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Physical Description: Tall
left-hander with a strong frame. Minimal remaining projection.
Mechanics: Throws over the top. Starts on
the first base side. Max-effort delivery. Quick arm. Stiff,
vertical delivery. High leg kick. Rigid, deceptive arm action.
Keeps arm behind before coming forward. Violent head whack, is
looking at third base when he releases the ball. Falls off hard
to the glove side.
Fastball: 91-93 mph.
Tops out at 95. Previously topped out at 97 mph, but did not
show that type of velocity in outings scouted in 2022. Live
fastball that has shown the ability to miss bats. Ball jumps on
hitters. In the early stages of developing command and control,
both currently well-below average. Command profile holds
fastball back. Will have to show he can consistently locate when
he faces more advanced hitters in the high-minors. Potential
above-average pitch.
Cutter: 88-90 mph.
Throws sparingly. Short, horizontal break. Could just be a
harder slider given how infrequently he throws it.
Slider: 82-88 mph. Will add and subtract
velocity. Will look like both a slider and a curveball depending
on the outing. Short, 2-to-8 break when it is more horizontal,
but will also be more vertical at times. Potential average
offering.
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Slider: 85-86 mph. Firm, lacks feel. Did not
throw in outing scouted in 2021 and has thrown very infrequently
in 2022. Well below-average potential.
Career
Notes: Struggled as a freshman at Tulane, but emerged
as the team's closer late in his sophomore season. Pitched in
one game in the Cape Cod League in 2018. Signed an over-slot
deal as a draft-eligible sophomore. Participated in the Fall
Instructional League in 2019 and 2020. Participated in the 2022
Winter Warm-Up.
Summation: Potential
organizational reliever. Ceiling of an up-and-down emergency
reliever. Will show major league-quality stuff at times, but
concerns about delivery and command and control profile hold
back his projection. Really struggles to throw strikes and
current command is poor. Low floor, decent chance he will not
throw enough strikes to get out of the mid-minors. Pitch data is
impressive and grades out well in models. Both fastball and
breaking ball have above-average spin rates.
Links
Scout Chatter (11.30.2020)
Scouting Scratch: Breaking Down the Arizona Fall League
Contingent (10.27.2021)
Scouting Report Update (3.11.2022) |
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