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Physical Description: Average
frame, minimal remaining projection.
Mechanics:
Throws from a high three-quarters arm slot from the third base
side of the rubber. Jerky, stiff delivery. High leg kick, stays
vertical. Shorter arm action with a stab behind. Stays on-line
to the plate. Quick arm.
Fastball: 95-97
mph. Tops out at 99 mph. Velocity increased in 2022 from 92-95
mph into the high-90s. Fringy command and control profile. Pitch
shows life and bat-missing ability. Flattens at higher
velocities. Also will show a sinker down in the zone on
occasion. Potential plus pitch.
Cutter:
90-93 mph. High spin rate with strong pitch characteristics.
Shows strong bat-missing ability both in and out of the zone.
Got increasingly more confident with it as the 2023 season
progressed to the point where in some outings he would pitch off
of it. Potential plus offering.
Slider:
85-88 mph. Gyro slider. High spin rate. Looks similar to his
cutter at first, but comes in slower with more break.
Fringe-average potential.
Curveball: 80-84 mph. Short, vertical break.
Very quick downward action. Struggles to land in the zone for
strikes. Below-average potential. Did not use in 2022 and rarely
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Changeup: 83-85 mph. Firm, inconsistent. Will
flash vertical drop on occasion. Below-average potential. Did
not use in 2022 or 2023.
Career Notes:
Not a draft target out of high school, ended up at Hillsborough
CC in Tampa. Selected in the 23rd round, had no reported college
commitment. Pitched just once after July 30 in 2022 due to right
elbow inflammation. Participated in 2023 Rookie Development
Program. Began the 2023 season on the IL with the same injury,
missing two weeks before beginning a one-week rehab assignment.
Was not added to the 40-man roster to protect him from selection
in the Rule 5 Draft in 2022 or 2023 despite being a potential
selection. Selected by St. Louis in the 2023 Rule 5 Draft.
Summation: Potential middle reliever.
Ceiling of a solid seventh-inning arm. Fastball and cutter
compliment each other very well. Stuff is very impressive, but
needs to show consistency with it from outing to outing over an
entire season. Has multiple pitches that can miss bats. Long
track record of injuries clouds future projection, as he is on
the smaller side physically and has to use a lot of effort on
every pitch.
Links
Scouting Report Update (3.10.2022) |
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