Lance Lynn (Credit: AP)
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Biographical Data | |
| Player Name: | Lance Lynn |
| Position: | Starting Pitcher |
| School: | University of Mississippi |
| School Type: | College |
| Academic Class: | Junior |
| Birthdate: | 05/12/87 |
| Height: | 6'5" |
| Weight: | 260 lbs. |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Report Date(s): | 04/05/08 |
| Game(s): | Vanderbilt |
Focus Area | Comments |
| Fastball: | Lynn threw his fastball in the 88-90 mph range in this outing, though he's been a tick faster than that in the past. |
| Fastball movement: | He's got some sink on the fastball. |
| Curve: | He throws an average curve. |
| Changeup: | His changeup also grades out as average. |
| Control: | He really commands the strike zone well. |
| Poise: | A good competitor, he really knows how to pitch. |
| Physical Description: | Lynn is a big right-hander who is kind of built like Joba Chamberlain and will have to watch his conditioning. |
| Medical Update: | Healthy. |
| Strengths: | Excellent command, knowledge of how to pitch, outstanding makeup and competitiveness on mound. |
| Weaknesses: | He doesn't have a true out pitch, with average stuff across the board, and he'll need to stay on top of his weight. |
| Summary: | Lacking great pure stuff, Lynn is a level behind the elite college arms in this Draft class. But he makes the most out of his average offerings with excellent command, a knowledge of how to pitch and a real competitive streak on the mound. He's done a good job of maintaining his weight this year and will have to continue to do so as a pro. He won't wow you, but he's the type who could be a solid innings-eater who presumably won't take long to be big-league ready. |