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2006 National Showcase
Tommy Toledo is a 2007 right hand pitcher from Alonso HS, residing in Tampa, FL. Toledo is long, thin, and pretty lithely built, with a 6'3" 165 lb. frame that clearly is still developing. With his present day stuff and physical projectability, not to mention his easy arm stroke, Toledo is one of the most projectable right handers in the '07 high school draft class. He was ranked #27 among PG National Top 85 pitchers and in time will blow by a number of those that were ranked ahead of him. No player has a limitless ceiling, but Toledo's is about as high as you can imagine for a 6'3" right hander. He pitches from a high 3/4 slot and makes a clean circle on the backside of his arm action. Toledo's arm is loose and his delivery is free and easy. He maintains good rhythm in his slightly cross body delivery and uses very little effort. Toledo's 89-92 mph fastball obviously has good present day velocity but even in the low 90s it can still be called sneaky. The ball is so easy out of his hand, it is not tough to project 4-5 more mph in the not too distant future, depending on his physical strength and body development. Toledo showed plus movement and good sink with his fastball and used both sides of the plate well. He complemented the heater with a big, two-plane 73 mph curveball that had good spin. That pitch has the makings of an above average breaking ball. Toldeo's best secondary pitch is his 78-81 mph change-up, thrown with plus arm speed. He has plus plus feel of that pitch and he showed that he could pitch with it too. The only thing that Toledo needs is more physical development, which naturally will happen. His stuff is very good and in the future should develop into near plus stuff across the board. Clearly he is a top end D1 prospect and there are some that will say he needs to go to school to develop that body. However, a premium may be placed on him based upon his present day stuff and easy projectability, making Toledo one that may rise awfully high up the draft lists this spring.