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Justus Sheffield
Born: 05/13/1996 (Age: ) |
| Bats: Left |
Throws: Left |
| Height: 5' 10" |
Weight: 195 |
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Body: Smaller stature; broad shoulders, barrel chested, durably built; thick and strong lower half; physically mature; body to hold up as a starter despite being short.
Delivery: Chance to start; though correctable, has mechanical concerns to iron out to make command more consistent. SWU; x-tall leg kick; generates power from aggressive back-leg drive; long stride makes landing leg stiff and rigid causing harder landings and the back-side to swing around hard; consistently falls off to glove-side through release. Plus arm-action; compact, in-line circle in the back; excellent arm-speed through high-three-quarters slot. |
| Adam McInturff |
| 00/00/0000 |
| Lynchburg Hillcats (High A, Indians) |
| April 12, 2016 |
| 60 |
| 2018/2019 |
| Yes |
| Fastball |
60 |
92-93 |
95 |
Plus velocity; holds 92-94 all game with touches of 95 early in outing; lively second-gear finish; occasional arm-side burst as well. Athletic enough he'll fill the zone with basic strikes at times; moderate effort/mechanical inefficiencies hinder command to spots; command can improve slightly, but will be reliant on velocity. |
| Cutter |
55 |
91 |
94 |
Frequently used cut FB, especially to RHB; enough at-best flashes of above-average late glove-side life to project on pitch; mixes four-seam/cutter well; aimed cutter across plate to jam righties in on hands. |
| Slider |
60 |
81 |
85 |
Future plus pitch; got numerous swings/misses throughout outing; made hitters look bad, especially left-handers. Veteran's concept of changing grips/depth on SL: longer, wider, deeper tilt at 81-83 with sweeping action to same-side hitters; throws harder at 84-85 with tight, late-darting action and less depth to righties. |
| Changeup |
55 |
82 |
84 |
3rd/4th pitch at present, underused; short, darting, late-showing one-plane run to arm-side. Good arm-speed/sell in front of delivery w/ velocity separation from FB; safe bet to get to average; athleticism+arm-speed could make it tick better than that; needs to add depth for 55+ future. |
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Short stature, moderate effort, and big fastball will raise questions about 'pen future. I think he's durable and athletic enough to continue to make adjustments and bring plus stuff to rotation. Will take some time and comes with risk, but see ceiling as aggressive #no. 3 starter with power FB/SL mix.
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