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Parker French
Born: 03/19/1993 (Age: 23) |
| Bats: Left |
Throws: Right |
| Height: 6' 2" |
Weight: 225 |
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| Sturdy frame, strong, filled out, thick lower half, no physical projection remaining; oriented towards third base, semi-wind, quiet takeaway, effort in the leg kick, maintains posture, some stiffness in movement, lacks rhythm; deep arm action, long swing to high three-quarter slot; fluid, hard drive, firm plant, some violence, mild head whack, moderate recoil on fastballs, dead-arms his changeups; repeats well, consistent downhill; 1.22-1.34, slow feet on pick-offs; quick worker, controls tempo, competes, bears down situationally |
| Wilson Karaman |
| 06/08/2016 |
| Modesto Nuts (High A, Rockies) |
| 6/7/16 |
| 45 |
| 2018 |
| Yes |
| FB |
55 |
90-93 |
93 |
Heavy pitch, strong plane, well above-average movement, big sink, strong boring action, moderate run; attacks bottom of the zone, gets under barrels, gets in right-handers' kitchens, above-average command, mild arm-side leak |
| SL |
40 |
83-86 |
87 |
Slurvy shape, short break, rolls it into the zone to steal strikes, lacks bite as a chaser, below-average tilt; commands it, hits his spots, keeps it out of danger zones; wrist action not conducive to hard snap |
| CH |
45 |
80-82 |
83 |
Inconsistent movement, can generate hard arm-side snap, solid separation, tunnels well off fastball; arm angle migrates, will show it in his gather, consistent arm speed, lost location late; above-average tumble, solid command, fringe-average utility |
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Signed under slot by Colorado as a fifth-round senior-sign last summer. French has a durable frame and moderate athleticism, and he repeats his delivery well despite some effort and violence in the finish. He works off a potent two-seam fastball with solid weight that generates ground ball contact, and he dictates the game pace with an up-tempo style. The change plays well off his fastball, though he lacked feel at times and it shows present immaturity. He struggles to snap off his breaking ball and lacks a swing-and-miss pitch. If the changeup improves he can eat innings at the back of a rotation, and if it doesn't there's still potential bullpen utility on the strength of his solid control of a very heavy sinker.
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