BA GRADE
45
Risk: High
Born: Dec. 12, 1995. B-T: R-L. Ht.: 6-0. Wt.: 215. Drafted: William & Mary, 2017 (3rd round). Signed by: Bobby Myrick.
The Nationals made Raquet a 2017 third-rounder, signing him for $475,000 after a sophomore campaign at William & Mary that analytics departments might look at as mediocre at best. The 22-year-old southpaw transferred from North Carolina after a 2015 freshman season where he threw just 6.1 innings. He sat out a year, then pitched to a 4.66 ERA in 77.1 innings in the Colonial Athletic Association.
Raquet has a solid history in collegiate summer leagues—1.23 ERA in the Cal Ripken League; 2.23 ERA in the Northwoods League—and some exciting stuff with a mid-90s fastball that touched 96 mph in 2017. He also throws an above-average changeup and an upper-70s tweener curveball with above-average potential. He’s most likely a reliever down the line but was solid in his pro debut in the short-season New York-Penn League in 12 starts. He’s got a funky delivery that will be worth monitoring as far as repeating his mechanics goes, but he has the stuff to get both righties and lefties out.
Raquet has a small chance to be a starter, but the bullpen is a more likely outcome.
Year |
Club (League) |
Class |
W |
L |
ERA |
G |
GS |
2017 |
Nationals (GCL) |
R |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
1 |
1 |
|
Auburn (NYP) |
SS |
3 |
2 |
2.45 |
11 |
11 |
Minor League Totals |
3 |
2 |
2.36 |
12 |
12 |
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Year |
Club (League) |
CG |
SV |
IP |
H |
HR |
2017 |
Nationals (GCL) |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
Auburn (NYP) |
0 |
0 |
51 |
56 |
2 |
Minor League Totals |
0 |
0 |
53 |
58 |
2 |
|
Year |
Club (League) |
BB |
SO |
K/9 |
WHIP |
AVG |
2017 |
Nationals (GCL) |
0 |
2 |
9.0 |
1.00 |
.250 |
|
Auburn (NYP) |
7 |
22 |
3.9 |
1.23 |
.283 |
Minor League Totals |
7 |
24 |
4.1 |
1.22 |
.282 |
|