Scouting Report (via Baseball America):
Righthander Schmarzo, the Gaels’ closer, is not a slam dunk to be picked as a junior, but with an 88-91 mph fastball and changeup that is average at times he has a chance to develop in pro ball. Has some deception in the delivery but struggles to repeat it, and he’ll have to develop a better breaking ball.
Vitals & School:
- St. Marys
- DOB: 2/28/1989
- RHP
- 6′ 3″
- 185 lbs.
- Throws: R
- Bats: R
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Overall Thoughts:
In the last three rounds of the draft, Joe Jordan took late round fliers on a few HS arms, who he’s going to follow this summer. Schmarzo is one of them. Schmarzo’s fastball sits anywhere from 88-93 mph with an average changeup. After watching his MLB.com scouting video, his mechanics aren’t great and he falls off the mound towards first base. He has trouble repeating his somewhat max-effort delivery and looks more like a reliever.
