Nestled into the city of Novato, Calfornia, 30 miles north of the Golden Gate Bridge, lives right-handed pitcher JP Harmon. Underdiscussed and underappreciated, Harmon represents the type of high school arm in America that isn't catching headlines. One with unlimited physical projection and tantilizing traits, but patiently waiting for the velocity spike.
At this stage, Harmon has peaked at just 92 mph and more routinely settles in 88-90 in showcase and tournament settings. But a look under the hood should inject confidence that what we're seeing now may pale in comparison to what the final package could become.
Harmon had a very good summer. Across 16.1 innings of Perfect Game events, he struck out 18 batters and issued just five walks. He pitched to a 2.57 ERA and issued less than a hit per inning. Across the more premium events such as East Coast Pro, Area Code Games and other …