Reid Scoggins
| IP | 85 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 3.706 |
| WHIP | 1.435 |
| BB/9 | 5.612 |
| SO/9 | 12.388 |
- Full name William Reid Scoggins
- Born 07/18/1990 in Dallas, TX
- Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 210 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Howard College
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Drafted in the 15th round (477th overall) by the Los Angeles Angels in 2012 (signed for $100,000).
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Area scouts had to flock to Howard JC in mid-April amid reports that Scoggs was hitting 101 mph. The Major League Scouting Bureau graded his Overall Future Potential as 62 on the 20-80 scale, which would put him in the top half of the first round. When scouts got to Big Spring, they didn't see triple digits but did see a 91-96 mph fastball that could land him in the first five rounds. Scoggins is somewhat of a mystery because he missed 2011 recovering from Tommy John surgery and pitched only 20 innings in relief this spring. He has a strong 6-foot-3, 205-pound frame and a slurvy mid-80s slider with some depth that gives him the makings of an average second pitch. There's a lot of effort in his delivery, which features a pronounced head whack, and his mechanics lead to below-average command. Scouts wonder whether he'll throw enough quality strikes if his pro team leaves his delivery alone, or whether he'll lose velocity if a club tries to clean him up. Though he's committed to Florida International, Scoggins already is 21 and is believed to be signable.
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If a scout saw Scoggins on the right night as an amateur, he was in bounds to project him as a top-10 rounds talent. After all, not many amateurs can run their fastballs up to 99 mph on a regular basis. But Scoggins was tough to scout because he threw few innings (33) as a reliever for Howard (Texas) JC in 2012, and his control was frightening as times as he worked back from Tommy John surgery the year before. Most teams opted to let Scoggins head back for another year of development, allowing the Angels to nab him for $100,000 as a 15th-round pick. He has been equally electric and erratic as a pro, and the fact that he had his second Tommy John surgery in 2013 leads to serious questions about his durability. Before he injured his elbow, Scoggins pitched off a plus 90-95 mph fastball with late life. He also showed an 11-to-5 breaking ball that locked up hitters at times, and he showed the confidence to throw it at any time in the count at low Class A Burlington. His changeup was well-below-average. Scoggins never has thrown strikes consistently. If he returns to full strength in 2015, he still has a shot to be a power reliever, but his durability problems cloud his future. -
After Scoggins missed the 2011 season because of Tommy John surgery, area scouts made their way to Howard (Texas) JC last spring when word spread that he was hitting triple digits with his fastball. He pitched just 20 innings out of the bullpen, so he fell to the Angels in the 15th round, where they signed him for $100,000. He struck out 34 of the 78 batters he faced in the Rookie-level Arizona League, though he also walked nearly a batter per inning in his pro debut. Scoggins' fastball will range from 91-100 mph, and he usually works at 95-97. His slider has the potential to become an average or better pitch, but it's slurvy and he needs to improve the timing of his delivery when he throws it. He also has a rudimentary changeup but rarely throws it. Scoggins has a huge amount of effort in his delivery, including a pronounced head whack when he finishes that impedes his control. Even coming out of the bullpen, he'll need to refine his mechanics so he can be around the strike zone more often. He'll open his first full pro season where he ended his debut, in low Class A.
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Area scouts had to flock to Howard JC in mid-April amid reports that Scoggs was hitting 101 mph. The Major League Scouting Bureau graded his Overall Future Potential as 62 on the 20-80 scale, which would put him in the top half of the first round. When scouts got to Big Spring, they didn't see triple digits but did see a 91-96 mph fastball that could land him in the first five rounds. Scoggins is somewhat of a mystery because he missed 2011 recovering from Tommy John surgery and pitched only 20 innings in relief this spring. He has a strong 6-foot-3, 205-pound frame and a slurvy mid-80s slider with some depth that gives him the makings of an average second pitch. There's a lot of effort in his delivery, which features a pronounced head whack, and his mechanics lead to below-average command. Scouts wonder whether he'll throw enough quality strikes if his pro team leaves his delivery alone, or whether he'll lose velocity if a club tries to clean him up. Though he's committed to Florida International, Scoggins already is 21 and is believed to be signable.
