while having an open stance that lets him get to the inside pitch better&period; He hits the inside pitch extremely well from his quick hands and smooth left-handed stroke with good gap-to-gap power in his bat&period; As for over the fence power there’s some projection as we’ll start seeing 10-15 home run power out of his bat&period; There are no issues with using a wood bat as he hits better using them &lpar;that is what makes his college struggles so interesting&period;&rpar;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">In the outfield&comma; DeLoach has average range and a solid accurate arm so corner outfield seems like the logical position for him&comma; but he can play all three spots well&comma; so there’s versatility&period; He has average speed to round out his tools&period; The Mariners dipped into the college pool quite a bit this draft&comma; the high upside of DeLoach could reek of major benefits for them as he’s one breakout away from being on everyone&&num;8217&semi;s radar&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich 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src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;0cN3sBhfs6U&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" loading&equals;"lazy" decoding&equals;"async" alt&equals;"YouTube Poster"><&sol;noscript><&sol;amp-img><&sol;a><&sol;amp-youtube><&sol;span>&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>2&period;64 P Connor Phillips &&num;8211&semi; Mclennan Community College &lpar;TX&rpar; <&sol;strong><br><strong> 19 Years Old &&num;8211&semi; Bats&colon; R &&num;8211&semi; Throws&colon; R &&num;8211&semi; 6’2” &&num;8211&semi; 190 lbs &&num;8211&semi; ETA&colon; 2025<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><table><tbody><tr><td>Fastball<&sol;td><td>Changeup<&sol;td><td>Curveball<&sol;td><td>Control<&sol;td><td>FV<&sol;td><&sol;tr><tr><td>45&sol;60<&sol;td><td>35&sol;45<&sol;td><td>40&sol;60<&sol;td><td>30&sol;40<&sol;td><td>50<&sol;td><&sol;tr><&sol;tbody><&sol;table><figcaption>Present&sol;Future Grades<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Instead of committing to Louisiana State&comma; Phillips would attend Mclennan Community College&comma; it worked in his favor as he was the first junior college player taken off the board at pick number 64&period; Phillips is another high upside arm taken this draft by the Mariners&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Phillips has a three-pitch mix that includes a fastball&comma; curveball&comma; and changeup&period; His fastball is his best pitch that at times has some late movement but is 92-93 and can touch the high 90’s&period; His best secondary pitch is his curveball that has plenty of depth to it in the high 70’s&period; The one problem with his curveball is he hangs it too much&period; However&comma; once his release point becomes more constant that could also become a plus pitch going forward&period; He’s mainly a two-pitch pitcher but he also has a changeup in the low 80’s that could truly make his arsenal that much better if he can polish it to be more consistent&comma; this will be especially needed when he advances to higher levels of the minors&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">I worry a bit with his mechanics as he puts some stress on his elbow with the way he throws&period; Plus&comma; it’s a high effort delivery making for even more worry&period; The one thing about his delivery is it&&num;8217&semi;s deceptive and he hides the ball well&period; This makes his fastball look harder than it is and in turn&comma; harder to square up&period; Phillips is one name to watch for the Mariners as the stuff is there for the 19-year-old but the control and command aren’t&comma; that&&num;8217&semi;s where it’ll be one interesting follow for any baseball fan&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class&equals;"wp-block-embed&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;<span class&equals;"embed-youtube" style&equals;"text-align&colon;center&semi; display&colon; block&semi;"><amp-youtube data-videoid&equals;"Z3cShO3BMCg" data-param-rel&equals;"1" data-param-showsearch&equals;"0" data-param-showinfo&equals;"1" data-param-iv&lowbar;load&lowbar;policy&equals;"1" data-param-fs&equals;"1" data-param-hl&equals;"en-US" data-param-autohide&equals;"2" data-param-wmode&equals;"transparent" width&equals;"640" height&equals;"360" layout&equals;"responsive"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;Z3cShO3BMCg" placeholder><amp-img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;Z3cShO3BMCg&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" alt&equals;"YouTube Poster" layout&equals;"fill" object-fit&equals;"cover"><noscript><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;Z3cShO3BMCg&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" loading&equals;"lazy" decoding&equals;"async" alt&equals;"YouTube Poster"><&sol;noscript><&sol;amp-img><&sol;a><&sol;amp-youtube><&sol;span>&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>3&period;78 2B Kaden Polcovich &&num;8211&semi; Oklahoma State <&sol;strong><br><strong>21 Years Old &&num;8211&semi; Bats&colon; S &&num;8211&semi; Throws&colon; R &&num;8211&semi; 5’8” &&num;8211&semi; 180 lbs &&num;8211&semi; ETA&colon; 2024<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>HIT<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>RAW