Willie OKrey  
Relief Pitcher | PEI Argonauts

Pitching
His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. OKrey also has a decent changeup. The PEI Argonauts 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 tends to work slowly when in a jam, which just makes his problems worse by lulling his fielders to sleep. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.

Defense & Hitting
He has a fair pickoff move and isn't a particularly easy target for basestealers. 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. OKrey is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but OKrey has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The PEI Argonauts have been known to use OKrey as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2025 Outlook
The PEI Argonauts signed him to a long-term contract, but don't think they won't drop OKrey like a hot potato if something better comes along.

          -- Ska Nyman, A-Ball Scout

 

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards
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
2022 UBB 82 28 16 28 45 47 48 47 45 35 36 45 0 0 0 0 17 0 Overhand College 0 0 4 30 120
2023 UBB 85 29 23 34 45 47 48 47 45 35 36 52 0 0 0 0 18 1 Overhand College 0 0 0 31 150
2024 PEI 90 31 28 36 45 47 48 47 45 45 43 52 0 0 0 0 19 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 32 190
2025 PEI 90 32 30 43 45 47 48 47 45 51 48 57 0 0 0 0 20 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 33 217
Ratings Delta   +1 +2 +7           +6 +5 +5         +1             +1 +27

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2022 17 UBB 3 9 12 3 40 0 0 0 62.1 1.2 63 7 80 18 43 19 2.61 0.23 2.30 .268 .443 .250 .279 6.06
2023 18 UBB 5 15 13 1 52 0 0 0 89.1 1.2 74 9 117 39 41 17 3.94 0.33 2.14 .225 .356 .232 .221 6.55
2024 19 UBB 11 12 7 8 55 0 0 0 67.2 1.1 77 10 79 33 58 27 4.42 0.42 2.32 .286 .450 .263 .300 8.65
Totals     19 36 32 12 147 0 0 0 219.1 1.1 214 26 276 90 142 63 3.70 0.33 2.24 .257 .411 .247 .262 7.07

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

Willie OKrey's Career Highlights
Year Details
2024 3rd round - 72nd overall selection by PEI Argonauts in the 2024 Amateur Draft

Willie OKrey's Comparable Players
Player Names
Shaun Mendez 93.9% Gisuke Kanemura 92.2% Jeff Coursey 91.4% Bamion Haney 90.6% John Ogilvie 89.5%

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