• Full name Luis Javier Guerra
  • Born 10/31/1985 in Denton, TX
  • Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 215 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Billy Ryan
  • Debut 05/15/2011
  • Drafted in the 4th round (118th overall) by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2004 (signed for $275,000).
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    Guerra's delivery engenders plenty of debate among scouts, who question whether it will be considered legal in college or pro ball. He uses a sort of crow hop that catapults him toward the plate from well in front of the rubber. The leverage helps the 6-foot-2, 180-pound Guerra generate a 92-95 mph fastball and a hard curveball. His changeup gives him a solid third pitch. On the year, he went 9-1, 0.85 with 93 strikeouts in 58 innings. If he's forced to alter his mechanics, the consensus is he'd lose 3-4 mph of velocity. The uncertainty makes it difficult to get a true read on where he'll fall in the draft, but he's expected to go high enough to pass up a scholarship from Arizona.

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