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Originally Posted by BWillie
5.2 era in A ball. 22 years old. Nothing impressive except his arsenal and potential at this point. This year he needs to show he can actually PITCH.
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Yeah, the control was the issue. He has a killer slider, curve, change combination and touches 100. Struck out over 13 batters per nine innings, BUT he walked a ton. He still gets ranked really high though based on the stuff he has. Several 'perts think control is something you can improve, but the stuff he has you can't teach.
"Like I said, despite all the command issues, there aren’t five pitchers in the minors with better stuff than he’s got. The control certainly needs improvement, but as soon as it does Lacy instantly becomes an option to get big league hitters out."
That's from Alex Duvall on royalsfarmreport.com. There's some video of him on the site (plus other Royal's prospects) if you care to watch some.