 Nathan Vineyard (Perfect Game USA)
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Biographical Data | |
| Player Name: | Nathan Vineyard |
| Position: | Starting Pitcher |
| School: | Woodland High School, Emerson, Ga. |
| School Type: | High school |
| Academic Class: | Senior |
| Birthdate: | 10/03/86 |
| Height: | 6'3" |
| Weight: | 200 lbs. |
| Bats: | Left |
| Throws: | Left |
| Report Date(s): | 04/23/07 |
| Game(s): | Sequoyah HS |
Focus Area | Comments |
| Fastball: | Vineyard's fastball sat in the 88-91 mph range. |
| Fastball movement: | Vineyard has average life to his fastball. |
| Slider: | Right now, Vineyard's slider is average, but it's already an out pitch. |
| Changeup: | Vineyard's change is below-average now, but projects to be an average offering. |
| Control: | He's got below-average command currently, but with a good delivery, projects to have average or above-average command in the future. |
| Poise: | He's got good athletic actions on the mound and excellent aggressiveness in attacking hitters. |
| Physical Description: | The decently sized southpaw has a Jamie Walker-type body. |
| Medical Update: | Healthy. |
| Strengths: | He has the chance to have a three-pitch mix. He's got a good delivery and is athletic on the mound. |
| Weaknesses: | He needs more movement on his fastball because there's not a lot of projection to it. |
| Summary: | This is turning out to be a pretty good draft for high school lefties and Vineyard adds to the depth at the position. He has the chance to have a good three-pitch mix with a slider that is an out pitch right now. While there's not a ton of projection to make, he should improve on things like command and fastball movement. He might be a tick behind the top prep southpaws on draft day, but he won't fall too far. |