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2017 Pitcher/Catcher Showcase
Sean O'Brien is a 2018 RHP/3B with a 6-1 185 lb. frame from Pewaukee, WI who attends Marquette. Large frame with a strong, athletic build. Primary right handed pitcher with compact, balanced delivery. Creates coil and torque over back leg at gather and utilizes lower half well while driving to the plate and carrying momentum through finish. Medium arm circle back at separation and released from a three-quarters arm slot that produced heavy life through the zone with a fastball that topped at 86 miles per hour. Curveball has 11/5 shape with tight spin and good downward depth. Deceptive arm action with a changeup offering that matches fastball. Aggressively attacked the strike zone and showed the feel and command to work to each edge of the plate. Very confident presence while on the mound and consistently produced soft, weak contact. Right handed hitter with an upright, even stance and simple leg lift trigger. Generated some top half coil and load and launch to contact with rotational lower half actions. Barrel works to contact on a simple, line drive path that produced a lifted plane through extension. Stayed balanced throughout swing with present bat speed and strength to contact when on time and squared. Very good student. Committed to St. Louis. Named to the 2017 Pitcher/Catcher Indoor Showcase Top Prospect List.