Cam Day is a right-handed pitcher in the Dodgers organization who has some of the best stuff of any pitching prospect in the organization, and maybe in all of Minor League baseball. That may sound like a stretch, but the sharp break on his “left turns”, and his potential for velo is a very exciting combination.
Click to hear Day describe his Pitch Mix While You’re Watching Him Pitch
Day has been up to 99 and has a very complete pitch mix. He throws a right turning and sinking 2 Seam, a 4 Seam that has some cut, he also features a cutter, a slider that is his best “swing and miss pitch” and a changeup.
Day says each pitcher has their strengths, but his are his 2 Seam and pounding the zone.
Click to hear Day explain his process with video of him pitching
Each pitcher has strengths and weaknesses, and for me it’s my 2 Seam fastball. Pounding the zone with that pitch and getting hitters uncomfortable is where I like to start off in my process, and I like to make hitters expand the zone. So, fill up the strike zone as much as I can, then build off of that.
Day has always been a very talented pitcher dating back to his days at Layton High in Utah, then also at the University of Utah, but, as almost every pitcher does when they enter the organization, he has made some adjustments.
Click to listen to Day describe the adjustments he’s made since becoming a Dodger, with video of him pitching.
A big thing that we’ve developed is throwing the slider, and introducing a 4 Seam. I relied on the 2 Seam a lot because it was the only fastball I had. Mixing in the off speeds has been big, and then throwing the 4 Seam that goes straight and through with a little bit of cut has been good for me. It gives me more margin for error in my sequencing.
Mechanically we’ve worked on getting into my lower half more efficiently.
Background
Day grew up in Utah, and learned to enjoy playing baseball in a cold weather environment. He credits his dad for creating a mentality that helps him keep an even keel, which helped him deal with the pressure of pitching in front of as many scouts as he did while in High School at Layton High.
Day was a very good position player who eventually decided to become a pitcher only (PO) at Utah where he played his college ball. Day enjoyed his time as a Ute, but chose to go pro after 2 years and signed as an undrafted free agent with the Dodgers in 2023.
Here’s how he described the process of becoming a PO
I loved hitting. I could switch hit, and while I wasn’t the quickest mover on the infield, I had the arm strength to get the ball across the diamond. So, I sat down with Coach Anderson at Utah and we talked about it for about an hour, and with the arm talent he saw, and that I felt that I had shown in my career, pitching became something that I just wanted to master because I knew it was what I would probably be doing in professional baseball.
Day describes his time at Layton High School, why he chose Utah, and what his time there was like.
My Junior year at Layton was the Covid year, and I didn’t really have that many scouts looking at me to that point. It was still kind of early and I had just committed to Utah. But, right after Covid in my Senior year, I started to throw a little harder and my pitches got better and I started getting some attraction from the scouts.
Day always wanted to play at Utah because it gave his family a chance to watch him play, so he chose the college route over turning pro out of High School. After 2 years as a Ute he then chose to turn pro and signed with the Dodgers as an Undrafted Free Agent.
Finishing Up
If you haven’t had the chance to watch Cam pitch, make it a priority, because the sharpness and the explosive attributes of his pitches really stick out. Working on all the bridges between lots of breaks, with an equal amount of strikes is all a part of the Minor League process, and that is not different for Day. That’s a process we’re super excited to follow at Dodgers Daily.
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