Last Friday evening I braved the traffic south on I-95 to visit Woodbridge, as the Potomac Nationals were hosting the Wilmington Blue Rocks, the High-A affiliate for Kansas City.  In particular, I was interested to observe and evaluate the first home start this season for right-handed pitcher Erick Fedde, one of the top prospects in the Nationals’ farm system.

Drafted 18^th overall in the 2014 MLB Draft, Fedde was a projected top-10 prospect before succumbing to injury and subsequent Tommy John surgery mere weeks before draft day.  Listed at 6-4 180lbs Fedde possesses an ideal pitchers’ frame with a high waist, long limbs and projection remaining throughout his physique.  He is an obvious athlete who possesses good speed and fields his position fairly well.

The 23-year-old Fedde throws from a 3/4s release point and utilizes a big leg-kick through his drop-and-drive delivery.  He has a fast arm but there is plenty of effort in his delivery for a starting pitcher.  Also he reaches the infamous “reverse W” position in his motion, often seen a precursor to arm injuries.  However and most importantly, Fedde repeats his delivery relatively well overall.

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I left the game Friday both extremely cold and impressed with the overall talent of Erick Fedde.  Overall I feel comfortable putting future grades of an above-average to plus (55/6) on his fastball, (55/5) on his slider and a (40/45) on his changeup with average to solid-average command of the strike zone.  Combined with a repeatable delivery and noticeable athleticism, this package profiles as a low-end #3 or strong #4 starter in a big league rotation, far from a superstar but a solid mid-rotation arm.  Fedde could reach Double-A later this season and arrive in Washington sometime late next season.

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