West Virginia pitcher Alek Manoah throws against Texas during an NCAA college baseball game Friday, April 26, 2019, in Austin, Texas. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-Nick Wagner/Austin American-Statesman via APLast Updated Tuesday, June 4, 2019 12:50AM EDT
"Alek's really done a nice job with maintaining his body, his conditioning, his strength. He's a really good athlete, especially for a bigger guy," Blue Jays director of scouting Steve Sanders said on a conference call. "He simplified his delivery a little bit this year which we felt helps with the improved command and control not just of his fastball but of his secondary pitches and we certainly expect all of those things to be factors moving forward.
Williams, an 18-year-old from Olive Branch, Miss., attended IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., and is committed to Vanderbilt University. Sanders added that Manoah, who split his sophomore 2018 year between the starting rotation and the bullpen, "improved on last season in a number of ways" after having a full year as a starter under his belt.
The Miami native throws three pitches -- a fastball in the 94-97 m.p.h., according to MLB Pipeline, as well as a slider and change-up. Manoah first landed on the Blue Jays radar as a two-way high school player at South Dade High School in Florida. But he wasn't drafted then -- by the Blue Jays or any other team.
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