Lucas Erceg
Born:
05/01/1995 (Age: 28)
Bats:
Left
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 210
Primary Position: 3B
Seconday Position: -
Throws: Right
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 210
Primary Position: 3B
Seconday Position: -
Acquisition Period:
2nd Rd., 2016 MLB First-Year Player Draft (MIL)
Entry Point: JUCO
Options Used: N/A
Entry Point: JUCO
Options Used: N/A
Report Info
| Evaluator: | John Eshleman |
| Report Date: | July 20th, 2018 |
| Dates Seen: | June 13-16, 2018 |
| Level: | Double-A |
| Affiliate: | Biloxi Shuckers |
| MLB Team: |
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| On 40-Man Roster: | No |
Physical Description
Good, solid build with some height. Decent athlete, light on feet despite limited footspeed.
Swing Mechanics
Slightly closed, shoulder-width extended set-up, knee bend, hands by ear. Shifts weight back early, toe tap, lowers hand to load, bat wrap, slight uppercut to produce flyballs/line drives creates length and barrel drag.
| MLB ETA | Present Role | Future Role | Role Description | Risk | 2020 | 40 | 45 | Platoon | High |
|---|
| Tool | Present | Future | Comments |
| Hit | 40 | 45 | Loose hands aid barrel-feel, makes good contact. Pull heavy approach; average pitch recognition. Swing and miss from swing length and plate coverage to outer edge. Half grade improvement with approach maturation, looking oppo. |
| Loose hands aid barrel-feel, makes good contact. Pull heavy approach; average pitch recognition. Swing and miss from swing length and plate coverage to outer edge. Half grade improvement with approach maturation, looking oppo. | |||
| Game Power | 40 | 45 | Pitchers can exploit him away; good enough pitch recognition to find some FB counts to do damage. |
| Pitchers can exploit him away; good enough pitch recognition to find some FB counts to do damage. | |||
| Raw Power | 50 | 50 | Average bat speed and average strength; handsy swing doesn't engage legs to maximize power. |
| Average bat speed and average strength; handsy swing doesn't engage legs to maximize power. | |||
| Run | 40 | 40 | Not a clogger, not an asset either. |
| Not a clogger, not an asset either. | |||
| Field | 55 | 55 | Above-average hands and footwork. Makes plays, dives well to both sides and charges under contol. |
| Above-average hands and footwork. Makes plays, dives well to both sides and charges under contol. | |||
| Throw | 60 | 60 | 70 arm strength; needs a tick to set feet and release, average accuracy plays to plus. |
| 70 arm strength; needs a tick to set feet and release, average accuracy plays to plus. | |||
| Attribute | Present | Future |
|---|---|---|
| Athleticism | Average | Average |
| Approach | Average | Average |
| Instincts | Average | Average |
| Baserunning | Average | Average |
Overall Summary
Fringy offensive tools do not allow regular role; plays as platoon bat with lefties able to exploit plate coverage. Glove and arm bring additional value as 3B/1B defensive replacement.
