Tanner Houck is a college pitcher for Missouri. He stands 6'5", 200-217 lbs. depending on the scouting source. He is all arms and legs with high hips and oodles of room to fill out. He has a FB that runs 96 MPH with command to both sides of the plate as well as a slider and changeup. He drops down in his deliver a bit more with a longer stride than Alex Faedo and his arm slot is low 3/4 as opposed to high 3/4. Scouts rave about the movement on his FB. On video it looks like a 2-seamer with sink and armside run. I also see a breaking ball that sometimes appears to have a tight glove side break, more like a cutter and a slower pitch that is a bit slurvy.
PG and BA have him listed as the top prospect in the 2017 draft and most early mock drafts have him in the top 10 rounds. I like him a bit better than Faedo due to longer, looser arm action with more movement on his FB. He also appears to have more room to fill out his frame than Faedo. I think his ceiling is higher even though Faedo's college stat lines are a tick better in terms of K/BB.
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