Yasiel Sierra
Born:
06/05/1991 (Age: 32)
Bats:
Right
Throws: Right
Arm Slot: High 3/4
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 170
Primary Position: RHRP
Seconday Position: -
Throws: Right
Arm Slot: High 3/4
Height: 6'1"
Weight: 170
Primary Position: RHRP
Seconday Position: -
Acquisition Period:
Signed as international free agent 2/20/16 (LAD)
Entry Point: IFA
Entry Point: IFA
Report Info
| Evaluator: | Dave DeFreitas |
| Report Date: | June 18th, 2016 |
| Dates Seen: | 6/15 |
| Level: | High A |
| Affiliate: | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes |
| MLB Team: |
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Physical Description
Blade thin, high waisted, long legs; squared shoulders.
Mechanical Notes
Abbreviated windup with medium leg lift. Medium arm circle; loose, quick arm, clean with some smooth effort. Front side opens way early, gets limited extension. Relatively compact delivery and lands soft, square to home plate. Slide step, 1.18, 1.10 second delivery times with runner on 1st.
| MLB ETA | Future Floor | Future Ceiling | Realistic Role | Risk | 2019 | 30 | 40 | Role 30: Emergency bullpen arm | High |
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| Pitch | Present | Future | Sitting | Max | Comments |
| Fastball | |||||
| Fastball | 55 | 60 | 89-94 | 95 | Quick arm, creates some life in the zone; gets sink to arm side. Pounds it down in the zone and will show a heavy ball at times. Really struggles to get it glove side; occasional cutter to glove side, but very inconsistent feel. |
| Quick arm, creates some life in the zone; gets sink to arm side. Pounds it down in the zone and will show a heavy ball at times. Really struggles to get it glove side; occasional cutter to glove side, but very inconsistent feel. | |||||
| Curveball | |||||
| Curveball | 40 | 40 | 76-78 | 78 | Loose, 10-to-4 break. Flat and lacks bite. Used sparingly, more a variation off the slider; 4th pitch. |
| Loose, 10-to-4 break. Flat and lacks bite. Used sparingly, more a variation off the slider; 4th pitch. | |||||
| Slider | |||||
| Slider | 40 | 45 | 79-84 | 86 | Variations from 3/4 to cutter break; majority are loose, gradual. Flashed average with 3/4 depth and some bite, but very inconsistent; lack of extension has it flatten out and back-up often. Arm action plays up the good one when he gets out front; can see him finding a little more consistency in short stints. |
| Variations from 3/4 to cutter break; majority are loose, gradual. Flashed average with 3/4 depth and some bite, but very inconsistent; lack of extension has it flatten out and back-up often. Arm action plays up the good one when he gets out front; can see him finding a little more consistency in short stints. | |||||
| ChangeUp | |||||
| ChangeUp | 30 | 40 | 86-88 | 89 | Two-seam fastball action to it; lacks depth, limited separation off the fastball. Lacks feel and pulls to glove side often. Used it sparingly and see it improving slightly with more usage given how the arm works. |
| Two-seam fastball action to it; lacks depth, limited separation off the fastball. Lacks feel and pulls to glove side often. Used it sparingly and see it improving slightly with more usage given how the arm works. | |||||
| Overall Command | |||||
| Overall Command | 30 | 40 | |||
| Overall Control | |||||
| Overall Control | 30 | 40 | |||
MiLB Stats
Overall Summary
Slender RHRP with a plus fastball, but who lacks much usable secondary. His arm works well, and he creates some angle to go with some heavy arm-side sink, but has trouble repeating his release point, and has his soft front side keep him from consistently getting extension. Poor command in the zone; sits arm side, trouble working in on lefties and gets very predictable. Slider is the best secondary offering; has some variations with it, but see that more as inconsistency rather than by design. Shows a good one on occasion; can see it getting to fringe average, but usability a concern. Did not show much fight on the mound, bad body language; not sure he really knows how to compete; struggled to make adjustments. Advanced age for the level, but has been on a different development track in Cuba so he could be a bit behind. Overall, the arm strength and life on the FB is there, but not sure that the secondary will develop enough to allow him to work through a lineup multiple times. Could be convinced he gets to Role 40 if he can locate the FB to the glove side and is more consistent with the Sld.
