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Physical Description: Tall,
sturdy frame. Looks the part. Minimal remaining projection.
Mechanics: Throws from a three-quarters arm
slot starting on the third base side. Effortful delivery. Stays
vertical throughout. Medium-high leg kick. Pronounced arm loop
behind. Delivery is on the stiff side and can be difficult to
repeat.
Fastball: 96-99 mph. Tops out at
100 mph. Pitch relies on its velocity to miss bats rather than
its shape. Command and control are major works in progress. Has
struggled to throw strikes at times.
Splitter:
85-88 mph. Vertical drop. Struggles to land in the zone, but
does show bat-missing ability.
Slider:
84-87 mph. Two-plane shape with depth, but lost feel for it in
2025 and rarely used it.
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Career Notes: Played for
Wareham in the Cape Cod League. One of the top players in
Colorado his senior year of high school. Missed time due to
various injuries during his first two seasons and during his
summer on the Cape. Started the 2025 season as the Arkansas
closer, but was moved into low-leverage work after struggling
out of the gate.
Summation: Projects as
a pure relief arm with his upside to be determined by whether or
not he can find more consistency with his fastball command and
control and rediscover his breaking ball. On the rawer side for
a college arm. Has the size and velocity that cannot be taught,
but the rest of his profile is a work in progress. Splitter has
bat-missing ability, but he needs to find more consistency with
it and his breaking ball will likely have to be completely
rebuilt.
Note: This page will be
updated with a complete scouting report after the scouting team
has seen the player in person.
Links
Red Sox select Christian Foutch with fifth-round pick
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