[Scouting Report] Ross Seaton

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Ross Seaton

RHP

HS

L-R

6-4

215

Second Baptist

Sugar Land, Texas

9/18/1989

SCOUTING REPORT (3/1):

Seaton has been one of the fastest-rising pitchers in the high school ranks this spring. His stock shot up with an early-season, five-inning perfect game in which he struck out 12, induced three ground balls back to the himself and was clocked at 96 mph. He is another in the long line of two-way prospects in the 2008 prep class and Tulane is looking forward to using him as both a righthanded pitcher and lefthanded-hitting outfielder—should he make it to school. Seaton’s best tools from a pro prospective are on the mound. He’s very loose and projectable, with a long, smooth arm action and very consistent stuff.

Seaton是這個春天竄升最快的高中投手.　他的評價從季初一場五局的完全比賽開始飛升，那場比賽12K加三個滾回投手丘的滾地出局，最快球速飆到96mph．　他在Tulane的招生名單上名列右投手和左打外野手．　不過他當投手的評價還是高於野手．　他的未來性相當可預期，因為他的高天份配上平穩且延展性極佳的揮臂動作．

His fastball sat at 88-89 mph last fall but he has been consistently in the 91-93 mph range this spring, and he complements the pitch with a nasty 79 mph slider that some scouts have called a curveball because of its depth. He also has a low-70s curveball and changeup that are quality pitches. Seaton is a polished pitcher in terms of his command and approach, and has added the strength and velocity to get scouts excited. He had 108 strikeouts in 73 innings as a junior to go with a 1.97 ERA and also hit seven home runs. He has big-time raw power, but swings and misses at a high rate. He can cover 60 yards in 6.75 seconds.

他去年秋天時速球大約落在88-89mph，不過到今年春天他已經可以穩定的投到91-93mph．　搭配他速球的是79mph非常噁心的滑球，甚至有球探都認為那是曲球．　Seaton的控球和投球方式都非常成熟，當他把球速提升一個層級後球探就不停的流口水．　高三73局的投球中送出103次三振，ERA1.73，另外他也轟了7發HR，他有很棒的power不過也有很高的揮空率．　他的60碼衝刺大約6.75秒．

—DAVID RAWNSLEY

UPDATE (5/15):

Seaton maintained his low-90s stuff under close scouting scrutiny all spring, and seems poised to go in the first round as one of the first high school pitchers taken—a scenario that would have been hard to imagine at the start of the year. He posted incredible numbers this year, going 9-0, 0.91 with 112 K’s and only six walks in 61 innings. He also hit .390-7-30 as an outfielder.—DR

Seaton low-90的速球今年一直很穩定的展現在球探面前，他甚至有可能是第一輪第一個被挑中的高中投手．　今年的球季他留下非常噁心的0.91ERA，在61局中送出112K只有6次保送．　擔任外野手也留下.390　7HR　30RBI的成績．