IP 629
ERA 4.808
WHIP 1.547
BB/9 4.507
SO/9 7.312
  • Full name Jeffrey Turner Lyman
  • Born 01/14/1987 in San Francisco, CA
  • Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 225 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Monte Vista
  • Drafted in the 2nd round (77th overall) by the Atlanta Braves in 2005 (signed for $460,000).
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    A physical righthander with a bulldog approach, Lyman can pump mid-90s fastballs and maintain his velocity deep into games. He has a quick arm and gets good run on his ball when he throws his two-seam fastball, but he tends to favor his four-seamer --a faster but straighter pitch. He also has two other quality pitches, a sharp 76-78 mph curve that scouts often confuse for a slurve, and a split-finger pitch that he uses as a changeup. Northern California area scouts who have seen both he and Sacramento righthander Vance Worley generally say Worley has a higher upside and should be drafted a few picks earlier than Lyman. Lyman's delivery is not as smooth as Worley's because his high school pitching coach taught him some built-in funkiness to create deception. And where Worley is more of a pitcher and projects as a starter in pro ball, Lyman is a power arm and a potential closer. Lyman would prefer to sign rather than attend Arizona State, particularly if he's drafted in the first two or three rounds, as expected.

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