0:02
I'd say comp. Um either Zach Wheeler or
0:06
going back Josh Beckett. Those are like
0:09
the two that come to mind. Zach Wheeler.
0:11
Um kind of just modeled my mechanics
0:14
after him a little bit. Um obviously
0:16
it's not the same, but just pick and
0:17
choose what he does. And then Josh
0:19
Beckett. Um someone mentioned the other
0:21
day and I saw it on YouTube and I was
0:22
like, "Yeah, that guy kind of looks like
0:23
me." So I did. I did. Yeah. I know it. I
0:26
mean I' I've heard of the name before,
0:27
but I've just never seen a pit. I hear
0:29
it more times than I want to. Um,
0:32
obviously it's a risky demographic. I
0:34
mean, the path of it is just insane. So,
0:36
it's like I don't blame people for
0:38
thinking that, but obviously like with
0:40
what I have and what I have to prove,
0:42
like it's so much more than the draft.
0:44
It's like I have a bright future ahead
0:46
of me and like wherever I go in the
0:47
draft, it's not going to affect me. And
0:49
obviously Josh Becket, I think he went
0:50
second overall, I want to say. So, if I
0:53
were to beat him out, that'd be pretty
0:54
cool. a lot of pressure, but I think
0:55
it's more pressure on the nationals if
0:58
they were to draft me because that's a
0:59
that's a risky pick, but I'm I'm going
1:01
to give it all I got to prove them
1:03
wrong. Yeah, it's definitely a field
1:04
pitch for me. Started throwing in my
1:06
eighth grade year. Um, got a grip then,
1:08
was always able to turn the ball over
1:10
pretty well, like pronate the ball. Um,
1:12
and I've been really sticking with ever
1:14
since. Always had really good feel with
1:15
it. I mean, I could wake up out of bed
1:17
now and probably throw that pitch for a
1:18
strike. So, it's like super blessed to
1:20
be able to have that in my back pocket.
1:22
And obviously with 70 grade pitch and
1:24
you could throw whenever you want it. I
1:25
mean it's it feels pretty good. So yeah,
1:27
it's a circle change. Um I kind of
1:29
leverage the outside of the seam with my
1:31
ring finger. It's kind of hard to
1:32
explain without a ball, but that's how I
1:34
go about it. Yeah, I mean it's a once in
1:36
a generation type of team right there. I
1:38
mean four big league prospects. Uh
1:42
multiple 26s that are MLB prospects as
1:44
well. It's like that's never been heard
1:47
of. I mean, we have four guys here at
1:48
the combine that are MLB prospects,
1:50
which is just absolutely insane. Um, I
1:52
tell people that and they just kind of
1:53
look at me like I have eight eyeballs
1:55
sometimes. So, it's like it's really
1:56
cool. I mean, it's a once in a
1:58
generation. It's even better just cuz we
2:00
were we were all boys off the field as
2:01
well and we're super close friends. Um,
2:04
obviously I've been friends with Billy
2:05
for a long time. I've known Brady since
2:07
my eighth grade year and then Bingham
2:08
and me and him are like lifting buddies.
2:10
So, to be able to kind of go through
2:11
this process together, it's been super
2:12
awesome. It does at times. I mean, but
2:15
like honestly, it's like we could have a
2:17
practice on a random Wednesday and
2:18
there'll be a scouts out there watching
2:20
us take VP. So, it's pretty surreal. It
2:21
kind of just never stops in a way. Um,
2:24
so I think we kind of just fall in love
2:26
with it and just it's like second nature
2:27
to all of us. So, I think it's it really
2:29
doesn't affect us at all. There's no
2:30
added pressure. It's like we've been
2:32
doing it for the past four years now, so
2:34
we're pretty used to it. Yeah. No, I
2:35
mean obviously I have Billy U behind me.
2:38
I also have Brady Eel and I also have
2:39
Trey Evil, his younger brother behind
2:41
me. And it's like I catch myself if they
2:44
get hit a ground ball, I just walk back
2:46
to the dugout. Like I don't even look at
2:47
the play just because I know they're
2:48
going to make it. So, it's kind of just
2:50
like it's come second nature and it's
2:51
just it's a great feeling
