Thaddius Lowry
| IP | 479 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 4.697 |
| WHIP | 1.399 |
| BB/9 | 2.687 |
| SO/9 | 5.618 |
- Full name Thaddius Alexander Lowry
- Born 10/04/1994 in Houston, TX
- Profile Ht.: 6'4" / Wt.: 215 / Bats: R / Throws: R
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Drafted in the 5th round (153rd overall) by the Chicago White Sox in 2013 (signed for $400,000).
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Lowry was primarily a catcher until scouts saw the 6-foot-3, 205-pounder work at 92-93 mph off the mound at the World Wood Bat Association World Championships last fall. They fell in love with his body and arm strength, and he became a full-time pitcher this spring. Scouts became even more excited when Lowry jacked his fastball up to 96 mph and displayed an 84-85 mph slider in preseason scrimmages, but he hasn't maintained that standard during the regular season. He has settled in at 88-89 mph with his heater with a below-average breaking ball. He also throws a splitter. Given his inexperience, it's no surprise that Lowry is raw and developing consistency in all facets of pitching. There's some effort to his delivery but his arm works OK. He has committed to Texas Tech.
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A catcher until his senior year at Spring (Texas) High, Lowry required a second season at low Class A Kannapolis in 2015, but he put the time to good use by logging 151 innings and improving his strikeout (5.6 per nine innings) and walk (2.4) rates. A fluid athlete, he did a better job repeating his delivery and extending through his pitches in 2015, when his fastball sat 91-93 mph with sinking action. He throws a low-80s slider that will flash plus depth at times but could use more power to generate swings and misses. He improved the arm speed and sinking action on his changeup dramatically in 2015, and the pitch now projects to average at 81-85 mph. Lowry has a chance for three average to slightly above-average pitches and at least average control, so a ceiling of No. 4 starter is attainable. -
Signed away from a Texas Tech scholarship offer for $400,000 in 2013, Lowry has the classic size and arm strength of a power pitcher. He was a high school catcher until his senior season, so he's raw. The White Sox were careful with Lowry's workload in his first full season, starting him in extended spring training before he reported to low Class A Kannapolis in May. He showed flashes of a three-pitch mix and threw a five-inning, rain-shortened no-hitter against West Virginia on June 3. His fastball sits around 90-94 mph with sink. His inconsistent but above-average slider comes from a similar release point with deception and bite. He has shown an average changeup with life. Lowry still needs work on his delivery to stay tall and create better angle on his pitches. His inexperience shows most in his lack of feel for his craft. He could start 2015 back at Kannapolis, though the White Sox generally prefer to push their players.
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Lowry was primarily a catcher until scouts saw the 6-foot-3, 205-pounder work at 92-93 mph off the mound at the World Wood Bat Association World Championships last fall. They fell in love with his body and arm strength, and he became a full-time pitcher this spring. Scouts became even more excited when Lowry jacked his fastball up to 96 mph and displayed an 84-85 mph slider in preseason scrimmages, but he hasn't maintained that standard during the regular season. He has settled in at 88-89 mph with his heater with a below-average breaking ball. He also throws a splitter. Given his inexperience, it's no surprise that Lowry is raw and developing consistency in all facets of pitching. There's some effort to his delivery but his arm works OK. He has committed to Texas Tech.
