With their final pick of their short four-pick draft, the Angels ended as they began, with a high-probability pitchability lefty, this time from the much-heralded Long Beach State program. Adam Seminaris is a solid LHP with backend starter potential, maybe a little more.
Ranked #120 by Baseball America and #162 by MLB Pipeline, Seminaris is a slot-appropriate talent who has drawn raves from some evaluators for both his feel and refinement, along with a plus changeup anchoring a four-pitch mix.
Per Baseball America: “Seminaris dominates with a feel to pitch so elite that one evaluator compared it to Tom Glavine’s.”
Per MLB Pipeline: “While his fastball typically sits 88-90 mph, and tops out at 93 mph, it plays up because he commands it so well and there’s deception in his delivery. He throws two breaking balls, with his mid-70s curve a bit better than his low-80s slider. But his best secondary offering is his plus changeup that misses bats and gets weak contact. Seminaris has always thrown a ton of strikes and was taking a step forward before the season was shut down this spring.”
His final performance down the stretch may have something to do with the Angels’ interest:
Adam Seminaris’ final three starts at Long Beach State:
— Taylor Blake Ward (@TaylorBlakeWard) June 12, 2020
– vs. Cal: 6 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 11 K
– vs. Miss State: 8 IP, 1 H, 0 R, 2 BB, 10 K
– vs. Xavier: 7 IP, 5 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 14 K
Always nice to bookend the draft with a local player, and I’m sure Jered Weaver is stoked that he’s a Dirtbag!
Photo from Seminaris’s Twitter.
Lefty, low velo, great change. Maybe Suarez++. Like “slot appropriate”, implies FO has a clue.
Pitchability is the word being thrown around with these two guys and it’s interesting. Definitely a move to the late 90s early 00s with these picks and if they can pitch anything like some of those guys, we could have two long lasting pieces. With Seminaris I heard a 4th or 5th starter, but I don’t know if that would be considered a bad thing. A lot of those guys eat innings And with how our pitching has been, that has to be a good thing. Pretty good draft this year guys so let’s hope it pans out and we continue this path next year!
Let’s see if he can put on a Socratic Seminar on the mound. Color me skeptical because command artists typically dominate until the upper minors before beginning to get exposed, but rooting for the local kid.
Low velo? Cheap Arte. It’s all part of his scam to avoid paying premium hard throwing pitchers in the future. But I. Am. On. To. Him.
Full truth though, hard throwers have control issues and shitty change ups. This guy & Detmers will help the big club a lot faster.
I’ve been railing against the all velo/no control type for a while, wanting guys who pitch to contact a little and get outs. So I’m cool with this draft.
Plus we got Rendon. So two pitchers, two futures, one all-star.
I hate the move towards all velocity. Those are the players that get hurt more easily. Have you seen the math on what a 99 mph fastball does to your elbow?
I was told there would be no math.
But can he catch?
If not, there’s always Trouty, right?
2 guys known for control not velo.
Eppler changing his stripes?
Woo dirtbag!