IP 554
ERA 4.646
WHIP 1.448
BB/9 3.671
SO/9 6.888
  • Full name Richard L. Seidel
  • Born 09/03/1987 in La Crosse, WI
  • Profile Ht.: 6'5" / Wt.: 225 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Central
  • Drafted in the 16th round (482nd overall) by the Milwaukee Brewers in 2006 (signed for $415,000).
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    Wisconsin has more high school depth than usual this year, and much of it is ticketed for the University of Arkansas. The prize of the crop is Seidel, who along with Oak Creek lefthander Tony Butler and Fond du Lac catcher Chad Pierce has committed to the Razorbacks. Seidel is the most projectable pitcher in the upper Midwest, an athletic 6-foot-6, 185-pounder whose arm works so easily. His fastball presently ranges from 85-90 mph, but as he fills out his velocity could zoom up to the mid-90s. His curveball should become at least an average pitch, and he already has shown some mastery of a changeup. He's also a football quarterback and a basketball forward for Central High, and scouts' main concern is that he doesn't dominate as much as he should against inferior competition in any of his three sports. Though he has a good chance to be a higher draft pick three years from now, Seidel is believed to be signable at least through the first five rounds.

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