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Message: [QUOTE="dantheman, post: 3281024, member: 9090"] A. Marrero looked like he had the arm, secondary pitch and command to be a heavy contributor as a freshman pitcher. R. Crawford is as physically imposing a UConn freshman as I can remember in recent years. I was very surprised by how fluid he was making plays at first base and was tight on the fundamentals- not something you should usually expect from a young two-way guy. On the mound, the arm is there as he was 94 from the left side. Control will be the issue and something that might end up tweaking his delivery. Similar to Okajima for the sox, he does not consistently pick up homeplate until after the ball is on the batter. As mentioned above, the freshman Newtown SS Petersen is very interesting. At first glance 6’6, tall and lanky, not a guy youd typically line up at short stop. He quickly set the record straight making a play deeeeep in the hole followed by a hop throw across his body from basically the third baseline in left field. (Yes, probably wouldve been beaten out by an active college player, but still a great demonstration of his talent nonetheless) Last notable from my perspective at the alumni game was Jimmy Wang. He started, and while he hasnt pitched summer ball its clear he was working out. Not a guy by any means that you looked at last year and would peg as out of shape, but he was noticeably leaner and more muscular last weekend. Also seems to have worked on maintaining consistent arm slot and speed from his fastball to off speed offerings that plagued him at times last yr. [/QUOTE]

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