All good until this line:
"His delivery leads to questions about durability and makes it tough to repeatedly stay on top of his pitches,"
When you see that you worry not only about durability but health long-term. Ysla is still young so not too late to turn things around, but it's hard to change mechanics too much at 23. This may explain in part the #27 ranking. You can't give up too easily on hard throwing left handed pitchers though.
Not a former Cape Cod League performer, so bummer there, but on the other hand they have had good fortune prospecting in Venezuela in the past, so there is that.
Luis Ysla | Rank: 27 (Preseason: 10)
Team: San Jose Giants (A Adv)ETA: 2017Position: LHPAge: 23 DOB: 04/27/1992Bats: L Throws: LHeight: 6' 1" Weight: 185 lb.
Signed: Sept. 11, 2012 - SFVIDEOScouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Slider: 50 | Changeup: 55 | Control: 40 | Overall: 45
Ysla was old enough to turn pro in 2008, yet no one signed him out of Venezuela until the Giants handed him a meager $7,500 bonus at the relatively advanced age of 20 four years later. He has earned league all-star recognition in each of his two pro seasons and led the low Class A South Atlantic League with a 2.45 ERA when he made his full-season debut in 2014. His transition to high Class A this year has not gone well, however.
Ysla slings the ball with a lot of effort from a low slot, which doesn't look pretty but generates plenty of velocity. He works at 91-94 mph and can hit 97 with his fastball. Both of his secondary pitches show solid-or-better potential, with his changeup more reliable than his slider at this point.
His delivery leads to questions about durability and makes it tough to repeatedly stay on top of his pitches, costing Ysla some control and command. San Francisco has used him as both a starter and reliever in 2015, and the latter role could be his future. He could be a devastating specialist because his power and arm slot make him tough on lefties.
2015 CAL
Team W L ERA G GS SV IP H HR BB K AVG WHIP GO/AO SJ 2 5 5.74 26 7 0 64.1 89 6 34 76 .328 1.91 0.71 Minors 2 5 5.74 26 7 0 64.1 89 6 34 76 .328 1.91
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