- Full name Matthew Sharman
- Born 09/29/2007 in
- Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 200 / Bats: R / Throws: R
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School: Etowah HS, Woodstock, Ga. Committed: Georgia. Age At Draft: 18.8
Sharman can befuddle hitters with an excellent fastball/changeup combination. He’s a 6-foot-3 righthander with good control of a heavy, tailing fastball that touches 93 mph from his low three-quarters slot. It’s a good fastball for his age, but what separates Sharman is his elite changeup that stacks up among the best in the country. It’s a Bugs Bunny changeup that parachutes out of his hand, peeling off his fastball with more than 10 mph of separation, late tumble and fade. It’s flashing plus now with a chance to get even better. Sharman leans heavily on his changeup—he will double and triple up on the pitch at times—and he commands it well, throwing an occasional hesitation in his delivery to further disrupt hitters’ timing. His slurvy breaking ball is a third pitch that will need more development, but his fastball, changeup and control have enabled him to carve through lineups.