Henry Sackett  
Starting Pitcher | London Clash

Pitching
He's a good late inning man, which is when being a pitcher really counts. Sackett has to keep the ball down, especially against lefties, or he gets hit hard and often. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. He walks too many hitters and throws too many pitches. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! He comes right after righthanded hitters, who are lucky even to reach base against him, but he works more carefully to lefties.

Defense & Hitting
He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. He doesn't have much of a pickoff move and he's slow getting the ball to home plate out of the set position. Sackett is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Sackett has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The London Clash have been known to use Sackett as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2014 Outlook
If Sackett doesn't perform, the London Clash won't hesitate to send him down to the minors. I just don't know if The London Clash are ever going to get what they expect out of him.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

UBL Biorhythm: Henry Sackett
Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
Henry Sackett  
Starting Pitcher | Free Agents

Pitching
He's a good late inning man, which is when being a pitcher really counts. Sackett has to keep the ball down, especially against lefties, or he gets hit hard and often. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! If you're going in to face Sackett, better be wearing plenty of protection. He's wild. Dating back to his days in the minors, Sackett has been more effective against righthanders than lefthanders.

Defense & Hitting
Sackett seems distracted after his delivery. He's sometimes out of position, fails to cover a base or doesn't back up throws. Sackett does a very poor job of holding baserunners because of his deliberate move to home plate. Sackett is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Sackett has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Free Agents have been known to use Sackett as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2014 Outlook
But if you ask me, I'll pass on Sackett.

          -- Moostard Nyman
 

 

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2008 LON 66 70 16 30 48 41 48 49 55 48 42 0 53 0 0 0 18 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 2 42 28 150
2009 LON 70 82 21 33 48 41 48 49 55 48 42 0 53 0 0 0 19 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 7 32 176
2010 LON 70 82 24 36 48 41 48 49 55 48 45 0 64 0 0 0 20 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 32 194
2011 LON 73 86 33 39 48 41 48 49 55 59 45 0 64 0 0 0 21 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 35 227
2012 LON 77 88 44 44 48 41 48 49 55 59 45 0 64 0 0 0 22 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 39 251
2012 FA 74 78 24 30 48 41 48 49 55 48 42 0 53 0 0 0 18 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 2 42 36 178
2013 LON 79 91 49 46 48 41 48 49 55 64 45 0 64 0 0 0 23 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 47 269
2013 FA 73 77 25 32 48 41 48 49 55 48 42 0 53 0 0 0 19 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 2 42 37 177
2014 LON 82 91 56 49 48 41 48 49 55 64 45 0 71 0 0 0 24 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 51 288
2014 FA 73 76 26 34 48 41 48 49 55 48 42 0 53 0 0 0 20 0 Overhand Free Agent 0 2 41 39 177
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Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.