TJ
Graves

6/15/16 - Max FB: 89, FB: 84-89, CB: 70-74, CH: 71-76
6-foot-4, 185-pound RHP with highly projectable frame, showed better pitchability than in the past, uses long arm action through a high-3/4 slot with normal effort, began his outing touching 89 mph on a few occasions and sat in the 86-88 range, velocity was 84-87 in his second inning of work, uses leverage to create downward tilt on fastball, breaking ball is more of a slider with short/late break and he threw some effective ones in the strike zone, showed a solid changeup with fading action and has confidence in the pitch, allowed two hits, walked none, and struck out three (two looking on CH, one looking on SL) in his two innings of work. Graves’ velocity and projectability make him one of the top arms available in the 2017 class.

6/16/15 - 6-foot-4, 173-pounds, long and lanky frame with big upside, uses long arm action, high-3/4 slot, quick arm, fastball shows some arm-side run and sink, sat 86-88 and touched 89 in his first inning of work, velocity dropped off some in second inning at 83-86, tends to get under 71-73 mph curveball leaving it up and flat but did throw two good that were down in the zone, curveball has big potential with continued development, allowed one hit, walked one, and struck out two (one on a CB) in his two innings, has emerged as one of the top Class of 2017 arms in Kentucky.