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<blockquote data-quote="GT baseball fan" data-source="post: 775628" data-attributes="member: 4976"><p>Part 2</p><p>Bullpen: 65</p><p>One of the five pitchers listed above will wind up as a big-time weapon in the bullpen, perhaps serving as a swingman or stopper (a role that has suited Archer very well in the past). This is a very deep bullpen filled with power righties and quality lefthanders, allowing Borrell to mix and match liberally. At the back end, the massive 6-foot-6, 271-pound Maxwell is an intimidating presence with some of the most overpowering raw stuff in all of college baseball. In the fall, he sat 95-97 and bumped 99, and his fastball exploded through the zone with an elite spin rate in the 2500-2700 range. He also can miss bats with an 83-84 mph slider with big tilt that consistently spun in the 2700 rpm range. If he can throw enough strikes, he could be a first-team All-America closer.</p><p> </p><p>3YR SO Chance Huff, a Vanderbilt transfer like Malloy, could fit as the primary setup man after running his heater up to 97 and pitching at 91-94 this fall, along with the makings of two quality breaking balls and a functional changeup. 2YR FR righthander Jackson Finley should be another key late-innings option, a physical and athletic two-way talent who also has light-tower raw power at the plate. But he’s more advanced as a pitcher, and Hall predicted he “has a chance to really explode” in his second year at Tech. He showed 93-96 mph heat this fall, and he made huge strides with his breaking ball, which now can be a true out pitch.</p><p> </p><p>Other key bullpen options from the right side include veteran Hugh Chapman, transfer John Medich, and freshman Dawson Brown. Chapman has battled the injury bug throughout his Georgia Tech career, but he had a very good fall, showing good command of an 89-92 fastball and a quality 12-to-6 curveball. His veteran presence is an asset. Medich, a transfer from Division III Rhodes (Tenn.) College, worked his way back from Tommy John surgery to pitch 10 innings last spring, and Hall said he was up to 95 mph this fall along with an improving breaking ball. Brown, the son of former Yellow Jacket great and major leaguer Kevin Brown, battled some arm soreness at times this fall, but he showed promising stuff at the end of the fall, working at 89-92 with a high spin rate up to 2522 rpm and a decent slider at 79-82. The coaches are excited about his upside.</p><p> </p><p>Expect 4YR SO Sam Crawford, 2YR FR Dalton Smith and 4YR SO Joseph Mannelly to serve as the primary bullpen options from the left side — and that’s a nice group. Crawford and Smith combine to make 14 appearances last spring, and both posted sub-2.00 ERAs, while Mannelly was out with Tommy John surgery. Crawford has the biggest arm of the trio, with a fastball that bumped 94-95 this fall, along with a plus changeup at 80 mph with serious tumble and a solid sharp downer curveball at 76-78. His emergence is a great player-development success story, as he originally arrived at Tech as a walk-on throwing in the low 80s. Smith showed a plus changeup with fade, sink and deception this summer in the Coastal Plain League, making his 84-89 mph fastball play up some. He also is making progress with his sweeping slurve at 78-79. Mannelly was coming on strong before his injury, showing 92 mph heat, but he was 87-90 and topped out at 91 in our fall look. He offers a different look from a higher slot, and his calling card is a big downer curveball at 73-75 with tight spin up to 2875 rpm.</p><p> </p><p>Experience/Intangibles: 50</p><p>Remarkably, for all its talent over the years, Georgia Tech has not won a regional since 2006, and that drought had started to feel like a heavy burden hanging over the program in recent years. It started to feel like Tech needs to prove it knows how to win in the postseason again — and it still does. But the culture has shifted, and there was fantastic energy around Russ Chandler Stadium in the final fall scrimmage (which was punctuated by the sounds of a construction crew hard at work on a major ballpark improvement project down the third-base side). It just feels like the program is trending in the right direction, particularly with Borrell leading the pitching staff and James Ramsey on board to spearhead the recruiting efforts and help lead the offense.