Pitching
This guy has closer written all over him. He keeps the ball down and gets a lot of groundballs. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. The Yellowknife Bluenotes hope he can work on his control a little bit. Every once and a while one slips away from him and either ends up at the backstop or in the right field bleachers. He changes speeds well enough to keep righthanders from teeing off on him.
Defense & Hitting
His pickoff move is only fair. Rockel is nothing special in the field. Rockel is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Rockel has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Yellowknife Bluenotes have been known to use Rockel as a pinch-runner on occasion.
2025 Outlook
The Yellowknife Bluenotes signed him to a long-term contract, but don't think they won't drop Rockel like a hot potato if something better comes along.
-- Ska Nyman, A-Ball Scout