Justus Sheffield
Born:
05/13/1996 (Age: 27)
Bats:
Left
Throws: Left
Arm Slot: 3/4
Height: 6'0''
Weight: 200
Primary Position: LHSP
Seconday Position: -
Throws: Left
Arm Slot: 3/4
Height: 6'0''
Weight: 200
Primary Position: LHSP
Seconday Position: -
Acquisition Period:
1st Rd. (#31 overall), 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft (CLE); Traded to NYY 7/31/2016; Traded to SEA 11/19/2018
Entry Point: High School
Entry Point: High School
Report Info
| Evaluator: | Reggie Yinger |
| Report Date: | April 21st, 2016 |
| Dates Seen: | 4/17/2016 |
| Level: | High A |
| Affiliate: | Lynchburg Hillcats |
| MLB Team: |
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Physical Description
Small frame; athletic build; room to develop lower and upper-body strength
Mechanical Notes
3/4 arm slot; compact delivery; middle of the rubber; hard drive off rubber; falls off to glove side after release; repeatable delivery.
| MLB ETA | Future Floor | Future Ceiling | Realistic Role | Risk | 2019 | 50 | 55 | Role 50 - #4 Starting Pitcher/Low-end #3 Starting Pitcher | Moderate |
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| Pitch | Present | Future | Sitting | Max | Comments |
| Fastball | |||||
| Fastball | 55 | 60 | 92-94 | 96 | Average cut movement; flashes late explosiveness; shows the ability to work downhill and pitch in bottom half of the zone despite size; maintains velocity from stretch. |
| Average cut movement; flashes late explosiveness; shows the ability to work downhill and pitch in bottom half of the zone despite size; maintains velocity from stretch. | |||||
| Slider | |||||
| Slider | 50 | 55 | 81-83 | 85 | Sharp break with late tilt; shows feel to throw for a swing-and-miss offering with consistent arm speed.; shows the feel to be in/around strike zone with competitiveness. |
| Sharp break with late tilt; shows feel to throw for a swing-and-miss offering with consistent arm speed.; shows the feel to be in/around strike zone with competitiveness. | |||||
| ChangeUp | |||||
| ChangeUp | 40 | 50 | 83-85 | 86 | Flashes tumbling action; consistent arm speed; inconsistent release points; plays up to fastball; uses only vs RHH; early stages of development; presently a below-average offering but flashes average and should improve. |
| Flashes tumbling action; consistent arm speed; inconsistent release points; plays up to fastball; uses only vs RHH; early stages of development; presently a below-average offering but flashes average and should improve. | |||||
MiLB Stats
Overall Summary
Sheffield currently offers a three-pitch arsenal; needs development with his secondary pitches. Fastball has average cut movement and shows the ability to locate in the bottom half of the zone. Slider is the best secondary offering; shows the ability to locate for strike; swing-and-miss offering. Slider will be highly effective against left-handed hitters. Changeup is still developing; showed flashes of feel, but is currently inconsistent. Sheffield shows two potential swing-and-miss offerings w/ his slider and developing changeup. Currently shows below average command that should develop into average. Profiles as a potential #4 starter with the potential to get to a #3 if changeup and command grades bump up to average.
