For a guy without a ton of velo, Horstman's mechanics don't look real good to me...his pitch elbow finishes very high as the ball is released. Not real encouraged by that footage.
Video Daily Double -- Post-Draft Edition, Vol. 1
D.J., Wilson and the Tank ... etc.
Here's the mlb.com link to all Mariners draftees with mini-scouting reports where available.
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Here's a feature spot on the Deej:
Opens with the baby-faced trying-to-look-fierce Nick Franklin look, then, at the one-minute mark ... he's kinda nerdy!
We mean that in a good way. A really, really good way.
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Wilson with wood bat hitting a stand-up triple.
Does he look and run like an NFL stud wideout? Yes he does. Megatron at the bat. Love that acceleration after he rounds first.
But the swing doesn't look amateur-ish or non-baseball-y to me. Guess we'll see.
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The Tank:
Seems like a guy who's gonna hit the ball hard.
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And here's a nicely done video of Ryan Horstman