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College  | Story | 5/24/2018

SEC Tournament: Day 2 Notes

Vincent Cervino
Photo: Dominic Fletcher (Arkansas Communications)



SEC Tournament: Day 1 Notes | College Player Database

During the season Perfect Game scouts will be traveling to some of the top series to watch the very best players in college baseball. Those observations, captured with both written notes and video, will be shared in the College Player Database as linked above, notes that can also be accessed on the players' individual PG profile pages. Throughout the season select reports will be shared in feature format to promote the players, the teams and college baseball as a whole.


Dominic Fletcher, of, Arkansas



PG All-American Dominic Fletcher has been a key cog in the Razorbacks' machine since he stepped foot on campus with loud offensive tools while providing excellent defense in centerfield for Arkansas. The sophomore sensation is a true all-around talent and is one of the early names to know for the 2019 MLB Draft. 

Fletcher isn't a very imposing figure, listed at 5-foot-9 and 188-pounds, but he is very strong and has incredibly explosive hands that he's able to generate serious bat speed with. the bat moves very fast through the hitting zone and creates tremendous jump off the barrel with a loose, lofted swing and loud raw power that plays extraordinarily well to the pull side. Fletcher put that power on full display as he clobbered a 3-1 fastball down the middle of the plate for a no-doubt home run deep into the night that was one of the furthest shots of the SEC Tournament thus far. 

The defense in centerfield is exemplary, and he's known for his incredible arm strength that registered up to 96 mph at PG National during his senior year in high school. With true centerfield traits, pretty quick speed (Registered a 3.79 time to first on a bunt attempt during the game against South Carolina, and loud hitting tools he makes for one of the more complete packages in college baseball. Fletcher compares similarly to Shane Victorino in terms of the style of his swing, size, speed, and centerfield ability and he is one of the top position players in college baseball regardless of class.

Other Arkansas reports:

• Heston Kjerstad


Asa Lacy, lhp, Texas A&M



Turning in one of the stronger performances of the tournament thus far was freshman lefthander Asa Lacy of Texas A&M as the young pitcher was superb in shutting out a potent Georgia team over six scoreless while allowing only three hits and striking out eight. Lacy was in command from the get-go and carved up the Bulldogs from the first frame through his final. 

Lacy had generated significant buzz with a strong fall and has been impressive this spring with a sub-3.00 ERA and 48 strikeouts in 38 1/3 innings pitched. Lacy was in a similar groove today as he has a lot of desirable traits that one would look for in a front end starting pitcher. The frame is lean and long, with a very young present build and still a lot of projection left on the frame. The delivery itself is pretty simple, though the front side is a bit stiff through the landing, regardless it doesn't really affect the command or the stuff; it was also fairly deceptive as he hides the ball well and creates some angle with his crossfired release. The arm stroke through the back was clean and loose, while being consistently on time through the point of release. 

The stuff, to put it bluntly, was very good. Lacy worked in the 90-93 mph range throughout, with angle to the plate and very good command and feel for the pitch. Lacy's command was pinpoint up until the final inning as it wavered ever so slightly as he got a bit more tired. The command was advanced for any college pitcher in general, let alone for a true freshman.

The breaking ball got better and better as the outing went on, as it was primarily a curveball though it would show slurvy shape at various times. The pitch worked in the 74-77 mph range with a degree of power to the pitch, especially so when he buried it in the dirt to entice chases. Lacy's curveball had good tilt and flashed above average a couple of times during the outing. His changeup was a similarly impressive pitch as he showed a lot of confidence in it, going to the change often against righthanded hitters and he sold it by throwing it with conviction in the low-80s. 

Lacy certainly looks the part of one of the top draft prospects for the 2020 class, and that matched up with the eye test and statistically as Lacy will almost certainly play a key role next year in the rotation for the Aggies as they are primed to lose two starters.

Other Texas A&M reports:

• Chris Andritsos
• Cason Sherrod


Tony Locey, rhp, Georgia

 

Locking down the late innings for the Georgia Bulldogs has been former PG All-American Tony Locey, and the righthander got an abbreviated stint during Georgia's opening game loss to Texas A&M. Locey was mostly dynamite for two full innings before the wheels came off a bit in the third inning as he allowed the game-sealing three-run shot from the Aggies. 

The 6-foot-3, 237-pound righthander is an immensely physical specimen on the mound, with lots of well-proportioned strength with broad shoulders. The physicality helps him ramp up the velocity as he has one of the harder fastballs in all of college baseball as Locey sat 92-95 mph while bumping 97 mph during his first inning of work. The pitch is mostly straight, however when he's timed up correctly, he creates significant downhill plane on the fastball, effective for inducing ground ball outs. That being said, Locey didn't get a lot of ground outs with the fastball because he was mostly racking up swings-and-misses on the pitch. 

The mechanics are pretty polished, with requisite fluidity and he clears his lower half effectively to get the ball to either side of the plate. However, the arm stroke itself is long, and fast, through the back which can cause some timing issues and he doesn't have the best command to begin with (26 walks on 48 innings this season). In the past for the Bulldogs, Locey has started midweek games as recently as this season, though he has flourished since moving to the bullpen.

Locey showed both a breaking ball and a change up during this look, with the breaking ball mostly showing 11-to-5 shape, though it blended at times, and was mostly a fringy pitch on the afternoon.  The changeup was a straight offering, and this scout only observed one during this look, an 83 mph pitch that induced a fly out to a lefthanded hitter. It will be interesting to see what Locey does going forward, regarding his role either in the bullpen or in the starting rotation, but the arm talent is significant and he is definitely a name to watch for the 2019 draft.


