Tony Barnette
Born:
11/09/1983 (Age: 40)
Bats:
Right
Throws: Right
Arm Slot: High 3/4
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200
Primary Position: RHRP
Seconday Position: -
Throws: Right
Arm Slot: High 3/4
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 200
Primary Position: RHRP
Seconday Position: -
Acquisition Period:
Signed as free agent, 12/15/15 (TEX)
Entry Point: IFA
Entry Point: IFA
Report Info
Evaluator: | Dave DeFreitas |
Report Date: | March 7th, 2016 |
Dates Seen: | 2010-2014 |
Level: | MLB |
Affiliate: | Texas Rangers |
MLB Team: |
Physical Description
Slender, strong lower half; athletic build.
Mechanical Notes
Compact delivery with some effort; arm action hides the ball in back a bit. Will rush at times and can have a soft front side. Gets good angle, drives downhill. Lands hard, does not finish in good fielding position.
MLB ETA | Future Floor | Future Ceiling | Realistic Role | Risk | 2016 | 50 | 50 | Role 50: Set-up, 7th inning | Moderate |
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Pitch | Present | Future | Sitting | Max | Comments |
Fastball | |||||
Fastball | 60 | 60 | 89-94 | 96 | Flat run on the four-seam; life, late hop in the zone. two-seam sink, arm-side bore. |
Flat run on the four-seam; life, late hop in the zone. two-seam sink, arm-side bore. | |||||
Curveball | |||||
Curveball | 50 | 50 | 77-79 | 81 | 11-to-5; good arm speed; tight rotation, can dial-up snap, but inconsistent. Backs up on him often; 4th pitch. |
11-to-5; good arm speed; tight rotation, can dial-up snap, but inconsistent. Backs up on him often; 4th pitch. | |||||
Slider | |||||
Slider | 55 | 55 | 80-84 | 86 | Sld/Cut variations; can get big/sweepy; good one has above-average 3/4 depth, bite; can locate arm side and looks to use out of zone for put away. Use primarily to right-handed hitters. |
Sld/Cut variations; can get big/sweepy; good one has above-average 3/4 depth, bite; can locate arm side and looks to use out of zone for put away. Use primarily to right-handed hitters. | |||||
Cutter | |||||
Cutter | 60 | 60 | 87-92 | 94 | Uses majority of the time. Hard, late dart; variations off the slider; gets some glove-side depth; confident using to backdoor; will use to both righties and lefties, very good feel with it; out pitch. |
Uses majority of the time. Hard, late dart; variations off the slider; gets some glove-side depth; confident using to backdoor; will use to both righties and lefties, very good feel with it; out pitch. |
MiLB Stats
Overall Summary
Role 5, average set-up man, 7th inning. High-energy, aggressive guy that throws strikes, works quick and pounds down in the zone. Approach compliments the stuff; looks for soft contact early, gets ground-balls. Stuff is firm, late life. Good two-way fastball that he can locate to both sides; leans on Cutter. Will challenge guys, not timid. Can lose the zone at times and have everything leak up and arm-side. All hard, lacks ability to really change speeds, Curve used primarily early in counts. Limited ability to go multiple innings, but can go back-to-back nights and maintain stuff.