[選秀] 3. Robby Rowland
BA report: When scouts use the term "projection righthander," Rowland is
exactly the type of pitcher they're talking about with his body type,
athleticism and bloodlines. At 6-foot-6, 210 pounds, Rowland looks the part of
a young Josh Johnson. He is one of the top basketball players in California and
could have accepted scholarships to small Division I programs as a shooting
guard. Rowland's father Rich is a former big league catcher (Tigers and Red Sox
from 1990-1995), and his older brother is a college catcher. As for his actual
abilities, Rowland pitches with an 87-90 mph fastball and touches 92. He uses
a split-finger fastball as his primary out pitch, with an inconsistent
overhand curveball, a changeup and recently developed cutter/slider. Rowland
has a loose, easy, quick arm stroke from an overhand slot. When he takes his
time to get out over his front leg, he gets good tilt and late run and his
curveball then shows as future average pitch. He has signed with Oregon.
PG report: SCOUTING PROFILE (3/1):The 6-foot-6, 205-pound Rowland is the top
pitching prospect in Northern California and could also stake a claim for being
the best basketball player in the 2010 baseball class nationally. He has
received much more attention, in fact, for his exploits on the basketball court
, where he averaged 26.5 points and 14.5 rebounds a game this winter and
finished as the 26th leading scorer (2,548 points) in California prep history.
His near and long-term future, though, appears to be on the mound. Rowland has
a very easy, low-effort delivery and a smooth, tension-free arm action that
produces a low-90s fastball that will bump 93-94 mph occasionally. His
curveball is a good second pitch and he does a nice job throwing strikes with
all his pitches. Rowland’s athleticism, size and arm action make scouts
believe that he hasn’t reached anywhere near his potential on the mound.
Scouts also appreciate his bloodlines, as Rowland’s father, Rich, caught in
the major leagues for 10 years. Rowland has signed to play baseball at Oregon,
although there is speculation that he might also play basketball at the
Pac-10 school should he not end up in professional baseball first.
—DAVID RAWNSLEY
UPDATE (5/15): Rowland’s velocity has never taken the tick up from a steady
90-92 mph that many scouts had hoped for this spring, although there have
been no complaints about his consistency either. In fact, he has been
brilliant, at times, never more so than on April 14, when he threw a perfect
game and struck out 13 while making just 71 pitches over seven innings. He
didn’t allow a run through his first four starts, and through 58 innings was
6-1, 0.24 with 10 walks and 105 strikeouts. Scouts still believe there’s
more velocity is in there, only that bump now would have probably moved the
6-6 righthander up into first-round contention.—DR
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