James
Rockwell

PBR Bay Area Open - Burly body on a 6-foot-3, 250-pounds frame that yes, can firm up and be shaped better, however, his body control and delivery were quite good. Athletic at his size, controlled stride and smooth backside arm action. Somewhat shorter stride given his height and a bit of an upright finish. Worked on-line toward the plate, decent release point and did show ability to manipulate the ball out of his high-3/4 slot. Worked with a calm tempo and relaxed yet focused demeanor. Displayed some feel of a complete three-pitch repertoire, particularly the fastball/change-up combo. Created good angle with 76-78 mph fastball, the type of fastball he can use to pitch to contact and get ground balls. Smaller 11/5 curveball (65-66 mph) that was often a bit more up than it should be. There is some pulling toward the 1st base side as he finishes and that takes away from his ability to get to the front of the curveball, particularly out of wind-up. Threw the breaking ball best out of the stretch, which was also the case with the change-up (67-70 mph) which had quite a bit of late movement and good angle.