Carlos Polanco (RHP - Colorado Rockies)

Carlos Polanco (RHP) -

Average built through torso; length through limbs with lean muscular legs and wiry through forearms; smaller hands; slighter base through shoulders, muscular shoulders; some weight centered through trunk with thicker, wider base; shows lean and athletic through upper half; shows present quick twitch build with moderate foreseeable maintenance through continual maturity and eventual decline; at physical maturity, no remaining physical projection. Above average arm speed; extremely fluid, loose arm action, some moderate length through arm path, inconsistent arm speed and arm path replication; shows ease through explosive fast twitch arm acceleration  and decelerates very cleanly; arm action conducive for further command potential; third base side of rubber, rocks into motion; inconsistent timing and load, breaks at chest; crossfire; spine tilt, initiates tilt at foot strike; upper half and chest often susceptible to fly open and leak; rotational drive, often becomes overtly rotational; mild back half collapse, poorly controlled leg kick; hurried from stretch; 1.23-1.28 to home; soft foot strike, slightly inverted and very inconsistent; drifts frequently; extends and opens gloveside; poor drive and strength through lower half, drops and utilizes minimal aspects of front side through delivery; lacks requisite rotation strength and quality prolonged athleticism to function on mound for extensive stints while controlled; limited to bullpen capacity; fiery emotional demeanor on mound, overwhelmed by emotion and situation frequently; struggles to retain composure and channel effectively into in game situations; shows struggles through bullpen sessions; easily frustrated and wavering composure even outside of in game situations and within controlled environment; shows desire to improve, requests extra work. Fastball 93-96 Four-seam, 90-93 two-seam; well below average command at best, present thrower on mound; lacks sufficient feel or command projection attributed to extremely poor strength through uncontrolled drive; shows moderate flashes of life; moderate natural tailing action in lower two-seam bands; shows moderate armside run and boring action sporadically; flashes late cut life, pitches often overthrown due to chest flying open through delivery; inconsistent ability to sequence and work north-south consistently, struggles to establish batter sightline; shows easy intense life in bursts with fluid arm action; premium ease to release and flashes of quality tail; shows potential in bursts; extremely inconsistent delivery and moving parts inhibits command potential; above average potential in bullpen capacity. Slider 82-86; flashes tight spinning action and ability to chase and sweep through and out of zone effectively; very inconsistent feel; shows consistent quality late dive to pitch; struggles to replicate arm speed and extension to pitch; inconsistent feel and ability to subtract consistent to achieved depth, shows more firm depth and minimal action at times; can break early from release; upper half can completely fly open with pitch; struggles to locate consistently to gloveside; flashes above average depth and shows quality spin; potential inhibited significantly off lack of fastball projection and limited future fastball command; potential to play sparingly in bullpen capacity; average potential in bullpen capacity. Changeup 79-83; creates quality velocity separation; poor arm speed replication and extension achieved to pitch; flashes quality fading depth and above average depth to pitch; inconsistent action achieved with poor extension; shows more former tailing action and early fade and softer action from release; poor strike throwing ability, moderate confidence in pitch; arm action conducive for further pitch development, limited deception and command projection limit pitch utility at highest level; average potential in bullpen capacity. Curveball 76-80; softer spinning action and 11-5 shape; inconsistent strike throwing ability and unable to consistently throw for strikes; struggles to subtract to pitch dimension and depth; elevates 3/4 slot and compromises extension to pitch, poor arm speed replication; utilizes predominantly as pitch to initiate and surprise in sequence; minimal utility at highest level; breaks early from release, soft rolling depth; limited projection and utility off significantly impaired fastball command projection; well below average potential in bullpen capacity. Demonstrates fluid, loose arm action conducive for potential command with lack of strength or requisite functional athleticism on the mound to sufficiently function in a high value capacity; pitches flash quality action in bursts and weak contact potential at the highest level; arm action and fast twitch athleticism conducive for further possible development and projection; lacks pitching acumen, extremely raw for age on mound; realistic emergency bullpen arm, ceiling right handed situational bullpen arm (High Risk)