Genesis Cabrera
Born:
10/10/1996 (Age: 27)
Bats:
Left
Throws: Left
Arm Slot:
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 170
Primary Position: LHSP
Seconday Position: LHRP
Throws: Left
Arm Slot:
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 170
Primary Position: LHSP
Seconday Position: LHRP
Acquisition Period:
Signed as international free agent 11/1/2013 (TAM); Traded to STL 7/31/2018
Entry Point: J2
Options Used: N/A
Entry Point: J2
Options Used: N/A
Report Info
| Evaluator: | John Eshleman |
| Report Date: | July 27th, 2018 |
| Dates Seen: | June 19/July 6, 2018 |
| Level: | Double-A |
| Affiliate: | Montgomery Biscuits |
| MLB Team: |
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| On 40-Man Roster: | No |
Physical Description
Slight build, thin, narrow shoulders, minimal projection. Loose and athletic, but might lack the durability and strength for starter's workload.
Mechanical Notes
High-effort, semi-windup from low 3/4s; drop and drive, collapses back leg, partial turn to stay closed, lands online, big spine tilt to clear arm, follows through across body, head pulls to gloveside, lacks stability. Arm action: breaks with glove open to plate into wrap w long arm action, fast arm, crossfire.
| MLB ETA | Present Role | Future Role | Role Description | Risk | 2020 | 30 | 40 | Middle Relief | High |
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| Pitch | Present | Future | Sitting | Range | Comments |
| Fastball Value | |||||
| Overall Fastball Value | 45 | 55 | — | — | Poor command projection limits FB. Has looseness and athleticism to improve repetition in short pen stints to get command to playable w his velocity. |
| Poor command projection limits FB. Has looseness and athleticism to improve repetition in short pen stints to get command to playable w his velocity. | |||||
| Fastball Velocity | 60 | 70 | 93-94 | 92-95 | Can add tick out of pen. Sat 95-96 in one inning at ASG. |
| Fastball Velocity | |||||
| Fastball Movement | |||||
| Fastball Movement | 50 | 50 | — | — | Above-average tailing action to armside, can sink it below bats; gets flat across zone; arm slot and action play well inside on LH hitters. Righties can see it from slot. |
| Above-average tailing action to armside, can sink it below bats; gets flat across zone; arm slot and action play well inside on LH hitters. Righties can see it from slot. | |||||
| Fastball Command | |||||
| Fastball Command | 30 | 40 | — | — | Didn't repeat in start, better in pen appearance. Athleticism to improve timing but only to playable with this amount of effort. |
| Didn't repeat in start, better in pen appearance. Athleticism to improve timing but only to playable with this amount of effort. | |||||
| Slider | |||||
| Slider | 40 | 50 | 84-85 | 83-87 | Inconsistent; plus short, hard bite in upper velo band, less sharpness otherwise. Can't locate down in the zone consistently enough for outpitch, only up or out of zone. Weak contact, some barreling expected from RH hitters. In shorter stints will maintain sharpness of upper velo band more consistently. |
| Inconsistent; plus short, hard bite in upper velo band, less sharpness otherwise. Can't locate down in the zone consistently enough for outpitch, only up or out of zone. Weak contact, some barreling expected from RH hitters. In shorter stints will maintain sharpness of upper velo band more consistently. | |||||
| ChangeUp | |||||
| ChangeUp | 30 | 30 | 87-88 | 87-89 | Lacks feel; firm, not able to locate around zone. Lacks delivery to repeat as needed to develop pitch. Will drop in pen. |
| Lacks feel; firm, not able to locate around zone. Lacks delivery to repeat as needed to develop pitch. Will drop in pen. | |||||
| Control | |||||
| Control | 30 | 40 | — | — | Delivery not conducive to consistent strike throwing. Pen role, going down to two pitches will aid projection. |
| Delivery not conducive to consistent strike throwing. Pen role, going down to two pitches will aid projection. | |||||
| Attribute | Present | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery | Below Average | Below Average |
| Athleticism | Average | Average |
| Pitchability | Average | Average |
| Mound Presence | Average | Average |
Overall Summary
Lacks command, control and third pitch for a rotation role or high-leverage relief. Ceiling is a middle reliever who can match up against both righies and lefties, but has enough deception against same-side bats the floor is still a LOOGY type.