PWR<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>PWR<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>FLD<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>ARM<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>RUN<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>FV<&sol;strong><&sol;td><&sol;tr><tr><td><strong>25&sol;45<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>30&sol;40<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>20&sol;35<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>40&sol;50<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>40&sol;40<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>50&sol;50<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>45<&sol;strong><&sol;td><&sol;tr><&sol;tbody><&sol;table><figcaption>Present&sol;Future Grades<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Polcovich didn’t break out until 2019 when he played in the Cape Cod League and hit &period;305&sol;&period;426&sol;&period;473 with four home runs and a &period;899 OPS in 162 plate appearances&period; Before Covid-19 ended the 2020 college season Polcovich continued his tear hitting &period;344&sol;&period;494&sol;&period;578 with two home runs and a 1&period;072 OPS in 64 plate appearances&period; Now&comma; this is a confusing pick to me&comma; he only managed 283 plate appearances in three seasons and struggled in his first season&period; While his tools are there his relatively small track record just concerns me that he may not hit his potential&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">But the switch-hitting Polcovich has some upside with the bat&comma; while he has very little over-the-fence power his high batting average and on-base percentage still makes him a top of the order threat going forward&period; His swing from the left side looks more natural and that’s where most of his gap to gap power comes from&period; Polcovich hits to all fields well&comma; making for a balanced hitter at the plate&period; His quick swing generates plenty of line drives and Polcovich has a slight slide step for his timing purposes&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">&nbsp&semi;He looks to remain at second long term with his below-average arm and decent range&comma; but he also can play third base and all three outfield positions&period; While he has average speed he won’t be much of a base-stealing threat going forward&period; In the end&comma; Polcovich needs some polishing on his tools but he still has a good chance to exceed current expectations of being a utility player and be a steal in the third round&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class&equals;"wp-block-embed&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;<span class&equals;"embed-youtube" style&equals;"text-align&colon;center&semi; display&colon; block&semi;"><amp-youtube data-videoid&equals;"v3bSb3tlxhk" data-param-rel&equals;"1" data-param-showsearch&equals;"0" data-param-showinfo&equals;"1" data-param-iv&lowbar;load&lowbar;policy&equals;"1" data-param-fs&equals;"1" data-param-hl&equals;"en-US" data-param-autohide&equals;"2" data-param-wmode&equals;"transparent" width&equals;"640" height&equals;"360" layout&equals;"responsive"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;v3bSb3tlxhk" placeholder><amp-img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;v3bSb3tlxhk&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" alt&equals;"YouTube Poster" layout&equals;"fill" object-fit&equals;"cover"><noscript><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;v3bSb3tlxhk&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" loading&equals;"lazy" decoding&equals;"async" alt&equals;"YouTube Poster"><&sol;noscript><&sol;amp-img><&sol;a><&sol;amp-youtube><&sol;span>&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>4&period;107 3B Tyler Keenan &&num;8211&semi; Ole Miss <&sol;strong><br><strong> 21 Years Old &&num;8211&semi; Bats&colon; L &&num;8211&semi; Throws&colon; R &&num;8211&semi; Bats&colon; L &&num;8211&semi; 6’4” &&num;8211&semi; 240 lbs &&num;8211&semi; ETA&colon; 2024<&sol;strong><&sol;p><div class&equals;"pgAWNyBS" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- Display Ad --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-7814068302911952" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1407500180" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>HIT<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>RAW PWR<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>PWR<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>FLD<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>ARM<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>RUN<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>FV<&sol;strong><&sol;td><&sol;tr><tr><td><strong>30&sol;45<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>30&sol;40<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>35&sol;55<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>40&sol;40<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>55&sol;55<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>25&sol;25<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>45<&sol;strong><&sol;td><&sol;tr><&sol;tbody><&sol;table><figcaption>Present&sol;Future