Rank History
| Year | Team | Position | Team Rank | OFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | TB | RHP | 11 | 50 |
Grades Update: Aug 2021
| OFP | Role | FB | CU | CH | SCR | Cnt/Cmd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | 50 | 50 | 55 | 50 | 55 | 50/45 |
Aug 2021 Report
Evaluator: Jake Boes
Age: 26 yr
Height: 6-2
Weight: 180 lbs
Hits/Throws: R/R
Acquired: 2014 CBB
RuleV: On 40-Man Roster
Physical Description: Medium build with long limbs; average strength throughout. Sloped shoulders, high waist, wide hips, strong midsection and thighs. Overall build reminds me of Anibal Sanchez in his Marlins days. Frame is at projection currently. Injury history includes Tommy John Surgery in 2018, a fractured throwing elbow in 2019, and right ulnar nerve surgery in 2020.
Mechanics: High 3/4 slot with moderate effort; full windup with modest pace. Stays fairly upright through motion; tall and fall mechanics give downhill plane with slight head whack upon release. Clawing arm action with plus arm speed, yielding moderate deception. Repeats delivery well. Shows comfort from the stretch and holds runners close.
Fastball: 92-94 t95 with riding life in the upper part of the zone; plays best when located in the upper third, compliments his change up well. Tends to get straight when spotted down. Shows average command with the offering with little projection remaining, although he may find himself in the upper part of the velocity band in a relief role. Grade: 50
Cutter: Shows slider characteristics at 86-88; sharp, sweeping breaker with bite used mostly against same-sided batters. Heavy horizontal movement but does have some depth when the pitch is at its best. Flashes plus but sits more above-average, used more as a put away pitch rather than the more conventional deployment to induce weak contact. Grade: 55
Changeup: 85-87 flashing steep fade into the bottom of the zone; feel wavers at times, casting into the upper part of the zone with floating movement. Maintains arm speed well and causes the fastball to play up when the pitch is working. Flashes plus but likely settles in at solid-average long-term with the ability to miss bats at the major league level. Grade: 50
Screwball: 81-83 with sharp, vertical break. Usage has become rare over time, flashes fade and generates swings and misses consistently in the lower part of the zone; also capable of freezing hitters for called strikes. An easy plus offering considering the rarity of the pitch, the command, and the movement profile, but the usage suggests it may not have an opportunity to make its full potential impact long-term. Grade: 55
Control and Command: Average control with fringe-average command. Shows the ability to fill the zone with each offering; swings and misses out of the zone help to mitigate some shortcomings with command, with misses mostly East-west. Not likely to improve over time; shows enough command to start but recent appearances have been in relief. Control: 50 | Command: 45
Overall: Honeywell doesn't dazzle with high-octane stuff, but his four viable offerings that compliment each other in each quadrant help to get him by and generate swings and misses and navigate an order multiple times through. Injuries, which have haunted Honeywell, add to his relief risk more so than stuff or command. This process may already be in the works, with the vast majority of his MiLB appearances coming in relief this season. His stuff and impact will always play best as a starter, but health may necessitate a bullpen role long-term.
OFP: 50
Role: 50 - Backend SP #4 or High Leverage Reliever
Risk: High