</p><p> </p><p>But this is still a pretty young and largely unproven team, and how the super-talented group of second-year and first-year players mature this spring will be the biggest key for Georgia Tech’s season. But it helps that Tech does have a veteran leadership core of proven upperclassmen like Waddell, Hall, Wilhite, Archer and Hurter to lead the way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GT baseball fan, post: 775628, member: 4976"] Part 2 Bullpen: 65 One of the five pitchers listed above will wind up as a big-time weapon in the bullpen, perhaps serving as a swingman or stopper (a role that has suited Archer very well in the past). This is a very deep bullpen filled with power righties and quality lefthanders, allowing Borrell to mix and match liberally. At the back end, the massive 6-foot-6, 271-pound Maxwell is an intimidating presence with some of the most overpowering raw stuff in all of college baseball. In the fall, he sat 95-97 and bumped 99, and his fastball exploded through the zone with an elite spin rate in the 2500-2700 range. He also can miss bats with an 83-84 mph slider with big tilt that consistently spun in the 2700 rpm range. If he can throw enough strikes, he could be a first-team All-America closer. 3YR SO Chance Huff, a Vanderbilt transfer like Malloy, could fit as the primary setup man after running his heater up to 97 and pitching at 91-94 this fall, along with the makings of two quality breaking balls and a functional changeup. 2YR FR righthander Jackson Finley should be another key late-innings option, a physical and athletic two-way talent who also has light-tower raw power at the plate. But he’s more advanced as a pitcher, and Hall predicted he “has a chance to really explode” in his second year at Tech. He showed 93-96 mph heat this fall, and he made huge strides with his breaking ball, which now can be a true out pitch. Other key bullpen options from the right side include veteran Hugh Chapman, transfer John Medich, and freshman Dawson Brown. Chapman has battled the injury bug throughout his Georgia Tech career, but he had a very good fall, showing good command of an 89-92 fastball and a quality 12-to-6 curveball. His veteran presence is an asset. Medich, a transfer from Division III Rhodes (Tenn.) College, worked his way back from Tommy John surgery to pitch 10 innings last spring, and Hall said he was up to 95 mph this fall along with an improving breaking ball. Brown, the son of former Yellow Jacket great and major leaguer Kevin Brown, battled some arm soreness at times this fall, but he showed promising stuff at the end of the fall, working at 89-92 with a high spin rate up to 2522 rpm and a decent slider at 79-82. The coaches are excited about his upside. Expect 4YR SO Sam Crawford, 2YR FR Dalton Smith and 4YR SO Joseph Mannelly to serve as the primary bullpen options from the left side — and that’s a nice group. Crawford and Smith combine to make 14 appearances last spring, and both posted sub-2.00 ERAs, while Mannelly was out with Tommy John surgery. Crawford has the biggest arm of the trio, with a fastball that bumped 94-95 this fall, along with a plus changeup at 80 mph with serious tumble and a solid sharp downer curveball at 76-78. His emergence is a great player-development success story, as he originally arrived at Tech as a walk-on throwing in the low 80s. Smith showed a plus changeup with fade, sink and deception this summer in the Coastal Plain League, making his 84-89 mph fastball play up some. He also is making progress with his sweeping slurve at 78-79. Mannelly was coming on strong before his injury, showing 92 mph heat, but he was 87-90 and topped out at 91 in our fall look. He offers a different look from a higher slot, and his calling card is a big downer curveball at 73-75 with tight spin up to 2875 rpm. Experience/Intangibles: 50 Remarkably, for all its talent over the years, Georgia Tech has not won a regional since 2006, and that drought had started to feel like a heavy burden hanging over the program in recent years. It started to feel like Tech needs to prove it knows how to win in the postseason again — and it still does. But the culture has shifted, and there was fantastic energy around Russ Chandler Stadium in the final fall scrimmage (which was punctuated by the sounds of a construction crew hard at work on a major ballpark improvement project down the third-base side). It just feels like the program is trending in the right direction, particularly with Borrell leading the pitching staff and James Ramsey on board to spearhead the recruiting efforts and help lead the offense. But this is still a pretty young and largely unproven team, and how the super-talented group of second-year and first-year players mature this spring will be the biggest key for Georgia Tech’s season. But it helps that Tech does have a veteran leadership core of proven upperclassmen like Waddell, Hall, Wilhite, Archer and Hurter to lead the way. [/QUOTE]
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