http://www.baseball-intellect.com/scouting-tyler-matzek/ I’ve stayed quiet so far in regards to the 2009 baseball draft as I’ll be doing most of my draft reports after the draft, but I do want to provide some thoughts on a some of the top players leading up to the draft, specifically the high school pitching prospects in hopes that people will be able to differentiate what each prospect offers. Amongst the top left handed pitching high school prospects in this year’s draft are: Tyler Matzek, Matt Purke, and Tyler Skaggs. We start with Matzek… Tyler Matzek | LHP | Capistrano Valley High School in California Label - The Safe Pick Signability - Pretty good bet to sign based on most reports Teams Linked to Matzek - He’s been linked to most teams in the top-10 with the exception of Washington. Matzek seems most linked to San Francisco and Cincinnati. Body Type - Very good pitcher’s build with some projection remaining Stuff Fastball - 90 - 94 with above average life…shows an ability to sink or cut the pitch…uses it to both sides of the plate…controls it well, but the actual command of the pitch could still use some work…potential for an increase in velocity as he continues to fill out his frame Slider - Clocked between 82 and 84…good break across the plate…gets right handers to swing over top of it Curveball - Slow 11-to-6 curve clocked in the low 70’s…an excellent change-of-pace pitch to use when hitters are sitting on something hard…a little inconsistent as he’s prone to hanging it at times Change-Up - An average pitch, which may not sound like much, but you have to consider the fact that many high school level pitchers don’t even show a feel for a change-up, let alone have an average one. Mechanics Clean, though unspectacular mechanics…employs a sort of twist or turn of his upper body as he strides into foot plant in order to generate a healthy amount of separation between his torso and hips. He also scap loads well, stretching the elastic muscles and tendons in the shoulder region, which helps with velocity…his arm action does have a bit of length to it. Other Notes Doesn’t have explosive stuff, but does everything well. Has an advanced feel for pitching, especially for a high schooler and could move much quicker than your typical prep arm. Best Case Outcome - Front of the rotation starter…probably closer to a No. 2 than a No. 1 More Likely Outcome - No. 3 starter Up Next - Matt Purke --

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