SB Nation: Jordan Kipper pitcher of the year for the Angels system in 2016?

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SB Nation: Jordan Kipper pitcher of the year for the Angels system in 2016?

By Jessica DeLine

Jordan Kipper was a 9th round pick in 2014 out of Texas Christian school.  You won’t find him on the Angels top prospect list, but he is definitely one to watch.

Kipper was not a huge standout in high school and had a mid 80s fastball, but he did play in the 2010 and 2011 Perfect Game USA.  In 2011 he went in the 39th round to the Dodgers and in 2012 he was drafted in the 30th round by the Phillies.  Obviously neither of those stuck and in his final season of college before the Angels snagged him, he was 8-3 with a 3.23 ERA and struck out 74 in 75 IP.  Oddly enough, Kipper was a teammate of Kevin Cron (CJ Cron’s bother) in high school.

When Kipper was drafted his fastball was in the low 90s thanks to some mechanical adjustments and he had a good off-speed slider with natural break and a natural sinker with good movement.  He can also throw a change and a curve and has a nice easy motion in his delivery.

Read the rest at http://www.halosheaven.com/2016/9/8/12848952/jordan-kipper-pitcher-of-the-year-for-the-angels-system-in-2016


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