“GoGoTabata”

Catcher — Right handed hitter. Average arm, decent target (6’1", 200). Strong catcher skills. Above average baseball intelligence and leadership skills. Well below average runner. High average, high walks hitter but limited to doubles power despite size (gets out on front leg too quickly, ends up generating bat speed only from shoulders to forearms). Could develop into a decent backup catcher on a JC team, a sort of poor man’s Brian Schneider on a community college team.

poor man’s carlos silva

RHP (6’3" 175) – Decent pitcher with promise. Works mostly off his “fastball” which sits in the upper 70’s to lower 80’s and can dial it up to 84 when necessary. Should be able to add velocity as he cleans up his mechanics. Has battled arm issues in the past, but has thus far avoided major surgery. Secondary offerings need a lot of work. Raw but does possess talent if all the cards fall right. Might be best suited for the bullpen as he advances. Plays mostly CF and some 3B when he’s not pitching. Interesting fact: Was a starting forward on his high school’s basketball team that finished second in state.

 6’1" 210. Natural left-handed movement on his Fastball in the low to mid 60’s, also throws a knuckle ball which tends to hang and give blister trouble. On a 20-80 scouting scale his change up flashes the potential to be a 30.

Good speed which translates on the base paths and in range in CF, though there appears to be some concentration issues. Spray hitter who will need to bat .300 in order to project as more than a second division starter.

5’10’’ 160

C
Good arm, below average runner, good plate discipline, good game calling skills, low average, average power, and decent glove. Back up catcher type. Maybe, a David Ross kind of player.

kk101
6’3" – 165
OF/SP – While mostly a centerfielder and starting pitcher at the amateur stage, kk101 may profile better as a RF or RP at the next level. Displays a plus arm, and good glovework, but only has average speed. Has some power, but more of a gap hitter at the moment. Good instincts. On the mound, kk101 throws 3 pitches, a fastball, 12-6 curve, and a developing changeup. Experimented with a knuckleball in HS, but has since scrapped it. The fastball shows solid velocity, touching the low 80’s. The 12-6 curveball is his best pitch, that when used properly, can be a strikeout pitch. The changeup ranks as below average. Can stand the wear of going deep, but stuff projects better from the pen.

Physically, kk101 is a bit wiry. Has room to fill out, which would allow for added velocity or more power. Has an injury history in his shoulder/elbow, which may keep him in the field. Upside is likely that of Micah Owings, considering the ability to be a two-way athlete.

C/P

Good intangibles and game calling ability behind the plate with pop times in the 2s. Shows an above average arm but has a tendency to airmail throws to 2b if footwork is not right. Blocks balls well in the dirt to his left and in front of him however he struggles with balls to his left.

As a hitter he can draw a walk but at times shows too much patience, leaving his approach not aggressive enough. Contact ability in question as evidenced by his high strike out totals. Flashes solid average power when solid contact is made with gap to gap doubles power.

Overall despite his potentially average defense the lack of hitting skills make a projection beyond a back up catcher past the high school level where he was a starter unlikely.

As a pitcher throws a tailing two seamer in in the 77-79 range that can touch 81 though control is lacking. Posseses an above average circle change that tails down and away from right handers. His curveball is a big slurvey offering that doesn’t have the tightness to become anything more than a show me pitch. A high walk stikeout pitcher with ground ball tendancies could perhaps pitch at a Division three school in middle relief though dislocated throwing shoulder and subsequent durability issues make this unlikely.

…..without the power, glove or plate discipline

3B/RHP
5’1" 90 lbs.
Leadoff hitter, so-so plate discipline, plus speed, non-existent power. Excellent bunter and basestealer, adequate range but mediocre arm, solid knowledge of the game. Chuck Knoblauch-like stance, crowds the plate and is frequently hit by pitches (one of his best OBP skills). Also used as a relief pitcher, bringing 45 mph heat with a 35 mph changeup often mixed with a slow-pitch sofball-esque eephus pitch. Plus control, but often has to endure long innings due to bad defense behind him leading to mental breakdowns on the mound. Extremely deceptive delivery reminiscent of combining Orlando Hernandez with drunk Luis Tiant; however, poor mechanics will lead to arm troubles down the line. Projects as a batboy.

