Lucas
Ismaili

5/25/19- Has an athletic frame with room for growth standing at 6 foot and 160 pounds. Moves athletically with fluid actions in the infield and has a good first step. Fields out front, while staying through the ball with a clean exchange in the infield.  Likes to use a leg kick to get the lower half involved, but stays balanced with his approach. Has a good bat speed with 90 mph exit velocity and gap to gap power. Has huge upside on the mound with his fastball sitting 87-88, 70-71 slider and 77-79 changeup. Clean arm action and stays low in the zone with command of all his pitches. Smooth delivery while staying line to home. Shows rhythm and repeats delivery easily.

09/15/18- 6-foot, 160-pound, two-way prospect, long, lanky frame, athleticism throughout. A member of Team Florida at the 2018 Future Games as a middle infielder, Ismaili stood out on the mound this day. Utilizes a long arm action, showing on the back-side, accelerates quickly out front, ball comes out clean from a ¾ slot. Repeats delivery, consistent. Fastball sat 82-85 with run. Slider at 73-74. Went 3 â…“ innings in relief, allowing zero hits, zero runs, walking one and striking out five.

08/04/18- A lean, 6-foot, 160 pounds, he has a twitchy athletic and projectable frame. Defensively, he has functional athleticism and a quick first step. The hands work well and has a quick transfer and some carry on the throws. Overall, the actions work and has the potential to stick at short. Offensively, he has a level and compact swing. Overall, the swing is fundamentally sound and will continue to improve with strength. He has a feel for the barrel and translated to  pair of doubles over three games. Also, showed ability to steal bases and an IQ on the basepath. Overall, there is a lot of upside with Ismaili.  

1/27/18- Lean, athletic frame standing at 5-foot-11, 155 pounds with quick twitch. Offensively, he starts from a wide base with minimal movement before his load. Displayed a short swing through the zone with quick hands, good-hand eye coordination, and a feel for the barrel as he consistently drove the ball all over the field during batting practice. This translated during the game when he ripped a line drive single up the middle for an easy base hit. Registered a 90 mph exit velocity in the cage. As he continues to become more physical with his frame, look for Ismaili to see a jump in gap-to-gap power. In the field, he showed athletic actions, range, and sure hands with accurate throws across the diamond that topped out at 82 mph. Clocked in at 7.33 seconds for his 60 yard dash time. Athletic middle infielder who will be a good follow as he continues to mature. 

09/17/16- The 5-foot-9, 135 pound middle infielder showed some potential to be a very solid right handed hitter. From a wide base with minimal movement in the load, he showed above average bat speed with quick hands through the zone resulting in line drive after line drive in batting practice. The path through the zone works and will be an above average hitter as he becomes stronger. Defensively, he showed above average actions for his class, With good footwork and rhythm to and through the baseball he showed the ability to play the shortstop position at the next level. The hands work really well and the arm needs to get stronger, but the tools all project to play at the next level as he gets bigger and stronger.