Uncommitted Underclass Spotlight: Andrew Rakow, LHP/1B, Champlin Park

October 26, 2021
Parker Hageman
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Andrew Rakow, LHP/1B, Champlin Park

Scouting Report

6/30/21

Positional Profile: LHP
Body: 6-0, 205-pounds. Big body, solid build.
Delivery: Athletic, slight squat start. Quick tempo leg lift. + drive/direction downhill. Athletic, slightly closed foot landing. Some present effort
Arm Action: LHP. Belt level separation. Quick, tight elbow spiral. Whippy, ¾ slot w/ decent extension.
FB: T84, 80-84 mph.
CB: 69-72 mph.
CH: 73-74 mph.

3/06/21

Positional Profile: LHP/OF
Body: 5-11, 195-pounds.
Defense: Good glove. Good feet and routes to field
Arm: LH. OF - 85 mph. Good carry and accuracy
Hit: LHH. Open stance. Some rhythm to load. Barrel works uphill. Mid/pull approach with line drive and fly ball contact. Consistent barrel
Power: 84 mph exit velocity from the tee.
Run: 8.01 runner in the 60.

Delivery: Stretch. Low balance and quicker down mound
Arm Action: LH. Short arm action, lower ¾ slot
FB: T87, 85-86 mph. Slight arm side run
CB: mph. 1/7 break, average spin
SL: 68-69 mph. 2/8 average break
CH: 69-70 mph. Late fade

6/18/20

Compact, strong build; left/left prospect with some two-way upside. Showed best on the mound over the tournament in two appearances for P2P Millers (Boxwell). On Thursday, in two innings of work, he K’d four while sitting at an easy 77-79 mph on his fastball, touching 80 mph, with some deception. Loose, quick arm from a ¾ slot. Rakow relied heavily on his fastball in this brief outing and was plenty comfortable elevating it for strikeouts. He started on Sunday and allowed just a pair of hits against a quality ISA Stars Royal lineup and he stifled them, allowing just a solitary hit in five innings, striking out five, walking only one. Rakow touched one 81 mph early in the outing and held the velocity, 77-79 mph, throughout the start, mixing in an above-average 1/7 breaking ball.