Rank History
| Year | Team | Position | Team Rank | OFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | TEX | RHP | 16 | 45 |
Grades Update: Mar 2021
| OFP | Role | FB | CB | CH | Cont/Cmd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 40 | 60 | 55 | 45 | 40/30 |
Mar 2021 Report
Evaluator: Joe Drake
Age: 22 yr
Height: 6-4
Weight: 180 lbs
Hits/Throws: L/R
Acquired: 2017 Round 2
RuleV: 2021
Physical Description: Large, lanky frame that's begun to fill out. Long legs with strong thighs, high waist, short torso. Average build with broad shoulders. Previous injuries include biceps tendonitis and surgery for bone spurs in 2019.
Delivery & Mechanics: Windup; drop and drive. Low 3/4s arm slot with moderately high effort and above-average arm speed. Awkward, herky-jerky motion that is tough to replicate but manages to repeat decently. Shorter stride, significant head-whack at finish.
Fastball: 92-97, t99; Good velocity with ride (despite low arm slot) and run plus an unconventional delivery that makes it tough for hitters to square up. Often gets whiffs in the zone and above it. Will overthrow it resulting in noncompetitive locations. Command is so-so, sometimes dotting corners, other times spiking it at 55 feet. Strong pitch with double-plus potential due to velo and movement, command and consistency hold it back. Grade: 60
Slider: 81-84; gyro-slider with solid depth and some sweep. Flashes plus, borderline double-plus at its best with hard, late movement. More consistently in the above-average range. Vertical movement helps get whiffs but he'll drop it in for a strike now and again, too. Some command issues, like the fastball, that lead to uncompetitive locations. Will manipulate it at times to look like a curveball, but not a truly separate pitch. Grade: 55
Changeup: 82-85; average tumble with some fade. Sells well with armspeed. Lacks feel for command at present, but showed improvement in 2019. Potential to get to average with more consistency and command, but not guaranteed. Grade: 45
Control and Command: Strong pitchability traits, knows how to affect a hitter's timing; likes to keep them off balance. Willingness to work backwards. Has bouts of strike throwing issues where he loses the release. Tendency to fall behind and has to come over the heart. Not very efficient. Control: 40 | Command: 30
Overall: Righty with big stuff and odd delivery that can get major league hitters out but likely from the bullpen. Delivery aside, the command is probably too erratic for him to turn over a lineup more than once despite the developing changeup. Very good fastball/slider combo would tick up even more out of the pen and give him a shot at a high-leverage role.
OFP: 45
Role: 40 - Spot Starter, Long Reliever or Low-Leverage Reliever
Risk: High
