88.1
Velocity (max)
2/22/23
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Heartland CC signee. Ranked No. 123 in the state’s senior class. Brief, but quality look, threw one inning in relief, struck out one and walked one. Quality frame with athleticism at 6-foot-5, 210-pounds. Athletic delivery with a loose and quick arm, Spangler’s fastball sat 85-88 mph with 2300 rpm. He showed a breaking ball that sat 74-76 mph with tight, sharp action, producing spin rates in the 2400-2500 range.
Verbally committed to Heartland CC.
RHP Tanner Spangler (Morton, 2024) is an uncommitted arm-to-know within the state. Listed at 6-foot-5, 210-pounds, the big right-hander worked his fastball in the 82-85 mph range and paired off a high-spinning breaking ball (2200-2500 RPM), 71-75 mph. He also went to an upper-70s changeup, thrown with fastball arm-speed.
RHP Tanner Spangler (Morton, 2024) is listed at a athletic 6-foot-4, 210-pounds with room to add mass onto and he made for a good look during our time in Peoria. Out of a simple and repeatable delivery, Spangler ran his fastball up to 88.1 mph, which was an event high, and this is a pitch that plays with carry, maxing at 19.5’ of induced vertical break. As for his offspeeds, he featured two different breaking balls, the first being a short wrinkle slider that averaged 2,382 rpm and the second being a 11/5 curveball that he was able to spin at 2,470 rpm on average. He rounded out his four-pitch mix with a changeup that flashed some hard running action through the zone.
Positional Profile: RHP/1B
Body: 6-4, 205-pounds. Wide-shouldered, well-proportioned build.
Delivery: Methodical windup with hands going over head. Tall and fall delivery. Aggressive towards home, works in-line.
Arm Action: RH. Short arm loop into 3/4 slot.
FB: T88, 86-88 mph. Carry and life through the zone. T2266, 2180 average rpm.
CB: 68-71 mph. 11/5 action with some sharpness. Potential swing and miss. T2574, 2471 average rpm.
SL: 70-73 mph. Short wrinkle. Thrown for strikes. T2458, 2382 average rpm.
CH: 75-78 mph. Some feel, running action. T2061, 2001 average rpm.
Positional Profile: RHP/1B
Body: 6-4, 195-pounds. Tall, athletic build.
Delivery: Tall and fall, swings into landing with a slightly open toe.
Arm Action: RH. Long, whippy arm action. High 3/4 slot.
FB: T85.8, 84.7-85.6 mph. Straight fastball. T2346, 2293 average rpm.
CB: 62.4-64.4 mph. Some depth, 11/5 shape. T2356, 2255 average rpm.
SL: 62.7-67.1 mph. 10/4 shape, around the baseball at times. T2212, 2153 average rpm.
CH: 70.8-73.6 mph. Straight change. T1916, 1852 average rpm.
Positional Profile: RHP
Body: 6-foot-3, 190-pounds. Physically advanced for his age with room for added strength.
Delivery: Hands rock over head to initiate a simple tall/fall type delivery, high front side, lands slightly closed off from target, downward finish through release.
Arm Action: R. Clean arm circle that finishes from a high 3/4 slot.
FB: T83.2, 81.1-83.1 mph. Lively out the hand, averaged 19.3 inches of IVB, per TrackMan. Potential to be effective up in the zone, plays from a high slot. T2175, 2102 average rpm.
CB: 65.6-67.0 mph. Spins off a 12/6 plane. Primarily played gradual with early break off a high plane, did flash late downer action and fastball conviction. T2269, 2203 average rpm.
CH: 72.9-75.6 mph. Thrown from fastball slot with fastball intent. Plays straight. T2086, 1958 average rpm.
Positional Profile: RHP/INF
Body: 6-3, 190-pounds.
Delivery: Tall and fall delivery, full wind up, long stride, lands closed.
Arm Action: RH. Short arm action, high 3/4 slot.
FB: T80.5, 78.6-80.4 mph. Four seam type. T1987, 1893 average rpm.
CB: 60.7-62.4 mph. 12/6 downer, throws to the bottom of the zone. T2084, 2042 average rpm.
CH: 70.21-72.98 mph. Mostly straight, flashes fading action. T1947, 1869 average rpm.