Tyner Horn is a senior right-handed pitcher at Goddard Eisenhower High School (2023) outside of Wichita who is committed to play his collegiate ball at Wichita State University. He features an uber-projectable frame at a hair over 6’0 and 180 pounds with very obvious room for added strength and weight on his bones in the coming years. Along with his projectable frame, he also shows plus athleticism and advanced body control ability.
Delivery: Rhythmic NWU, medium leg lift, ¼ turn, high front side, online stride down slope with average extension. Plus hip/shoulder separation, tall backside, slight head whack present, inconsistent timing upon foot strike, fluid and smooth actions overall.
Arm Axn: H ¾ slot- Medium circle, clean path, quick, effort involved
Fastball (4s): 87-92/T93
In Horn’s outing on 4/21, his four-seamer ranged between 87-92, and touched 93 twice. He held the higher end of that range for the first few frames and then settled in at the lower end of that velocity range in the last two innings of his seven-inning outing. Horn’s fastball shows solid carry through the zone and plays especially well in the upper quadrants. He flashes the ability to spot up to both sides of the plate, but still is more of a control over command arm at this present time.
Due to Horn having a very projectable frame and top-shelf hip/shoulder separation, I project significant velocity gains out of Horn in the coming years.
Curveball: 71-74
Horn’s curveball has 11/5 shape and varying degrees of depth. Some will have deep 11/5, while others will be on the shorter side, but he’s able to maintain the offerings quality tightness and bite regardless of the amount of depth. There’s feel for landing it in the zone, even if it is still inconsistent at present. He also showed a tendency to slow his body and arm down when working out of the stretch and throwing the breaking ball which hindered his control/command, but given his athleticism and how young he is, that’s not really a red-flag for me right now with him.
Changeup: 79-82
Maintained fastball arm speed when throwing the changeup and showed he was comfortable utilizing it against both LH and RH hitters. The cambio was by far his least utilized pitch in this outing, his best ones showed late bottom action as it approached the zone, while others showed only minimal depth. The caliber of hitters he’s facing this spring doesn’t really require him to use the changeup often, but as he starts facing more advanced hitters, I’d say it’s a safe bet he’ll turn to it more often.