Preston Guilmet (Credit: University of Arizona)
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Biographical Data | |
| Player Name: | Preston Guilmet |
| Position: | Starting Pitcher |
| School: | University of Arizona |
| School Type: | College |
| Academic Class: | Junior |
| Birthdate: | 07/27/87 |
| Height: | 6'2" |
| Weight: | 190 lbs. |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Report Date(s): | 04/11/08 |
| Game(s): | Indiana State |
Focus Area | Comments | |
| Fastball: | Guilmet is inconsistent with his fastball velocity, getting as high as 91 and as low as 84. He's usually in the 87-88 mph range. | |
| Fastball movement: | It's a darting fastball with a little tail. | |
| Slider: | It's hard and from a high overhand slot, it has a curve action. | |
| Changeup: | It's an above-average pitch. | |
| Splitter: | He throws an above-average split that goes straight down in the opposite direction of the curve. | |
| Control: | He commands all of his pitches and has had extremely good K/BB ratios. | |
| Poise: | He's got well above-average mound presence and poise. | |
| Physical Description: | He's a decent-sized guy with a funky delivery. | |
| Medical Update: | Healthy. | |
| Strengths: | He has three above-average secondary pitches and commands all of his offerings well. His unique delivery offers plenty of deception to hitters. | |
| Weaknesses: | That delivery will scare some off as some feel it will be difficult for him to repeat it over 200 innings every season. | |
| Summary: | Pitchers who simply produce in college often get overlooked early, but invariably get drafted, particularly by some teams who value that kind of performance. Guilmet won't light up a radar gun, but he's got three outstanding secondary pitches and excellent command. He's come down to earth a little bit from last year's Pac 10 Pitcher of the Year performance, but he's still a strike thrower with an unorthodox and deceptive delivery. That delivery has some thinking he's a middle reliever or swingman in the future, but there's no question he knows how to pitch. |