8.10.16: Stephan has a lanky 6-0 frame and throws from a three-quarters arm slot with a drop and drive delivery. Short, loose arm action that is quick and generates velocity with some effort. Shoulders level and closed as strides out to a slightly closed landing with a bit of recoil and fall off on his finish. Fastball sat 83-84 and touched 86 with heavy run. Sharp 11/5 curveball with good armspeed was 71-75. Sinking change-up had decent armspeed at 76-77. Short loose arm action and a strong arm, accurate throws with carry, position velocity of 82. Soft hands, quick fluid footwork and a quick fluid exchange, playing through the ball well. Hits from the right side with an athletic stance, leg kick stride and smooth back load. Decent lower half and good balance throughout swing. Fast bat, short path with extension, line drive swing with gap power to all fields and more to his pull side, good rhythm and exit velocity of 90.
5.22.16: Stephan is 6-0 tall and has a lanky, athletic frame. Throws from a low three-quarters arm slot with a drop and drive delivery. Loose, quick arm action generates velocity with some effort. Shoulders are closed and slightly uphill. Lands closed with a fall off finish. Fastball had late run, sitting 81-84 and touching 85. Sharp 10/4 slider with good armspeed, running 72-74. Fading change-up with good armspeed that was 77-78. Very good command of his fastball/slider combination. Hits from a balanced, athletic stance that stands slightly open. Smooth load back with toe to heel stride that gets back on line. Explosive lower half. Bat exit velocity of 89 MPH. Explosive swing path that stays short and through the ball. Line drive hitter with gap power. Throws from a loose, high three-quarters arm slot with accuracy. Positional velocity of 83 MPH. Soft hands with quick, clean footwork. Good glove presentation with athletic movements.
4.16.16: Stephan is an athletic two-way player who hits from an open stance with a load back to a slight wrap and a leg kick stride. He is short to the ball with above average bat speed and a decent lower half and balance. On the mound, Stephan has a drop and drive delivery and lands closed with a slight crossfire delivery and normal effort. His fastball sat 79-82. His changeup had sink, running 71-75. His breaking ball had late 10/4 action, running 67-70.
7.14.15 Stephan has an athletic frame and throws from a three-quarters arm slot with a drop and drive delivery. He has a long arm action and a quick arm that generates velocity with normal effort. His shoulders are level and closed as he strides out on line to a slightly open landing before falling off a bit as he finishes. Stephan’s fastball sat 80-81, touching 82, with slight sink to it. He threw a late 10/4 breaking slider with decent armspeed that ran 70-71. He also showed a split change with fading action and good armspeed that he commanded well and ran 71-73. Offensively, hit from a balanced and athletic stance. Smooth load back. Slight leg kick stride with inward turn with his knee. Stride stays on line and balanced. Good lower half turn to the ball. Balanced throughout swing. Quick hands with bat exit velocity of 84 MPH. Good approach to the round. Level swing path with extension. Line drive swing with gap to gap power. Rhythm a little robotic at times. In the field, threw from a long, loose ¾ arm slot. Throws had some accuracy. Positional velocity of 82 MPH. Soft hands with quick, clean exchanges. Fluid footwork that worked through the ball. Showed some athleticism with his footwork.
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8.10.16: Stephan has a lanky 6-0 frame and throws from a three-quarters arm slot with a drop and drive delivery. Short, loose arm action that is quick and generates velocity with some effort. Shoulders level and closed as strides out to a slightly closed landing with a bit of recoil and fall off on his finish. Fastball sat 83-84 and touched 86 with heavy run. Sharp 11/5 curveball with good armspeed was 71-75. Sinking change-up had decent armspeed at 76-77. Short loose arm action and a strong arm, accurate throws with carry, position velocity of 82. Soft hands, quick fluid footwork and a quick fluid exchange, playing through the ball well. Hits from the right side with an athletic stance, leg kick stride and smooth back load. Decent lower half and good balance throughout swing. Fast bat, short path with extension, line drive swing with gap power to all fields and more to his pull side, good rhythm and exit velocity of 90.
5.22.16: Stephan is 6-0 tall and has a lanky, athletic frame. Throws from a low three-quarters arm slot with a drop and drive delivery. Loose, quick arm action generates velocity with some effort. Shoulders are closed and slightly uphill. Lands closed with a fall off finish. Fastball had late run, sitting 81-84 and touching 85. Sharp 10/4 slider with good armspeed, running 72-74. Fading change-up with good armspeed that was 77-78. Very good command of his fastball/slider combination. Hits from a balanced, athletic stance that stands slightly open. Smooth load back with toe to heel stride that gets back on line. Explosive lower half. Bat exit velocity of 89 MPH. Explosive swing path that stays short and through the ball. Line drive hitter with gap power. Throws from a loose, high three-quarters arm slot with accuracy. Positional velocity of 83 MPH. Soft hands with quick, clean footwork. Good glove presentation with athletic movements.
4.16.16: Stephan is an athletic two-way player who hits from an open stance with a load back to a slight wrap and a leg kick stride. He is short to the ball with above average bat speed and a decent lower half and balance. On the mound, Stephan has a drop and drive delivery and lands closed with a slight crossfire delivery and normal effort. His fastball sat 79-82. His changeup had sink, running 71-75. His breaking ball had late 10/4 action, running 67-70.
7.14.15 Stephan has an athletic frame and throws from a three-quarters arm slot with a drop and drive delivery. He has a long arm action and a quick arm that generates velocity with normal effort. His shoulders are level and closed as he strides out on line to a slightly open landing before falling off a bit as he finishes. Stephan’s fastball sat 80-81, touching 82, with slight sink to it. He threw a late 10/4 breaking slider with decent armspeed that ran 70-71. He also showed a split change with fading action and good armspeed that he commanded well and ran 71-73. Offensively, hit from a balanced and athletic stance. Smooth load back. Slight leg kick stride with inward turn with his knee. Stride stays on line and balanced. Good lower half turn to the ball. Balanced throughout swing. Quick hands with bat exit velocity of 84 MPH. Good approach to the round. Level swing path with extension. Line drive swing with gap to gap power. Rhythm a little robotic at times. In the field, threw from a long, loose ¾ arm slot. Throws had some accuracy. Positional velocity of 82 MPH. Soft hands with quick, clean exchanges. Fluid footwork that worked through the ball. Showed some athleticism with his footwork.