mestifo

6’0 – 310 – R/R

Scouting Report: Formed an irrational fear of any baseball moving faster than 55 mph when he was 14 so we have to project based on his stats that far back to make any sense of what he might do in his long-awaited comeback. Was a decent little league pitcher, often brought in for mop-up duty or to eat up innings late in the week. Averaged approx 11K/9 and held batters to a less than .220 BA, unfortunately his walk rate of 15BB/9 showed his control issues and we believe that will continue to be the case. We would expect the scouts to pick up quickly on this major pitching flaw and may even send batters up without their bats to keep them from swinging. After control issues removed him permanently from pitching duties in his final season he was finally able to concentrate on his batting skills and he promptly batted .075 in 35 games including a stellar 0 for 36 streak that included 32 K’s which was ended mercifully by the end of the season on a last at-bat where he decided to move the runners over with a bunt to get them into scoring position in the bottom of the 9th and forgot there were already 2 outs. When asked if he was coming back for the next year the player explained his new-found fear of the fastball and begged off. No one followed up to see if the excuse was true or not.

Projections: The only projections this player should be around are those on movie screens or perhaps in certain business presentations, but even those should be limited.

RP/OF – (6’1"/ 190) –
P- Pitches in the mid 80’s but can dial it up to 89-90. No control whatsoever. Good curve but may take batter/ fans in third row to the hospital. Durability a major question. Wild mechanics with no actual armslot. Four pitches, none of which seems to stand out. Can throw knuckleball, but has tendency to leave hanging. Good defense and athleticism, but still makes questionable plays due to questionable head. Probably a situational pitcher as he can’t throw more than two power innings before becoming a innings-eating finesse pitcher.

OF- Solid routes to ball. Known for showboating/ lapses in judgment at times. Rather good arm due to pitching pedigree. .300 + hitter in HS with average power. Looked at by local colleges, but arm troubles held player back. Plus speed, three sport player (hockey,football, baseball), questionable strike zone judgment/ pitch recognition (see Vlad). Best case scenario – pinch hitting specialist/ platoon man.

3B/2B – 5’8"/200/24 yrs old – R/R

Bat – 5 PM power that vanishes very quickly when the ball stops coming in straight at 70 MPH. Free swinger with extremely poor strike zone judgment. Cannot lay off high fastball and looks like a fool on breaking pitches. Can run into a ball from time to time and drive it. Has the intelligence to use the entire field and rarely gets pull happy. Deceptive speed allows him to beat out a fair number of infield hits.

Fielding – Quick feet and good reaction times make up for sloppy hands in the field. Acceptable arm strength, but inaccurate. Shortcomings in the field are less apparent when at third base, but poor throwing accuracy makes him a safer play at second base. Has speed to be an above average defensive outfielder, but regularly misjudges flyballs and takes poor routes.

Projection – Will almost definitely never amount to anything playing hardball. Player is best suited for his men’s softball league where he regularly bats over .500 with decent power and has a 0:0 career K:BB ratio. Strong baseball IQ could lead to bright future as a little league coach after his playing career is over.

6’2" 220lb R/R 32 yrs old
plus plus raw power #4 or #5 batter, good BA, good speed, long swing
streaky hitter prone to slumps and tears. In softball, I once hit 3HR and 3K’s in the same game.

Terrible Fielder. In high school my nickname was E-5. I had a golden sombrero of errors in 1 game at 3B. I have not 1, but 2 Jose Canseco’s listed on the back of my baseball card (ball bounces off my head over the fence for a homer).

Strong Arm with fastball up to 85mph, good curve, good slider. Control issues with the makeup of a mental midget. A typical inning of work would read like this:
1IP, 1 H, 7BB, 4K (1K on a wild pitch)

At 32 in a mens baseball league, I have found my calling as a catcher. Thank God peace at last.

6’3", 192 RHP/1B/OF, Bats Both, 29 yrs old

Average FB 89-91 MPH, tops off at 93, decent slider, decent change, developing curve. K’d 12 high schoolers in a game before. Career highlight taken yard twice by Tim Drew when I was a sophomore.

Very good fielding 1B/OF with a very strong arm, very athletic. Very little power right handed, which is my natural side, hit more for average. Decent power/average combo from the left side.

