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Physical Description: Tall,
athletic frame with some remaining projection. Long limbs, has
room to add muscle.
Mechanics: Throws
from a three-quarters arm slot. Medium-high leg kick. Quick arm
action. Some effort in his delivery including a head whack, but
repeats his delivery well.
Fastball:
91-93 mph. Average life. Has some room for added velocity as he
matures. Solid command and control profile. Potential average
offering.
Changeup: 80-82 mph. Best
secondary pitch. Advanced feel and confidence. At its best,
shows the ability to pull the string on it and have it fall down
and out of the zone. Throws with deceptive arm speed and has
good separation from his fastball. Potential plus offering.
Curveball: 79-81 mph. Inconsistent shape.
Will get over it and snap some good ones off, but others are
loose and roll to the plate. Potential fringe-average offering.
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Cutter: 87-88 mph. Cut-slider with short,
horizontal break. Potential below-average offering.
Career Notes: Third team All-ACC in 2023.
Attended Army for his first two seasons where his team won
back-to-back Patriot League titles. In 2022, was First Team
All-Patriot League and voted Patriot League Pitcher of the Year.
Summation: Potential organizational
starter. Ceiling of an emergency depth starter. Durable and has
solid pitchability, but present stuff other than his changeup is
fringy. If his stuff takes a step forward, he could develop into
a very interesting arm. As is, still has a relatively high floor
with his feel and ability to locate all of his pitches and
change speeds.
Note: This page will
be updated with a complete scouting report after the scouting
team has seen the player in regular season game action.
Links
Red Sox select Connelly Early with fifth-round pick (7.10.23) |
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