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Physical Description: Skinny frame. Athletic build with
some remaining projection. Needs to add strength.
Mechanics: Throws from a three-quarters arm
slot. Starts on the first base side. Does not use a wind-up.
Stiff delivery. Slings the ball. Short arm action behind, hides
the ball well. Medium-high leg kick. Front side has the tendency
to open early.
Fastball: 92-94 mph. Tops
out at 95 mph. Pitch will show sink. Velocity has improved from
the high 80s during the 2020 Fall Instructional League and
sitting 90-92 mph in 2022. Was 94-95 mph in Spring Training
2023, but has not carried that velocity into the season. Well
below-average command profile. Average potential.
Slider: 85-87 mph. 10-to-4 shape. Will show
average depth. Primary out pitch in 2023. Will show the ability
to miss bats out of the zone, but inconsistent landing it in the
zone.
Changeup: 89-91 mph. Some feel for
the pitch, but needs work. Flashes the ability to turn it over
and bury it down and out of the zone for swinging strikes.
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Curveball: 76-79 mph. Tight, 11-to-5 break. Has
tightened the pitch up over time; used to be more long and
slurvy. Some are more horizontal, others have more vertical
shape. Inconsistent, but fringe-average potential. May have
scrapped the pitch, and is at least featuring it less in 2023
than he did previously, favoring the slider instead.
Career Notes: Opening Day starter for the DSL Red
Sox 2 in 2019. Participated in Fall Instructional League in 2019
and 2020. Participated in the Fall Performance Program in 2021.
Was set to participate in the 2022 Fall Performance Program that
was canceled due to Hurricane Ian.
Summation:
Potential minor league depth arm. Ceiling of an organizational
arm. Shows the early makings of a three-pitch mix, but does not
have stand-out stuff and lacks a major league-quality pitch.
Velocity has improved steadily as he has matured. Has some
deception in his delivery and already shows some feel. Has a way
to go developmentally and future potential depends on him
maturing physically and his stuff improving. Could stand to move
to the bullpen eventually, where his lack of command and control
and inconsistent delivery would not be as much of an issue.
Could also see his stuff play up there.
Links
Scout Chatter (12.4.2020)
Scout Chatter (9.14.2021)
Scouting Report Update (3.7.2022) |
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