Andrew Dutkanych-IN HS-RHP

This is a scouting report from the archive this past summer. I have not been able to get out to see him yet this year unfortunately, but hopefully I will be able to see him at some point during state tournament season. Looking through the rest of the high school class, I don't really see a lot of people matching up with him. I wrote on Witherspoon and like him, but still prefer Dutkanych. Lesko is above him, and then Barreira/Schultz/Porter are probably in the same tier as Dutkanych in some order. I can see Dutkanych being selected in the first round (and I think he should) but I'm guessing his price tag will be high which could turn some teams off.

Name: Andrew Dutkanych IV

School: Brebeuf Jesuit HS

Commit: Vanderbilt

Date of Report: 7/29/21

Position: RHP

HT/WT: 73/205

B/T: R/R

Arm Slot: H3/4

Arm Action: Compact

Tool	Velocity	Present	Future
Fastball	92-95	5	6
Changeup		3	5
Curveball	78-80	4	6
Slider	87-90	4	6
Command		3	5

Physical: Strong lower half, close to physical maturity. Still a live body with athleticism.

Mechanics: H3/4 arm slot, compact arm action, aggressive pulldown, some back leg drop, avg extension, slight inverted W, hard brace front leg, rotates well. Direct to the plate with minimum moving parts.

Abilities: Rise and carry on the FB leads to a ton of S&M, nearly unhittable up in zone. Power breaking stuff, both SL and CB are plus pitches, and he has feel with them. SL is gyro oriented w late break. CB has 12-6 mvmt with above average depth, again with hard bite. CH has more fade than drop.

Weaknesses: Aggressiveness to the overall delivery. Issues with command at times. Not much feel for CH, work in progress though has traits to be an average pitch.

Summary: Dutkanych has a bulldog mentality on the mound, works quickly. Deep repertoire depth w 3 plus pitches and a CH that works well off FB even though feel is not there yet. Able to blow hitters away with FB up in the zone. Love the competitiveness. Moderate reliever risk due to aggressive mechanics, but he’s athletic and the mechanics don’t get in the way of him. Control can get away from him at times due to plus mvmt on his pitches, but above average athleticism does not have me worried, so I am aggressive in double projecting the command. This should be a first round arm come July.