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Draft  | Prospect Scouting Reports  | 5/27/2016

2016 MLB Draft Pack: May 27

David Rawnsley      Jheremy Brown     
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Previous MLB Draft Packs:

March 18: Josh Lowe, Matt Manning, A.J. Puk, Nick Senzel, Mike Shawaryn, Alex Speas, Bryan Reynolds, Blake Rutherford, Taylor Trammell, Robert Tyler.
March 25: Braxton Garrett, Dakota Hudson, Connor Jones, Reggie Lawson, Kyle Lewis, Drew Mendoza, Mickey Moniak, Corey Ray, Buddy Reed, Forrest Whitley
April 1: Bryson Brigman, Zack Collins, Carlos Cortes, Jason Groome, Daulton Jefferies, Chris Okey, Delvin Perez, Nicholas Quintana, Cole Ragans, Logan Shore
April 8: Will Benson, Austin Bergner, Zack Burdi, Luis Curbelo, Zac Gallen, Anfernee Grier, Zach Jackson, Nolan Jones, Riley Pint, Matt Thaiss
April 15: Nick Banks, Ryan Boldt, Ben Bowden, Kevin Gowdy, Cooper Johnson, Charles King, Eric Lauer, Joe Rizzo, Walker Robbins, Jordan Sheffield
April 22: Ian Anderson, Bo Bichette, Justin Dunn, Lucas Erceg, David Hamilton, Alec Hansen, Cole Irvin, Alexis Torres, Ryan Zeferjahn, T.J. Zeuch
April 29: Peter Alonso, Bailey Clark, Zach Hess, Anthony Kay, Carter Kieboom, Matt Krook, Ben Rortvedt, Cody Sedlock, Cole Stobbe, Avery Tuck
May 6: C.J. Chatham, Jon Duplantier, Kyle Funkhouser, Nick Hanson, Thomas Hatch, Thomas Jones, Gavin Lux, Braeden Ogle, Heath Quinn, Joey Wentz
May 13: Shaun Anderson, Bobby Dalbec, Dane Dunning, John Flowers, Jake Fraley, Jared Horn, Brandon Marsh, Kyle Muller, Jake Rogers, Nonie Williams
May 20: Corbin Burnes, Will Craig, Dalton Feeney, Nick Lodolo, Nolan Martinez, Sean Murphy, A.J. Puckett, Hudson Sanchez, Nick Solak, Colton Welker

Prospects covered this week: Keegan Akin, Matthias Dietz, Mario Feliciano, Tyler Fitzgerald, Alex Kirilloff, Jesus Luzardo, Easton McGee, Braden Webb, J.B. Woodman, Stephen Wrenn.





Keegan Akin – LHP

Height/Weight: 6-1/195
Bats/Throws: L/L
College: Western Michigan
Hometown: Midland, Mich.
Projected Draft Round: 3-5

Akin has been a big part of the Western Michigan pitching staff for three years now, but it's really only been the last year or so that he's jumped onto the national radar as a legitimate draft prospect. Following a stellar summer in the Cape Cod Baseball League, he has been absolutely dominant as the Broncos' Friday night starter in 2016. As of this writing, he's thrown 99 innings thus far to the tune of a 1.55 ERA, with 120 strikeouts and sub-1.00 WHIP. 

He likely profiles best as a reliever at the next level, but could move very quickly through the minor leagues if his drafting team sees fit to move him immediately to the bullpen. As a starter, the delivery works with relative ease, but there is a moderate hook in the back of his arm circle that can cause timing problems and add effort. At his best, he pitches with two above average pitches as a starter, with the fastball and slider. His changeup lags behind the aforementioned two as a third pitch, but will flash average at times, giving him the potential to develop a quality starter's arsenal. 

The fastball works mostly in the 88-93 mph range, touching as high as 94 in my viewings and 96 according to evaluators who have seen him at other times this season, and he does a good job commanding the ball down in the zone to both sides of the plate, preferring to attack opposing hitters inside with the pitch when he's able to. The slider will also flash above average but isn't as consistent as the fastball, ranging anywhere from 35-55 on the 20-80 scouting scale in my viewing in April. At it's best, it's a sharp pitch with plenty of deception out of the hand, highlighted by sharp, late two-plane break with the ability to miss bats.

As mentioned above, it's likely that Akin is a reliever long term, but he could be a solid one. If the fastball ticks up a bit in the 'pen and the slider becomes more consistent, he could fit the bill of a lefthanded middle reliever, one who could potentially reach the major leagues very quickly. (BS)


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