Jakeb
Lequia

Fr. RHP Jakeb Lequia (Chippewa Falls, WI) is a new face to watch out for. Listed at 5-foot-11, 185-pounds with wide shoulders and a strong lower-half. The right-hander has a controlled leg-lift into his balance point, sinks into his back leg and rides down the mound while staying in-line, long and clean arm swing that plays into a ¾ slot with looseness. His fastball played with some life out of the hand at 87-88 mph, topping out at 89 mph with running action to his arm-side. Curveball and slider are both thrown with arm-speed and play in the mid-70s, while the curveball has more downer shape and the slider flashed sharp 10/4 movement. Changeup sat right around 75-77 mph, thrown for strikes and showing up to 13” of run.

Positional Profile: RHP/3B
Body: 5-11, 185-pounds. Proportional frame with a strong base.
Hit: RHH. Narrow base, slightly open setup, hands start in front of back shoulder, quick leg lift trigger.  Active hands, long bat path, line drive feel. Worked the other way consistently.  66.2 mph bat speed with 18 G’s of rotational acceleration.
Power: 88 max exit velocity, averaged 76.8 mph. 275’ max distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 87 mph. Carry and accuracy from high 3/4 slot.
Defense: Softness to hands, feet work through the ball.
Run: 7.64 runner in the 60.

Delivery: Uptempo delivery. High leg lift with toe point. Aggressive downhill.
Arm Action: RH. Full arm loop. Some whip. Lower 3/4 slot.
FB: T85, 83-84 mph. Run to the pitch. Some life.  T1943, 1817 average rpm.
SL: 72-74 mph. tight horizontal action. Flashed depth.  T1779, 1715 average rpm.
SPLT: 72-73 mph. Downer action with feel. Out pitch. 

Lequia has a strong, compact 5-foot-10, 180-pound build to go along with two-way abilities. His strength currently best presents itself on the mound where he generates a heavy, running fastball that really carries through the strike zone in the low-80s, currently. He also wields a short breaking ball and a true splitter that flashed some late drop. Offensively, Lequia’s a right-handed hitter who favors his opposite gap, presently, with some bat and hand speed. And while he’s a little raw defensively, he moves well laterally and has the arm strength to develop into a reliable third baseman.

Lequia is listed at sturdy/strong 5-foot-10 and he’s another two-way follow athlete exiting this event. Showing a hitterish look in the right-handed box from a short, direct path, and he showcased the ability to drive the ball to all fields. Defensively, he has rhythmic feet and hands in the infield and a strong arm across the infield from a slot. Lequia’s round of BP was among the day’s best, if not the standalone best, and he also managed to  impress on the mound, using a projectable fastball, 80-83 mph, that features both carry and hard arm-side life to it inside the zone, and he flashed the feel to spin a quality breaking ball, 67-70.

Positional ProfileRHP/3B
Body: 5-10, 180-pounds. Good proportions, thicker with strength
Delivery: Methodical, drop and drive, works towards the plate
Arm Action: RH. Full arm circle path, high 3 quarters slot, quick arm
FB: T82.9, 80-83 mph. Some carry through the zone T1734, 1652 average rpm.
CB: 67-70 mph. 11/5 shape jumps out of hand T1884, 1814 average rpm.
KN: mph. 67-69

Positional Profile: RHP/3B
Body: 5-10, 180-pounds. Good proportions, thicker with strength
Hits: RHH. Open set up, gains ground balanced, quicker tempo trigger Short direct, quick, works through the ball, long finish through baseball, drives balls to all fields, hitterish, 6.5
Power: 93 max exit velocity, averaged 82.3 MPH. 310' max distance.
Arm: RH. INF-83 mph .3 quarters slot, longer circle carry, strong arm
Defense: Baseball actions
Run: 7.64 runner in the 60.
Vizual Edge: 40.34 Edge Score