Ike Schlabach
Born:
12/27/1996 (Age: 27)
Bats:
Right
Throws: Left
Arm Slot: High 3/4
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 185
Primary Position: LHRP
Seconday Position: -
Throws: Left
Arm Slot: High 3/4
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 185
Primary Position: LHRP
Seconday Position: -
Acquisition Period:
19th Rd., 2015 MLB First-Year Player Draft (PIT)
Entry Point: High School
Entry Point: High School
Report Info
| Evaluator: | Dave DeFreitas |
| Report Date: | July 28th, 2016 |
| Dates Seen: | 7/27 |
| Level: | Rk |
| Affiliate: | Bristol Pirates |
| MLB Team: |
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Physical Description
Long, lanky frame; long legs, high waist. Squared shoulders; room to fill out; underdeveloped lower half presently, but has some strength projection.
Mechanical Notes
Medium arm circle with abbreviated windup. Has some funk in the arm action - hook and some effort there. High leg lift with some crossfire action. High-maintenance delivery, but manages to repeat; chance to smooth out as he gets stronger.
| MLB ETA | Future Floor | Future Ceiling | Realistic Role | Risk | 2020 | 30 | 40 | Role 40: Situational relief | High |
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| Pitch | Present | Future | Sitting | Max | Comments |
| Fastball | |||||
| Fastball | 40 | 50 | 86-90 | 90 | Straight with some occasional late life; tail to arm side. Gets extended and good job getting it glove side. Has some angle; efforty arm action plays up the velo. Chance to find some more velo as the lower half gets stronger; can see him getting to average in short stints. |
| Straight with some occasional late life; tail to arm side. Gets extended and good job getting it glove side. Has some angle; efforty arm action plays up the velo. Chance to find some more velo as the lower half gets stronger; can see him getting to average in short stints. | |||||
| Curveball | |||||
| Curveball | 30 | 40 | 73-75 | 75 | Loose, big shape. Slurvy qualities; throws for strikes. Arm works well with it and has ability to dial up some finish for put-away, but inconsistent. Chance to get to fringe average. |
| Loose, big shape. Slurvy qualities; throws for strikes. Arm works well with it and has ability to dial up some finish for put-away, but inconsistent. Chance to get to fringe average. | |||||
| ChangeUp | |||||
| ChangeUp | 40 | 40 | 80-82 | 82 | Gradual turnover action with below-average depth. Arm action sells it, makes it serviceable. Throws for strikes to arm side; could develop some depth in the future, but used sparingly. Third pitch. |
| Gradual turnover action with below-average depth. Arm action sells it, makes it serviceable. Throws for strikes to arm side; could develop some depth in the future, but used sparingly. Third pitch. | |||||
| Overall Command | |||||
| Overall Command | 30 | 40 | |||
| Overall Control | |||||
| Overall Control | 30 | 40 | |||
MiLB Stats
Overall Summary
LHRP with some arm strength and funk/deception in the delivery that plays up fringy stuff. Fastball is fairly straight, but he creates good angle and shows life to the glove side when he gets extended. He doesn't have match-up stuff, but he gets ground balls and looks to be an uncomfortable at-bat for lefties. Very slender right now, lacks much lower half strength and struggles to consistently repeat a high-maintenance delivery. Should see a small up-tick in velo with added strength. See deception and command playing up in shorter stints. Chance for fringe-average slurve that will be effective vs. LHH. Got tired, stuff fell off in fourth inning of work. Best suited for short stints in situational relief role..
