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2004 South Top Prospect Showcase
Josh Thigpen is a 2005, 6'2/210 left handed pitcher from Silsbee, TX, with a very short arm action that provides some real good deception to the hitters. Scouts would call him a dart thrower. Thigpen’s fastball ranged from 77 to 83 mph during three effective innings of work in Waco. He threw a high percentage of strikes with his fastball early in counts, then got hitters off balance with a slow, big breaking 66 mph curveball. He also threw a couple of 71 mph change ups with good success. He's a big strong guy with a good LH arm, He has a chance to pitch at a very high level. Joshua is a very good student.