Brian Matusz of the University of San Diego Toreros

Brian Matusz warms up before the February 22 season opener between the USD Toreros and the San Diego St. Aztecs. The 6-foot-5, 200 pound southpaw was 10-3 with a 2.85 earned run average and recorded 163 strikeouts in 123 innings as a sophomore. The junior is a preseason All-American and is considered as a top 3-to-5 prospect for the 2008 First-Year Player Draft. He was drafted by the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in the fourth round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft out of St. Marys High School in Arizona.

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[SimpleStuff31]

@postaudio his feet are shoulder width and fine.

[SimpleStuff31]

@illegalblues83 scap loading isnt neccessarily good. if you take the elbow above the shoulder youll hurt your arm, you have to know how to do it right.

[kylepeppler]

You may be right about his mechanics, but the majors obviously don't seem to see much of a problem with them. And if they do, it is obvious that they believe it will be easy to work out because he is projected to go in the top 5 picks if not 1st in the draft this year.

[illegalblues83]

don't like his mechanics at all. hate the recoil at the end of his delivery, i don't see much of a scap load, terrible lower body usuage

[everhamfan9]

he will learn frm the pros hopefully he becomes big in LA

[postaudio]

In the stretch, his feet are too far apart. He is not able to load up on the back leg as he should.

[postaudio]

Just another upper body thrower who hasn't learned to use the bottom 2/3 of his body. I have 14 year olds with longer strides who move twice as fast. At least he doesn't look like Kyle Drabek.