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Joe Gunkel
Born: 12/30/1991 (Age: 22) |
| Bats: Right |
Throws: Right |
| Height: 6' 5" |
Weight: 225 |
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| Low 3/4th arm slot; nearly side-arm; mild crossfire with dragging arm and shoulder occasionally dropping; average arm speed; bottom half is too stiff; could drive more; struggles with balance; quick to home; 1.19 - 1.37 delivery times; delivery is deceptive; big frame; maxed out. |
| Tucker Blair |
| 06/18/2014 |
| Greenville Drive (Low A, Red Sox) |
| 6/14/2014 |
| 40 |
| 2016 |
| No |
| FB |
50 |
89-92 |
93 |
Four-seam has mild arm-side run; nearly side-armed delivery heightened the deceptiveness out of hand; ability to pound inside to RHH and works the corners well; command is solid; pitch lacks true impact; worked lower quadrants the entire night. |
| CH |
45 |
81-83 |
84 |
Fringe CH with mild fade; not much going on here; telegraphs; arm action is sometimes different; failed to consistently hit his release points; pitch works well off his FB when everything clicks. |
| SL |
45 |
79-82 |
83 |
Sweeping pitch; fringe currently; mild tilt; telegraphs; LHH will have no problem against it; little feel for this pitch; cast a few; command was solid but it was hard for Gunkel to throw the SL for a strike. |
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Gunkel is likely an organizational pitcher, but he could see time in the majors as a depth pitcher that bounces up and down as the last guy on a 40-man roster. He really does nothing well, but has a good workhorse mentality and has enough deception in the delivery to get RHH out on a consistent enough basis. However, the ceiling is not high, and there is not much growth left here.
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