Walker Lockett
Born:
05/03/1994 (Age: 29)
Bats:
Right
Throws: Right
Arm Slot: 3/4
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 225
Primary Position: RHRP
Seconday Position: -
Throws: Right
Arm Slot: 3/4
Height: 6'5"
Weight: 225
Primary Position: RHRP
Seconday Position: -
Acquisition Period:
4th Rd., 2012 MLB First-Year Player Draft (SDP)
Entry Point: High School
Entry Point: High School
Report Info
Evaluator: | Dave DeFreitas |
Report Date: | June 7th, 2016 |
Dates Seen: | 6/1 |
Level: | High A |
Affiliate: | Lake Elsinore Storm |
MLB Team: |
Physical Description
Big, strong frame. Present upper-half thickness and strength to go with a strong lower half.
Mechanical Notes
Simple, compact delivery; compact, loose arm action; stays tall, closed front side.
MLB ETA | Future Floor | Future Ceiling | Realistic Role | Risk | 2018 | 30 | 40 | Role 4: Middle Reliever | High |
---|
Pitch | Present | Future | Sitting | Max | Comments |
Fastball | |||||
Fastball | 55 | 60 | 91-93 | 94 | Life out of the hand, tail to both sides; gets some heavy sink middle to arm side. Life and velo both a tick better in first two frames. |
Life out of the hand, tail to both sides; gets some heavy sink middle to arm side. Life and velo both a tick better in first two frames. | |||||
Slider | |||||
Slider | 40 | 40 | 77-80 | 82 | Sweepy and 3/4 break variations; majority start early, but has some ability to add/subtract and has good arm speed with it; arm action, feel for pitch plays it up slightly; more effective in shorter stints. |
Sweepy and 3/4 break variations; majority start early, but has some ability to add/subtract and has good arm speed with it; arm action, feel for pitch plays it up slightly; more effective in shorter stints. | |||||
ChangeUp | |||||
ChangeUp | 40 | 40 | 84-86 | 86 | Soft fade; majority are middle to arm side; can throw for strikes; lacks depth, bottom. Arm action plays up deception and makes it serviceable. |
Soft fade; majority are middle to arm side; can throw for strikes; lacks depth, bottom. Arm action plays up deception and makes it serviceable. | |||||
Overall Command | |||||
Overall Command | 40 | 45 | |||
Overall Control | |||||
Overall Control | 50 | 55 |
MiLB Stats
Overall Summary
Big, strong RHRP with an above-average fastball and some feel with two below-average secondary pitches. Pitch-to-contact guy that doesn't walk hitters, and relies on a heavy fastball and changing speeds to generate soft contact. Throws strikes, has a plan, and will change eye level; but below-average command in the zone and inconsistent execution; will give up his hits. Below-average secondary offerings play up slightly due to the arm action. Not a max-effort guy and see him finding an extra couple MPH on the fastball in shorter stints; does not have the secondary to run through lineups multiple times at the upper levels. Like how the arm works and see him finding some consistency locating the fastball in the future, leading to small up-tick in K rates.