Grades<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">The Ole Miss product&comma; Keenan&comma; is a power-hitting third baseman that might fit more as a first baseman just based on his build and range at third&period; In 2020&comma; he was mashing in 14 games&comma; hitting &period;403&sol;&period;488&sol;&period;791 with 7 home runs and a 1&period;279 OPS in 80 plate appearances&period; However&comma; in his college career&comma; he amassed 599 plate appearances and a &period;306&sol;&period;419&sol;&period;550 with 31 home runs and a &period;969 OPS&period; Keenan also spent 10 games in the Cape Cod League&comma; where he hit &period;300&sol;&period;432&sol;&period;467 with one home run and a &period;899 OPS&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Keenan is a pure power hitter that breaks all the way down to his swing&comma; he generates torque in his hips and his power is mainly to his pull side&comma; he has a longer swing meant to create loft and consistent fly ball contact&period; Unlike most power-hitting prospects&comma; Kennan has low strikeout rates and good plate discipline&period; He had a 17&period;4 K&percnt; and a 12&period;0 BB&percnt; during his time at Ole Miss&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">He’s a below-average runner and defensively&comma; I believe he has a future at first base in the long term as he has an above-average arm but lacks the necessary range to stay at third base in the long run&comma; even if his fielding regresses Keenan’s bat will guide him to a DH role&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-rich wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class&equals;"wp-block-embed&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;<span class&equals;"embed-youtube" style&equals;"text-align&colon;center&semi; display&colon; block&semi;"><amp-youtube data-videoid&equals;"n5hsx8EMrhQ" data-param-rel&equals;"1" data-param-showsearch&equals;"0" data-param-showinfo&equals;"1" data-param-iv&lowbar;load&lowbar;policy&equals;"1" data-param-fs&equals;"1" data-param-hl&equals;"en-US" data-param-autohide&equals;"2" data-param-wmode&equals;"transparent" width&equals;"640" height&equals;"360" layout&equals;"responsive"><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;n5hsx8EMrhQ" placeholder><amp-img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;n5hsx8EMrhQ&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" alt&equals;"YouTube Poster" layout&equals;"fill" object-fit&equals;"cover"><noscript><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;n5hsx8EMrhQ&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" loading&equals;"lazy" decoding&equals;"async" alt&equals;"YouTube Poster"><&sol;noscript><&sol;amp-img><&sol;a><&sol;amp-youtube><&sol;span>&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph"><strong>5&period;137 P Taylor Dollard &&num;8211&semi; Cal Poly State<&sol;strong><br><strong> 21 Years Old &&num;8211&semi; Bats&colon; R &&num;8211&semi; Throws &colon; R &&num;8211&semi; 6’3” &&num;8211&semi; 195 lbs &&num;8211&semi; ETA&colon; 2023<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>Fastball<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>Curveball<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>Changeup<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>Slider<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>Control<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>FV<&sol;strong><&sol;td><&sol;tr><tr><td><strong>45&sol;50<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>40&sol;45<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>40&sol;40<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>35&sol;55<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>55&sol;60<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td><strong>35<&sol;strong><&sol;td><&sol;tr><&sol;tbody><&sol;table><figcaption>Present&sol;Future Grades<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">Dollard is a lengthy athletic right-handed pitcher&comma; while his fastball is only 89-90 MPH consistently it touches 93&comma; his ability to control it and create sink with it makes it overall his best pitch&period; His secondary offerings include a slider&comma; curveball&comma; and changeup&period; The best is his slider that has plenty of horizontal movement in the low 80’s and a curveball that has some sharp bite to it in the low 70’s&period; The changeup he’ll occasionally use just as another offering for the hitters but has some potential with more use&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">He’s an absolute control freak&comma; in fact splitting time in the Cape Cod League and Cal Poly State he had a 2&period;2 BB&sol;9 in 111&period;1 innings&period; He also had a 9&period;8 K&sol;9 as well in that period&period; Dollard has an act for developing weak contact with his arsenal and that’s where he could rise rather quickly for the Mariners&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"44g7xUOZ" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-7814068302911952" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"2531094727"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph">He has good arm speed and uses a nice downhill plane to place all his pitches down in the zone making his sinker that much 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