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2025 PG Nashville Uncommitted Prospect Showcase
Lucas Banks is a 2028 C/RHP/SS with a 5-11 185 lb. frame from Gallatin, TN who attends Liberty Creek High School. Medium athletic build with good present strength. 7.31 runner in the sixty. Primary catcher on defense, sets up one knee down, compact arm action with an over the top arm slot, has good young arm strength, stays on-line through release and repeated his mechanics well, solid overall defensive actions. Right handed hitter, sets up in a spread stance with an upper body rotational swing, simple load and trigger and repeats his timing and swing well, good strength in his hands and creates some impact off the barrel, mid to pull side contact with some lift. Took a turn on the mound, works from the stretch with a big leg raise start, longer arm action to a 3/4's arm slot. Fastball was mostly in the upper 70's and topped out at 81 mph and was mostly straight. Threw a sweeping curveball and a firm change up as his secondary pitches and showed a nice feel for mixing and throwing strikes. Named to the PG Nashville Uncommitted Showcase Top Prospect List.
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Hitting
Present Strength
Projects for additional Strength
Compact Build
High or Low Back Elbow
Even Stance
Balanced Stance
Linear Lower Half
Quick Hands
Level barrel path
Compact to contact
Stays balanced at contact
Extends through ball well
Stays behind baseball well
Throws barrel head well
Controls barrel well
Good Bat speed
Turns on inner half pitch well
Pull side approach
Projectable Power
Hard Contact
Pitching
Medium Leg Lift Delivery
Lands Closed
Works over front side well
3/4 Arm slot
Short Arm Action
Out of hand clean
Commands zone
Projects for Additonal Velocity
11/5 Shape - 1/7 Shape
Tight Spin
Repeatable Release
Good Fade/Sink
Good Velo Separation From Fastball
Attacks the zone
Throws Strikes
Infield
Good timing to the feet
Works through ball well
Fields out front
Clean transfers
Over the top arm action
Accurate to base
Projectable Arm Strength
Catching
Slightly open stance
Gains ground towards the bag
Clean exchanges
Quick / compact exchanges
Receives baseball well
Created good carry
PG CAREER PROGRESSION
+7 MPH
FB Velo since 09/16/2023
-0.07 SEC
10 Yard Split since 08/24/2024
-0.36 SEC
60 Time since 08/24/2024
+7 MPH
C Velo since 08/24/2024
-0.10 SEC
Pop Time since 08/24/2024
+1 MPH
Exit Velo since 08/24/2024
Best
PG Grade:
8