Indians Top 100 Prospects: #72 Kyle Landis

72. Kyle Landis - Right-handed Pitcher
Born: 05/30/1986 - Height: 6'1" - Weight: 185 - Bats: Right - Throws: Right

Year	Age	Team	Lvl	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	K	BB/9	K/9	WHIP
2007	21	Mahoning Vy	A-	1	0	0.33	20	0	6	27.1	17	1	1	10	37	3.3	12.2	0.99
2008	22	Lake County	A	2	1	1.97	38	1	6	59.1	47	13	5	20	73	3.0	11.1	1.13
	22	Kinston	A+	0	2	10.64	7	0	0	11.0	16	13	2	6	9	4.9	7.4	2.00
		Career		3	3	2.49	65	1	12	97.2	80	27	8	36	119	3.3	11.0	1.19

History: Landis was an 18th round pick in the 2007 Draft out of the University of Pittsburgh. At Pittsburgh, Landis was a dominating reliever where he went 4-4 with a 2.12 ERA in 51 innings pitched his final season there.

Strengths & Opportunities: Landis has been a performer so far in his two year career where in his professional debut at short-season Single-A Mahoning Valley in 2007 he compiled a 0.33 ERA in 20 appearances and followed that up last year at Single-A Lake County with a 1.97 ERA in 38 appearances. He is very similar to David Riske where he has a deceptive live fastball that sits in the low 90s and is able to spot it up to both sides of the plate. He excels at pounding the zone with strikes, has good command of his fastball, and has an arm that bounces back well. The Indians are working on getting him to learn to sink the ball with a two-seam fastball so he can get it in under a right-handed hitter's hands. If he can do that with his slider going away from them he could take his early success as a professional and continue it in the higher levels of the system.

Outlook: Landis should open the 2009 season in the advanced Single-A Kinston bullpen.

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