SURPRISE, Ariz. — Outside of the two bullpen sessions from a guy named Jacob, there haven’t been many more highly anticipated pitches thrown around Surprise...
, there haven’t been many more highly anticipated pitches thrown around Surprise than these.teammates at Vanderbilt and both top-three picks in the last two MLB Drafts
“They threw well,” manager Bruce Bochy said. “Both have great stuff. It’s good to get them out there, get their feet wet here today. It’s only going to get better for those two. I personally was looking forward to seeing them myself.”, threw 10 pitches and sat mid 90′s with his fastball on the stadium gun. He hit leadoff man Sean Bouchard in the shoulder with his second pitch, though catcher Sandy Leon threw him out when he tried to steal second.
“This year feels a lot more comfortable,” Leiter said. “I feel like I got a really good offseason in, really productive. So I feel really good about where everything’s at, I was just excited to get going.” His fastball in his junior season at Vanderbilt ran anywhere between 92-97 miles per hour. He went unsigned in 2021 after being drafted 10th overall by the New York Mets, and hit 99 miles per hour in a pre-draft showcase run with the Tri-City Valley Cats last spring. His velocity didn’t reach those heights on Tuesday, though Rocker, the organization’s 10th-ranked prospect per Baseball America, said there’s no reason for concern.
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