Ryan Rolison, lhp, Ole Miss



Easily drawing the biggest crowd from the scouting contingency this event, Ryan Rolison was awarded the ball in Ole Miss' first game of the SEC Tournament against Auburn, and Rolison showed a high degree of polish and pitchability during his performance that saw him bring a no-hitter into the fifth inning. 

Rolison is a physically well-built prospect, with the requisite size and well-proportioned strength of that of a high level starting pitching prospect. He's listed at 6-foot-3, 205-pounds, and while he might not be quite that large, he still has enough requisite size and strength to not worry scouts about the frame holding up as a starting pitcher. 

During this performance, Rolison seemed to pitch primarily off his breaking ball, a hammer curveball in it's own right and is one of the more easier pitches to project as a future plus pitch in this class. Rolison has complete command of the pitch, manipulating it to locate it wherever he wants, whether that be for strikes on the outside corner against righthanded hitters, or burying it on the back foot of the same said hitters. The pitch showed mostly 1-to-7 shape in the 77-81 mph range but, again, the feel for spin is so advanced that he could manipulate the shape of the pitch to fit wherever he wanted to throw it. 

Rolison's fastball grades out as an average offering on the 20-80 Major League scale, as it lived in the 88-92 mph range throughout the duration of the start while bumping 93 mph a couple of times. He held the velocity extremely well and showed command of the pitch to both sides, though he showed a bit better command when working to the arm side. Rolison gets on top of the ball so well that he can create significant plane and angle on the pitch despite not having an extremely high slot. 

His fastball is also able to miss bats thanks to his ability to hide the ball, with a free and easy arm stroke complemented by a segmented leg lift through a crossfire landing leg, Rolison is able to create some deception and make his pitches that much tougher to hit. He often worked curveball-fastball during this look, occasionally challenging up in the zone to tunnel his mix well, and he flashed a straight changeup at 83 mph that was only observed twice during this look. 

When you look at the overall profile that Rolison brings to the table, he offers a quick-moving, low-floor college arm. There's potential for two plus pitches to go along with fairly solid command, and the athleticism, arm stroke, and feel for pitching offer upside for the development of the changeup as a third pitch. Rolison has shown better velocity in the past both on the fastball and curveball, however the upside is a relatively safe mid- to late-rotation starter.

Other Ole Miss reports:

• Will Ethridge


Tanner Burns, rhp, Auburn



It was a gritty, gutsy performance from freshman righthander Burns, who was able to outduel likely first round pick Ryan Rolison and notch the win to keep Auburn's hopes in the SEC Tournament alive. The righthander turned in 7+ quality innings on the mound, and although he didn't miss too many bats, he was able to pound the strike zone while only surrendering one earned run. 

Burns' velocity was in peak form, as he was living in the 90-95 mph range throughout his start while bumping 96 a couple of times throughout the start. The velocity, when combined with his delivery and approach on the mound, works well with his power mentality as he attacks hitters and comes right at the opposition. Burns had two walks on the afternoon but threw plenty of strikes to get ahead of counts early. 

He doesn't miss a ton of bats with his fastball, and instead relies on sequencing and deception to rack up strikeouts. HE would lull hitters to sleep with multiple changeups or sliders, and then climb the ladder for 95 up and out of the strike zone to get chases. Burns is also uber-athletic and would use his balance and feel on the mound to mess with timing in the form of exaggerated leg lifts. 

The changeup was the better of the two offspeed pitches on the mound during this look, int he past he has shown flashes of a plus slider but he didn't have a great feel for the pitch on Wednesday at 82-85 mph, but the changeup was an effective neutralizing agent against lefthanded hitters. The pitch worked in the 84-86 mph range with sinking life and flashed average when he got on top of the pitch and located it. 

Burns' possesses a plus fastball currently and he does a good job at holding that velocity deep into games, he is a well-built and strong pitcher with mechanics that allows him to repeat and get downhill effectively to create some plane when working low in the zone, and has shown makings of a future plus breaking pitch in previous looks. The development of the changeup, plus the sheer experience of going out on a huge stage and turning in a big performance, all are positive indicators to look towards the future for the former PG All-American.

Other Auburn reports:

• Edouard Julien


Zach Watson, of, Louisiana State



Draft eligible-sophomore Zach Watson has enjoyed a strong season for the Tigers, highlighted by his athleticism and speed, while hitting his way above the .300 mark. Watson has a short, compact swing at the top of the lineup and has been the catalyst for the Tigers' offensive outbursts over the course of the season, as he patrols the leadoff spot and looks to get on base early and often. 

Watson's swing is very quick through the zone, with a fast, lofted barrel plane that allows him to create line drive contact to all fields. The swing plays to both the pull side and opposite field gaps while the hand quickness and the path his hands take play very well into the swing. There is some swing-and-miss to his game, primarily with breaking balls out of the strike zone, and Watson doesn't walk a ton, so he is looking to do damage early in counts and often. 

Watson's speed is the calling card here for the profile, turning in a best run time of 4.15 seconds to first base from the right side, and it plays extraordinarily well from the outfield. Watson's arm grades out around average on the Major League scouting scale, and there are some questions about his long term ability to play centerfield, however the team that takes him in the draft is going to assume he can trot out to center every day in professional baseball. 

Other LSU reports:

• Antoine Duplantis
• Ma'Kahil Hilliard
• Hal Hughes
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