None of those guys are under the radar.
Now Waguespack, he's under the radar.
He's a big boy, 6'6 225, turns 24 in November so he's age appropriate for AA ball.
He was an UDFA, picked up for bullpen filler, but pitched so well he ended up in Reading.
"His delivery is quite a bit different than when he first signed with us," Phillies Director of Player Development Joe Jordan says.
"His fastball velocity has gone from 88-92 mph to really 92-96 mph, maybe touches 97. He's really getting everything out of his body in his delivery right now, and he's not working hard to throw hard."
Waguespack credits the Phillies development program, as they worked to teach him how to get the most out of his lower half in his delivery.
"I've kind of adapted to how they've taught in the system," he says. "Last year I saw a little bit of an increase in my velocity, so that's really what I worked on in the offseason, and I put a lot of work into it."
Along with the uptick on the radar gun, Waguespack also added a cutter since turning pro, a weapon which Jordan praises as "a really quality pitch."
Since moving into the rotation, Waguespack has had to mix in more of his changeup and curveball, and has recently begun throwing a mid-80's slider.
https://www.milb.com/threshers/news/threshers-spotlight-jacob-waguespack/c-238514742/t-196097174
