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Tim Berry
Born: 03/18/1991 (Age: 23) |
| Bats: Left |
Throws: Left |
| Height: 6' 3" |
Weight: 180 |
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| Wiry frame; skinny build with long limbs; room for growth but body is similar to a Tim Lincecum mold; slight rotational delivery; helps to hide ball out of hand; 3/4th arm slot; quick arm; mildly upright delivery; slight rock and roll at times; establishes good extension on front leg; still able to get slight drive even when upright; decent plane; will land on extending foot too far right sometimes; causes him to leak open and loses body unison; arm will fly up and outward causing pitches to sail and cast; smooth and fluid delivery in general; delivery times 1.44 - 1.55. |
| Tucker Blair |
| 07/25/2014 |
| Bowie Baysox (AA, Orioles) |
| 7/25/2014 |
| 55 |
| 2014 |
| No |
| FB |
55 |
89-92 |
92 |
Mild arm-side run; ball has mild life; can become flat and straight at times when he leaks open; slight deception in delivery allows him to play FB up; command is average; average pitch in all aspects; nothing stands out; slight growth and a tick refinement in command could make this a solid-average offering due to the deception and decent plane he is able to establish. |
| CH |
55 |
81-83 |
83 |
Average arm-side run; more than FB; able to replicate FB arm speed very well; pitch has slight fade and flashed solid-average more often than not; command is currently average; shows good feel for the pitch; velo difference between CH and FB are not great; pitch works best in 81 velo range; best pitch in this outing; shows ability to run and fade to both sides of the plate; left one too firm in middle of the plate for a loud double down the LF line. |
| CB |
55 |
76-78 |
79 |
1-6 offering; tight spin; mild depth; depth is merely average at best; threw many CB in this outing; really struggled with release point; arm slot and release point made pitch be cast and lose any spin; pitch was flat and easy to gauge due to lack of depth; released pitch too early a few times; command is currently fringe; average to solid-average offering when he is able to consistently repeat arm slot and release points. |
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Berry is a crafty lefty that has three average offerings. He will not overpower a lineup, but shows some feel for all three pitches and displays moderate pitchability.
The stuff is not exciting, but Berry does just enough to work through a lineup two to three times; He becomes very hittable if he does not have the CH or CB working, and the the FB command can become erratic at times. Overall, Berry is likely a reliever if he cannot consistently repeat his finish on delivery and tighten up the CH and CB. He could help a major league club in the bullpen right now, but the risk is still moderate for him as a starter due to the lack of above average stuff and consistency concerns.
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