Uncommitted Spotlight - Anthony Chatwood

February 24, 2021
Rhett Feser
PBR Alberta Scout

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Senior Spotlight: Anthony Chatwood

The 2021 Grad Class offers a lot of exciting arms and unique skillsets on the mound and in the field to watch out for and today we take a look at Anthony Chatwood out of St.Joes and plays for the Red Deer Braves.

Scouting Report

Report: Chatwood is a 2021 RHP/ Outfielder from St. Joseph High School and the Red Deer Braves. Standing at 5-foot-11 and 175 pounds, Chatwood boasts a very balanced and proportional frame that can really add to his versatility on the diamond. Chatwood has a flat bat path that has shown to produce consistent solid contact and has had his Exit Velocity at 82 mph. With his present athleticism, this is sure to rise as he polishes and fine tunes his swing. Chatwood showed good awareness in the outfield, showing good footwork and intelligent reactions to balls in his direction. His arm was clocked at 85 mph and had consistent accuracy to each base. From the mound, Chatwood has a long arm action and displayed some arm speed. He is a very downhill working pitcher, using the plane of the mound well. His fastball was 81 mph at our event in August, as he couples this with a change-up and a breaking ball that has a good lateral plane. These offerings continue to improve as Chatwood develops. Chatwood has a lot of projectability in his game and will be interesting to watch as he develops in the future.

8/19/20
5-foot-11, 175-pound proportional frame. During batting practice, the right-handed hitter recorded an exit velocity of 82 mph. Began in a crouched stance with a slow wrapping load, then used a short stride to start his swing. Bat speed is average, exhibits short flat swing plane and a back foot finish. Found some barrels in his rounds. Pull side approach. From the outfield, his best throws to the bases were registered at 85 mph; had a clean exchange and consistent footwork. Had a long arm action and decent accuracy to the bag. In the 60-yard dash, his time was 7.12. Projectable on the mound, had some arm speed and threw with a long arm action. Tall-and-fall type pitcher who uses some effort. Showed downhill shoulders. Changeup (69-71 mph).Sat with his fastball at 80-81 mph; had control low in the zone and some action. His 10/4 slider (66-67) has slight action and sporadic command.