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Physical Description: Medium frame with minimal
physical projection. Average athlete.
Mechanics:
Throws from a three-quarters arm slot starting on the first base
side. Medium leg kick. Short stride. Controlled delivery. Starts
on the first base side of the rubber, stepping towards the first
base dugout to start his delivery. Shorter arm action in which
he hides the ball behind and then is quick coming forward. Needs
to work on consistently repeating his delivery.
Fastball: 93-96 mph. Topped out at 97 mph. Has
struggled to hold velocity at times. Pitch lacks movement and is
hittable. Below-average command and control profile. Struggles
to miss bats with the pitch. Potential average pitch with
refinement.
Changeup: 84-88 mph.
Advanced feel and confidence. Has shown the ability to pull the
string on it with the pitch falling off with late drop and fade.
Will throw in any count, especially against left-handed hitters.
Potential above-average offering.
Slider:
82-85 mph. Longer, horizontal shape. Some depth. Evolved from a
harder, more cut slider in the mid-to-high 80s. Inconsistent
feel and command, but flashes being a bat-missing pitch. Primary
secondary against right-handed hitters. Potential fringe-average
offering.
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Curveball: 78-80 mph.12-to-6 shape with average
depth. Solid feel. Will throw frequently, especially early in
the count to get ahead. Needs to find more consistency with it.
Sometimes blends with his slider and the two can look like the
same pitch. Potential fringe-average offering.
Career Notes: Participated in the 2021 Fall Performance
Program. Missed two weeks in early May 2022 with a minor,
undisclosed injury. Did not pitch in the final two weeks of the
2022 season, but unclear whether that was due to injury or the
organization being comfortable with his season workload and
shutting him down to make room for FCL call-ups. Had something
of a breakout 2023 season in Greenville, earning an August
promotion to Portland. Participated in the 2023 Fall Performance
Program. Had Tommy John surgery in late June 2024 and will miss
most, if not all, of 2025. Was selected by Toronto in the
December 2024 Rule 5 Draft.
Summation:
Potential emergency swingman. Ceiling of a multi-inning
reliever. Uncertain future as he recovers from Tommy John
surgery. Changeup is a major league-quality out pitch, but rest
of arsenal is on the light side. Throws hard, but fastball
grades out fringy analytically and struggles to miss bats.
Breaking balls tend to run into each other and need continued
refinement. Hard to evaluate right now until we see how his
stuff comes back from his surgery.
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