Would’ve probably been better if I had worked more on baseball than football and basketball.

5’9" 190 CF High School in 1995

Athletic with above average speed, solid average, plus power that doesn’t project. Good strike zone judgement. THROWS LIKE A GIRL!

Batted cleanup. Good reads in center but forced to play shallow to make up for arm.

Once he started playing college ball it became abundantly clear that he couldn’t hit a slider.

Bats: R
Throws: R

LF

Has absolutely no contact ability and would definitely lead the league in K’s every year. Will get hit by the pitch more than he hits the ball…and I don’t mean gets a base hit I actually mean “hits the ball”.

Power is evident in batting practice… but by power I mean if he ever hits the ball he can get it to the OF.

Has an arm worse than Johnny Damon’s great-grandmother.

Speed on the bases is lacking, he can beat Cecil Fielder in a footrace but it would be a close contest.

Fielding wise he has average hands in the OF, but yet his lack of range and throwing ability really hurts him defensively.

His one good trait is his plate discipline, despite never being able to hit any ball he swings at he is very patient at the plate.

5’11" 310. put glasses on me and i could stand in for bob hamelin on a royals reunion photo shoot. and that is where the talent ends.

No Hall of Famer.

Almost 6’0 tall, 180 pounds. He is fairly versatile in the field – he has seen time in every position but his best are first base and second base.

At first, he was a vaccuum. At second, he would do a fine job – he had okay range, but what he got to, he picked up.

He is a combination of Barry Bonds and Luis Sojo. He walks like Barry Bonds and hits like Sojo. He must have led the league in walks every single year – and oddly enough, catcher’s interferences. I guess that is the result of inexperienced catchers, standing back in the box, and a long swing.

The righty still has had his moments. During that two-year stretched that he pitched he had a few great games. Like his 3 innings of no-hit baseball and that 2 inning, 4 K relief appearance. Don’t forget that game he hit two triples, one with the bases loaded.

He had absolutely no speed.

El Duq of Hurl, circa 5 years ago

RHP, 6’0", 180 lbs

sits in the low 80’s… lacks command of anything other than fastball… poor mechanics, throws across body… best suited for D II relief work

El Duq of Hurl, present

accountant, 6’0", 210 lbs

sits in a cubicle… lacks command of anything other than family dog… poor eating habits due to long work hours… best suited to poor attempts at humor on the internet and doing people’s taxes

2B – 5’9" 165 – Good hands, weak-ass arm, used to play short and 3B as a 8 and 9 year old, but arm strength never progressed much beyond that. They even used to let him pitch, but realized that batters were teeing off on the 50-mph fastball with no movement. Fearless on the pivot.

Singles hitter or worse, bunts well, very fast. Once stole five bases in a six-inning game. Consider him a mix between Luis Hernandez with a much worse arm and Herb Washington.

Organizational fodder to be certain.

About:

Age: 16
Height: 5’11
Weight: 180 LBS
Bats: L Throws: L
Position: SP/1B/OF

Hitting tendencies:

Line Drive HItter
Streaky
Outstanding plate discipline
Home Runs extremely Rare, little to no true pop
No wheels
Average Line in HS V: .330/.440/.430

Fielding tendencies:

Good Range, despite lack of speed
Has an arm (Can throw out Mo Vaughn from 200 feet away from Home)
Makes careless mistakes

Pitching tendencies:

Mid 80s fastball
High 70s cutter
Mid 70s changeup
Low 60s Curveball

Above average movement on all pitches
lacks true command of secondary pitches
Works combinations well
Has at least 1-2 horrible starts per year (Always due to command)

Projection: will sit on my ass in college, tell myself that I can walk on if I transfer to a Division 2 school, but never will.

Juan Pierre sans the range or the power.

No, seriously. The one season I was a successful baseball player, I did it by slapping the ball down the 3B line and busting down the 60 ft baseline for singles. I was actually quite good at this, but the next year, we moved to the full-sized field, and I was boned.

UncleBuck44
LHP
6’4", 207

Fastball: Ranges from 93-96, touching 98. Has plus movement and good command

Curveball: A true hammer curve that comes in around 74-76. Shows plus command of it.

Changeup: Finger lickin’ good.

Comparison: God on steroids