Gerson Bautista
Born:
05/31/1995 (Age: 28)
Bats:
Right
Throws: Right
Arm Slot:
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 195
Primary Position: RHRP
Seconday Position: -
Throws: Right
Arm Slot:
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 195
Primary Position: RHRP
Seconday Position: -
Acquisition Period:
Signed as international free agent April 1, 2013 (BOS)
Entry Point: J2
Entry Point: J2
Report Info
| Evaluator: | John Eshleman |
| Report Date: | October 19th, 2018 |
| Dates Seen: | October 9/11, 2018 |
| Level: | AFL |
| Affiliate: | Scottsdale Scorpions |
| MLB Team: |
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| On 40-Man Roster: | Yes |
Physical Description
Rail thin, lacks physicality. Will not add significant mass, not a body to handle workload. Wiry and twitchy build.
Mechanical Notes
Stretch only with high effort, H3/4 slot. Long arm action, wraps in the back. Massive spine tilt limits his balance after release, trouble repeating arm-slot, opens early.
| MLB ETA | Present Role | Future Role | Role Description | Risk | 2018 | 30 | 40 | Middle Relief | High |
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| Pitch | Present | Future | Sitting | Range | Comments |
| Fastball Value | |||||
| Overall Fastball Value | 50 | 55 | — | — | Weak contact fastball with plane to induce ground balls. Inconsistent, projecting another step in delivery consistency to sharpen command and keep plane. |
| Weak contact fastball with plane to induce ground balls. Inconsistent, projecting another step in delivery consistency to sharpen command and keep plane. | |||||
| Fastball Velocity | 60 | 60 | 95 | 92-97 | Deception from excess movement; hitters can pick up ball, plays to plus out of pen. |
| Fastball Velocity | |||||
| Fastball Movement | |||||
| Fastball Movement | 45 | 50 | — | — | Inconsistent plane; effective when at H3/4 with down angle; loses slot, flattens out. Half-grade of consistency projected. Flattens out when up. |
| Inconsistent plane; effective when at H3/4 with down angle; loses slot, flattens out. Half-grade of consistency projected. Flattens out when up. | |||||
| Fastball Command | |||||
| Fastball Command | 40 | 45 | — | — | Despite delivery, abv-avg to gloveside when keeping high slot. Drops arm to armside target. Kept ball down. Half-grade projection with reps working to armside. |
| Despite delivery, abv-avg to gloveside when keeping high slot. Drops arm to armside target. Kept ball down. Half-grade projection with reps working to armside. | |||||
| Slider | |||||
| Slider | 45 | 50 | 82-83 | 81-85 | Very inconsistent; settles at average. Flashes abv-avg with bite and depth below the zone; loses feel, gets slurvy in zone. Keeps it down mostly, good pitch for weak contact groundballs. |
| Very inconsistent; settles at average. Flashes abv-avg with bite and depth below the zone; loses feel, gets slurvy in zone. Keeps it down mostly, good pitch for weak contact groundballs. | |||||
| Control | |||||
| Control | 40 | 45 | — | — | Delivery doesn't yield strikethrowing. Should improve fastball consistency; slider is around zone consistently, better on chase. |
| Delivery doesn't yield strikethrowing. Should improve fastball consistency; slider is around zone consistently, better on chase. | |||||
| Attribute | Present | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Delivery | Below Average | Below Average |
| Athleticism | Average | Average |
| Pitchability | Average | Average |
| Mound Presence | Average | Average |
Overall Summary
Above-average fastball with plane provides middle-relief upside. Slider has another step to go in consistency but it already flashes. Command does not project for leverage relief.
