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96mph at 16 seems crazy. Is he a real 16 or is that in Central American years?
6. Andry Lara, RHPSigned: July 2nd Period, 2019 from Venezuela (WSN)Age 17.0 Height 6′ 3″ Weight 210 Bat / Thr R / R FV 40+Lara is a bigger, mature-framed pitcher with present velocity. He already sits 92-94, so it’s less of a problem that he lacks traditional physical projection. However, it’s also feasible that Lara becomes more fluid and athletic as he matures, so maybe he’ll back into more velocity that way. Many other traits typical of top high school pitchers — arm action, glove side fastball/slider command, and the slider quality — are also promising here, just without obvious physical projection.
Are those scouting grades where he is now or his projection? I would not think a 55 is a top of the rotation guy, so there must be a lot of projection that he will get better not in that number. At 16, I'm gonna guess there's a lot of uncertainty. Fangraphs has him as a 40+ and as #6 in our system going into next year (age 17). They guess 2025 as his ETA in the majors.FG:Quote 6. Andry Lara, RHPSigned: July 2nd Period, 2019 from Venezuela (WSN)Age 17.0 Height 6′ 3″ Weight 210 Bat / Thr R / R FV 40+Lara is a bigger, mature-framed pitcher with present velocity. He already sits 92-94, so it’s less of a problem that he lacks traditional physical projection. However, it’s also feasible that Lara becomes more fluid and athletic as he matures, so maybe he’ll back into more velocity that way. Many other traits typical of top high school pitchers — arm action, glove side fastball/slider command, and the slider quality — are also promising here, just without obvious physical projection.
Nationals: Andy Lara, RHP (No. 5)The Nationals viewed Lara as the top pitching prospect in the 2019-20 international class and made the Venezuelan right-hander their top target, signing him for $1.25 million at the start of the July 2 period. He’s physically advanced for his age, featuring a projectable frame that should allow him to add velocity to a fastball that already touches 95 mph.
I hope his walk up song is the theme from Doctor Zhivago.
Jared @JaredCP1#Nationals #5 prospect Andry Lara looked great last night in Rookie Ball. He went 5 IP, 4 H, and 7 K’s. Barely 18, Lara possesses an easy delivery and a FB that sits around 93-94. Velocity could increase as he gets stronger. Command needs some development.
Thursday was Lara’s Low-A debut after having made seven starts and two relief appearances in the FCL. ... But the third inning was not so friendly to the 18-year-old. He was one pitch away from escaping a bases-loaded jam, and while he did finally get the batter to ground out to short, it was after allowing two runs to score on two separate wild pitches. Based on the looks of things, it seems like there may have been an element of catcher cross up on at least one of those tosses, which can be chalked up to a relative lack of familiarity between Lara and his new teammates. He had another quick one-two-three fourth frame, but it was still somewhat surprising to see him back on the mound for the bottom of the fifth, considering he’d already thrown 71 pitches. He faltered again in the fifth, issuing two walks and allowing a long ball before being pulled for the bullpen to record the final out of the inning.
The FredNats got six strong innings of starting work from Andry Lara but fell 3-0 Friday at Segra Stadium vs. the Fayetteville Woodpeckers. Allan Berrios had a single and a double.Lara carded seven strikeouts while scattering four hits and two runs (two earned) in six frames. ...The loss dropped Lara to 1-3. His six innings were his longest outing of the year.
