Kaiden Wilson is a 2023 eligible high school southpaw who is committed to play at Texas A&M in the college ranks. He’s one of the top senior arms in Missouri as well as the Great Plains region, so he’s continued to get a good amount of looks from scouts with MLB organizations.
Frame: Medium build. Slight strength potential for the future but significant transformation shouldn’t be expected. Athleticism is undoubtedly present, but he has difficulties carrying it into his delivery.
Delivery: Rhythmic NWU, high leg kick, 1/4 turn, level shoulders, drifts from rubber, above average hip/shoulder separation, slight crossfire stride, solid extension, head whack, high effort, trouble repeating, consistently late at foot strike.
Arm Axn: H 3/4 slot- Medium circle, stab behind, looseness present, high back elbow, slight recoil finish.
FB (4S): (86-91)– velocity dipped in stretch and at tail-end of lengthy inning.
— Mvmt/Life: (40/50)- Majority were straight. Flashed some with late arm-side run as well as carry up in zone, poor command hindered FB effectiveness.
— Command: (20/30) Shotgun command in this outing. Very little spot-up ability shown. Inability to repeat delivery a large factor.
CB: (70-74)– (30/40)- Significant depth, showed both 12/6 and 1/7 shape. Lacked snap/finish throughout which resulted in more of a loopy breaking ball. Flashed a couple with teeth but those were the minority.
SL: (77-79)– (20/30)- Only threw a handful- consistently got on the side of it which produced a tweener/slurvey breaker that lacked quality spin. Lack feel for offering.
CH: (82-84)– (30/50)- Maintained FB arm speed when throwing. Best ones had late fade/sinking action. Wasn’t able to land in zone consistently, but it’s the secondary pitch he gave evaluators the most to project on in this particular outing.
There are several intriuging attributes of Wilson’s game, the looseness in the arm action and solid athletism overall while throwing from the left-side are the top ones. However, Wilson is a prospect I’d like to see go play in college, add some strength, and improve his ability to repeat his delivery that oft-times is not synced up which leads to bouts of control and command issues.
I plan on keeping tabs on Wilson the rest of the spring and through summer ball to see if he makes any notable development strides in that time. Overall, Wilson isn’t a pitcher I’m convinced is ready to head straight to professional ball without a stop at the college ranks first.