Ranked #1 prospect in Wisconsin by BA:There's no doubt that lefthander Kevin James is Wisconsin's best prospect, but it's unclear whether he'll get drafted high enough to bypass a Boston College scholarship. He's a projectable 6-foot-4, 187-pounder who drew attention by consistently hitting 90-91 mph while pitching against suspended Illinois high school lefty Ian Krol in a Wisconsin scout league in the spring. James' curveball and command still need a lot of work, and scouts can't figure out why he doesn't dominate weak high school competition. James went 0-8 as a junior, and while he won his first start as a senior, he still issued six walks in five innings.
Spotty command, but a decent ceiling. And I like the fact he shares a name with the comedian.
Kevin James had an outstanding senior season, was named 1st team all state, and won the Louisville Slugger Wisconsin Player of The Year award. He was 7-3, 4 Saves,(zero earned runs in his 3 L's) .77 ERA, 63 IP, 124 K's/30 BB's. He was also a monster at the plate, .486-15 2B-10HR-41RBI-27SB-32BB. He's the real deal, hope he signs......
ReplyDeleteReads toolsy and athletic but 30 BBs in 63 IPs kind of jumps out.
ReplyDeleteIt shouldn't if you know the umpires in that area. One walk every 2 innings while painting the black is nothing to worry about. Wherever he goes he's going to be a hard worker dedicated to rising to the top.
ReplyDeleteKevin James is a freakin beast
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ReplyDeleteWhoever anonymous is needs to go back to his facebook page and waste his own time. This blog is for people who have a real interest in Rays baseball and their prospects. STOP WASTING OUR TIME!
ReplyDeleteI've removed both comments, thanks.
ReplyDeleteThank you Kevin, sorry I was late to get to them. In the nearly 2000 posts here, this is only the second or third time we've needed to delete comments. I think that says a lot about the folks who read/post anon, much more than us, but still, thanks for catching those KG. It's kind of funny, I don't even know if I'd remember how to delete comments anymore. Thanks again,
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Kid is amazing
ReplyDeleteWhere is Kevin James playing? I'd like to follow his progress. Thx.
ReplyDeleteHe'll be with either the Gulf Coast Rays, the Princeton Rays, or the Hudson Valley Renegades. All three are short-season teams, meaning their games don't start until mid-June. Until then he'll be in extended spring training, which is a training camp of sorts(they play "games" there but they're not real games and aren't reported on).
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update on James.
ReplyDeleteWhat about Andrew Bellatti? Any career ending injuries from the accident? Surely his legal problems have only just begun.
At this point it's not even worth wondering about his baseball future. All the legal stuff must be sorted out first.
ReplyDeleteCaught this kid absolutely phenominal... Good hard throwing lefty with a nice hook. When this kid is hitting spots watch out he's got some wicked movement
ReplyDeleteKevin's stat page shows only 1 inning pitched. What's going on? Hurt?
ReplyDeleteHe is in extended spring training and will be placed next week probably in Princeton.
ReplyDeleteAs a Wisconsin High School baseball player, my team faced James. We ended up losing 4-1, but our team was making more contact with his fastball than I thought we should considering he throws 93 and its Wisconsin High School baseball
ReplyDeleteK James ain't doing much work this summer. Arm issues? Or just not effective.
ReplyDeletehttp://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?pos=P&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=571807