- Full name Zachary Bryant Crotchfelt
- Born 10/03/2003 in Neptune, NJ
- Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 215 / Bats: L / Throws: L
- School Jackson Memorial
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Draft Prospects
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School: Jackson Memorial HS, Jackson Township, N.J. Committed/Drafted: Auburn
Age At Draft: 18.8
Crotchfelt isn’t overpowering, but hitters have a difficult time squaring up his fastball. At 6-foot-3, 210 pounds, Crotchfelt has a strong, sturdy frame with a compact, repeatable delivery into a three-quarters arm slot with solid strike-throwing skills, pitching at 88-92 mph with a peak of 94. His fastball plays better than his raw velocity because it’s a high-spin fastball and he gets good extension out front, generating a high swing-and-miss rate when he attacks hitters with his fastball up in the zone. He pitches heavily off his fastball, using that pitch to run through lineups. Crotchfelt will need to develop a more reliable secondary pitch going forward, as he lacks feel for his slurvy breaking ball and changeup. A team that values his fastball properties from the left side and believes it can help Crotchfelt improve his offspeed stuff could draft him in the later rounds, though it seems a good chance he ends up at Auburn.
