Uncommitted Player Spotlight: Geoffrey Watkins
August 27, 2019
Geoffrey Watkins
Class of 2020 / RHP
Rankings
StateRank: 219 / POS: 64
Player Information
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Graduating Class: 2020
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Primary Position: RHPSecondary Position: 1B
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High School: LassiterState: GA
- Summer Team: DRB Elite
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Height: 6-6Weight: 195lbs
- Bat/Throw: R/R
Statistics
Pitching
88
Max FB
(10/14/18)
84 - 88
FB
(10/14/18)
74 - 76
CB
(01/11/20)
76 - 78
CH
(01/11/20)
Position
7.57
60-yard
(05/28/19)
83
INF Velo
(05/28/19)
84
Exit Velo
(05/28/19)
Videos
(5/28/19)
Player News
- Season Review: Lassiter - May 18, 2020
- GHSA Diamond Notes: 3/2 to 3/8 - Mar 11, 2020
- Uncommitted Spotlight: RHP Geoffrey Watkins - Jan 23, 2020
- Preseason All-State: Quick Hits - Jan 15, 2020
- Preseason All-State: Statistical Analysis - Jan 14, 2020
- Showcase Rewind: Georgia Top Prospect Games - Aug 29, 2019
- Georgia Top Prospect Games: Elite 11 Pitchers - Jun 7, 2019
- Top Prospect Games: Statistical Analysis - May 31, 2019
- Georgia's Class of 2020 Rankings: The Uncommitted - Jan 11, 2019
- Preseason All-State Spotlight: Geoffrey Watkins - Jan 11, 2019
- Deep South Invite Rosters and Previews - Oct 12, 2018
Scouting Report
Watkins is a tall and lanky righty, at 6-foot-6, 195 pounds. He creates good leverage in his delivery and uses a high ¾ slot to deliver the baseball. His arm works off-line slightly and with a low front side, this costs him some deception. He has a power pitcher’s delivery with regard to his hip load, and with added strength, you can see Watkins coming into even more velocity. We have had Watkins in the upper-80s in the past and believe he at least regains that kind arm strength, considering he was more 84-86 mph at the May event. He is showing the ability to spin a quality breaking ball for strikes and plays up off of his fastball because they come out of the same tunnel. His change is a distant third pitch at this time, but will really benefit from getting a higher and stronger front side and giving hitters more to look at.
It was good to finally see Geoffrey Watkins at the Deep South Invite. He is a long lanky 6-foot-6 right handed pitcher that stays tall and flashes good angle to a fastball that he runs into the upper 80's with plenty of room for strength gains. On top of a tall frame and good arm strength Watkins shows feel for 2-different breaking ball shapes. He can bury a true 12-6 curve-ball in and out of the zone or add length and tilt to more of a hard slurve. Both offerings show good promise. The young right-hander is already showing velocity and will not be surprised if he adds to it over the coming years. Watkins will be a close follow for us going forward and as he gets stronger could really emerge in our 2020 rankings.