Baseball Prospect Watch: Phillies pitcher Jake Kinney (Video) by Eli Fishman August 21, 2018 Philadelphia Phillies’ Jake Kinney is a prospect you should keep your eye on in the future. Kinney was drafted out of Tallahassee Community College by the Phillies in the 33rd round of the 2018 MLB Draft. “I was speaking with the Orioles and D-backs, but the Phillies swooped in and got me,” Kinney explained. “The Phillies were on me but not as much as other teams like the Orioles so I was pleasantly surprised when the Phillies picked me.” He transferred to TCC after one season at Florida Southern College. The right-handed relief pitcher stands at 6’7, 235. “My height helps me throw a fastball a bit different than most people, but I’m working on getting in the weight room and improving my strength and range of motion,” Kinney tells me. Kinney currently throws a four seam fastball, slider and tells me he is working on a change-up. Kinney also tells me he is pretty fastball heavy with his pitch selection and likes to work in as well as up in the zone. Kinney has pitched in five games for the rookie league GCL Phillies. So far, he is yet to allow a run and opponents are hitting .095 off of him in six innings of relief. “Things are living up to expectations, I was expecting the coaching to be at the professional level and all the facilities to get you better day in and day out,” Kinney said on his expectations of professional baseball. Kinney says he has learned a lot more things since his entrance to professional ball. “Don’t let a bad outing get to you. Just try and stay calm and work through things. You gotta take every little lesson as it comes.” Jake Kinney is definitely a prospect to look out for in the Phillies organization, so look out Phils fans. Check out my full interview with Jake Kinney here: Post Views: 1,785 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Eli Fishman Eli Fishman is a 16-year old college and minor league baseball writer for Double G Sports. He writes about MLB and MLB Draft prospects. Eli has experience broadcasting college baseball and has his own website and YouTube channel where he interviews professional baseball players. Latest posts by Eli Fishman (see all) Yankees Legends, Somerset Patriots Announce New Double-A Affiliation - November 11, 2020 A Recap of Thursday’s Mets Protest, PR Mess - August 29, 2020 MLBN Adds Buck Showalter as Analyst - August 26, 2020 Mike Trout Rookie Card Sells For Record-Breaking $3.9 Million - August 24, 2020 Related TopicsJake KinneyPhiladelphia PhilliesPhilliesPhillies Pitcherprospects Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 From Paramus High School to CBS Sports, Spero Dedes is making waves in sports broadcasting by Sunil Sunder Raj | posted on October 27, 2020 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 113: New York Post Columnist Phil Mushnick (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 29, 2021 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Boulders end losing skid by taking 3 of 4 against Ottawa Yankees preparing top pitching prospect for September role