[農場]Scouting Oakland Pitching Prospect Brett Hunter
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Scouting Oakland Pitching Prospect Brett Hunter
Brett Hunter | RHP | Drafted - Round 7, 2008 | Oakland Athletics
Hunter possesses some of the more unique mechanics of any pitcher drafted in
last June's draft. I see his mechanics as a much more exaggerated version of
Carlos Marmol.
The video of Hunter saw him pitching exclusively from the stretch without much
of a lifting of the knee. He's still takes a long stride by bending the back
leg and extending his front leg high and stretching it forward before landing.
http://www.baseball-intellect.com/Resources/brett-hunter.gif
You'll notice Hunter's upper body bends forward a great deal. This allows
Hunter to achieve some significant torque through the separation between his
torso and hips. Its that segment that reminds me of Marmol.
Below is the best shot I could get of Marmol from a side view. He has more of
a traditional leg kick he, but you can see how far the upper body bends forward
before springing back to a more upright position. It's almost as if he is
loading the torso and creating tension before its uncoiled forward.
http://www.baseball-intellect.com/Resources/carlos-marmol.gif
Hunter's arm action is long, as he straightens his arm completely out before
beginning the loading process. Like Marshall, you see the elbow above the
shoulder, but that's not actually the case since the upper body is bent forward
and the arm only appears to be above the shoulder. Hunter flips his arm around
in a somewhat unconventional way to get to a cocked position.
There are some injury concerns with Hunter as he spent much of his 2008 season
battling injuries to his shoulder. Anytime a pitcher is dealing with a shoulder
injury, it should be a cause for concern.
Stuff
Fastball - before hurting himself, Hunter's fastball would touch 97, though he
would more often sit between 92 and 95. He was clocked closer to 92 or 93 when
he got back from injury, which leads to more movement on the pitch. Overall,
Hunter's fastball is plus, flashing plus-plus at times. Command can be an issue
, however.
Curveball - it's more of a slurve that Hunter throws. He'll need to get more
consistent with the pitch in terms of tightness and command. He gets in trouble
when leaves the curveball up in the zone. The pitch plays as above average,
flashing plus at times. Hunter's curveball is on the right, while the fastball
is featured on the left:
http://www.baseball-intellect.com/Resources/brett-hunter-fastball.gif
One thing I noticed was the external rotation into release is different when he
throws his breaking ball and fastball. See if you can see the differences below
(fastball is on left, curveball is on right):
http://www.baseball-intellect.com/Resources/brett-hunter-release.gif
More force is applied to his arm throwing his fastball, so you're seeing his
forearm "lie back" a little further than when throwing his curveball. I think
he needs to do a better job of disguising his breaking ball at release or he'll
run the risk of tipping off his pitches. I do think I need to see a better
quality video to determine whether Hunter could actually be tipping off his
pitches.
My feeling is that Hunter will be best served as a reliever. I'm not sure he
has the command or the third pitch to make it as a starter--at least not at
this point. Plus, the bigger question is could he last 180 - 200 innings per
season? I'm not convinced he would be able to.
With all that said, the potential to be a top-flight set-up man or even a
closer from out of the bullpen is there, especially if he can harness the
command of his pitches.
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