Scouting the 2020 Draft: Kyle Nicolas

Kyle Nicolas RHP, College(Ball St).  6'4", 225 lbs.

2019:  2-2, 5.40, 51.2 IP, 47 BB, 78 K, 6 Saves.
2019 CCL:  1-2, 6.28, 24.1 IP, 21 BB, 31 K.
2020:  1-1, 2.45, 11 IP, 3 BB, 15 K's.

Early college season helium.  Fangraphs has a blue up arrow next to his name moving him up to #39 on their list.  Ideal size for a pitcher.  Tall, big boned and strong.  Long arms and legs.  Tremendous strength in his upper legs and loose, whippy arm action. Ball explodes out of his hand.  Despite an inflated ERA on the Cape, he broke out there with mid-90's velocity and hitting 99 backed by an above average slider and curveball(per Fangraphs).  Control seems to have taken a step forward in his first two starts of 2020.  If that continues he could vault into the top 15-20 to a team that.....believes in its development staff.  If not, he may profile as more of a reliever but the physicality is something to dream on. I highly recommend looking up his videos.  Hey!  Do you remember a QB for Penn State named Todd Blackledge?  He's Kyle's uncle.