Home to 1st: 4.73
James is a 6 foot tall right-handed pitcher/infielder with a stocky athletic build, he featured average arm an average actions on the infield during his defensive session, and displayed an average arm across the diamond. He did not barrel up too many balls during his BP session, as he featured a lift in his swing and an arms-only approach to the pitch. James can certainly get more out of his body by using his legs during the swing. On the mound James was between 77 and 71 mph with his fastball and is breaking ball was 65 to 62 mph. His arm did not display as well off the mound as it did during his defense of session because he did not fully engage his legs into his pitching motion. A good dose of watching the pitchers drive to the plate on the MLB Channel and a cleanup of his mechanics should help create more velocity.
BC Rating: 2