What's the scouting report in this Archer brah?
Was just reading bout him.
"Four-Seam Fastball - For the record, he does throw a two-seam fastball, but there isnt much movement on it and he doesnt throw it much. He generally tops out at 95 mph, though Ive seen reports of hitting 97 mph on occasion. He generally gets his best results working in the 92-94 mph range with excellent movement on the ball. This is a plus-plus pitch for Archer."
"Slider Archer throws a hard slider, and when his command allows it, he throws it with great success. If he attacks batters with his fastball and sets them up for his 85 mph slider, its a pretty deadly combo. I would like to call it a plus-plus pitch, but he still needs to show better command to get ahead of hitters."
"Change-up As with the two-seam fastball, Archer does offer a curveball from time to time, but his 3rd pitch is a work-in-progress change-up. Its not very deceptive at this point and is a below average pitch. Developing this will be vital to his success in the big leagues."
"Mechanics - Archer himself admits that it all starts for him with balance on the pitching rubber. Where it starts is balance over the rubber, Archer answered. Thats more of a baseball term. Normal people at home probably wouldnt understand, but balance over the rubber is where everything starts for me. Lacking that consistent balance this year, Archer said hes rushing his delivery and just getting going too soon. This was evident with the 80 walks in 134 1/3 innings pitched. He has a pretty fluid over the top motion that causes his fastball to sink, but theres really no deception in it. His mechanics are pretty clean and hes even worked with Dr. Donn T. Dimond, PT OCS who specializes in Pathophysiology and Mechanics of the Shoulder with Labs to decrease the risk of incidents of injuries."