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Born:
March 13, 1991
Orlando, FL
Height:
6-2
Weight:
245
Bats:
Right
Throws:
Right
Drafted:
2nd round, 2010 by PIT
How Acquired:
Minor league free agent (Feb. 2020)
High
School: St. Edward (OH)
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Kelly O'Connor
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Scouting Report Update (3.27.20)
Signed with
Tampa Bay (Feb. 2021) |
Scouting Report:
Large-framed, fully filled-out right-hander. Weight may need monitoring.
High-effort delivery, electric arm. Starts on the third base side of the
rubber. Hands held high, high leg kick. Utilizes his lower half well.
Throws from three-quarters arm slot. Struggles with command and control –
more of a thrower. Arsenal includes a 98-100 mph four-seam fastball and a
91-93 mph slider with 12-to-6 movement. Misses a lot of bats but will also
walk far too many batters. Was a top 10 draft prospect (as ranked by
Baseball America) and signed a significantly over-slot bonus with the
Pirates as a second-round pick. Was a top-100 prospect on the mound briefly,
but battled major control issues. Became a full-time position player in 2012
and split time between first base and the outfield over the next five-plus
seasons. In
2017, after failing to get past Double-A in four tries,
the Dodgers moved him back to the mound. Missed time in 2019 with a chest
strain. High-upside talent if he could
hone his control, but he has been unable to do that, walking nearly a
batter an inning in his career. Profiles as a low-risk, low-likelihood,
high-reward lottery ticket if the organization can get his control to an
acceptable level. |
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