Comments on: Tyler Glasnow Hits 96 MPH in State College Spikes Debut

By: Tim Williams

Tim Williams — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:51:00 +0000

He drew consideration in the last rankings. This velocity increase definitely improves his chances.

By: F Lang

F Lang — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 17:49:00 +0000

Is Glasnow suddenly a top 20 Bucs prospect because of his velocity, stuff, results, and upside? I would say he has to be.

By: John Eshleman

John Eshleman — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:36:00 +0000

Only one or two change-ups. He was very raw out of H.S. after growing 8 inches rapidly, which is probably why he was under the radar.

By: e poc

e poc — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 13:56:00 +0000

Thanks. That’s very interesting. I wonder what they’ll do if he loses that movement when he starts “finishing” the pitch. I also wonder if they shouldn’t just let him tinker with this unfinished two-seamer, because a 91 MPH slider would be a pretty damn awesome thing to have in his arsenal.

By: Lee Young

Lee Young — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 12:21:00 +0000

Nice to see one of our ‘projectable’ pitchers actually, uh, you know, ‘project’.

By: emjayinTN

emjayinTN — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 09:03:00 +0000

John: Thanks for the comments on Tyler Glasnow and especially the detail of the pitches, locations, mph’s, etc. Did he throw any/many changeups, which, coming out of the draft, he was said to have a decent change. What a future – 6’7″, hitting 95/96 and just turned 19. Signed to attend Portland U before the draft, it seems big D-1 colleges missed the boat on this kid, but not the Pirates.

By: John Eshleman

John Eshleman — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 05:42:00 +0000

I asked Mess and Glasnow about it and they said two-seamer. It can have
a sliding action when the pitcher doesn’t ‘finish’ the pitch, as Mess noted to me. Because it was down, it was effective.

By: e poc

e poc — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 05:22:00 +0000

You say that Glasnow’s two-seamer moved away from RHH. Is that a mistake? Two-seamers usually move to the arm side. Was it maybe a cutter?