Nick Raquet       LHP        Potomac Nationals (High-A)

DOB: 12/12/1995      Height: 6’0”        Weight: 215       Bats: Right          Throws: Left

Nick Raquet was Washington’s 3^rd round pick in 2017 after a fine career at William & Mary.  Listed at 6’0″ 215lbs, Raquet is stocky with a thick lower half and zero projection remaining.  The 22-year-old is a below-average athlete, but surprisingly repeats his mechanics and fields his position well.  Raquet is extremely intense on the mound, attacks opposing hitters and displays a high Pitching IQ.

He throws from a traditional three-quarters arm slot and utilizes a semi-windup into a drop-and-drive delivery.  Raquet has a noticeably long stride and gets excellent extension toward home plate.  There is plenty of movement in his delivery and he closes his body during his motion, helping hide the ball from the batter.  Raquet shows fringe-average command and control, consistently pounding the lower half of the zone but often failing to hit his targets on the corners.
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Raquet features a four-pitch repertoire of a fastball, cutter, changeup and a curveball.  The fastball sits 89-to-92mph, occasionally touching 93mph, with good sink down in the zone or late zip above the letters.  The cutter is his best off-speed pitch, sitting 81-to-84mph with good shape away from lefties.  At its best it has quick, late bite.  His changeup sits 80-to-84mph and is thrown with conviction and deceptive arm speed.  It can get firm but will occasionally show fading movement.  Finally his curveball sits in the mid-70s with long, loopy action.  He uses it presently as a “show-me” pitch and can throw it for strikes but the pitch projects as a future “40”.

Raquet is a promising prospect due to his impressive fastball velocity, hard-biting cutter and his bulldog-like mound presence.  His lack of a plus pitch, combined with both a below-average changeup & curveball limits his prospect ceiling, and should force a future shift to the bullpen.  However, he has the perfect demeanor for being a reliever and profiles well in that capacity.  Raquet has a ceiling as a 7^th inning reliever, with the most likely outcome being a middle reliever or Quad-A relief pitcher.

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