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Age: 29
Born:
December 7, 1990
Lakeland, FL
Height:
6-4
Weight:
235
Bats:
Left
Throws:
Left
Drafted:
1st round, 2012; 27th round, 2009 by Los Angeles (NL)
How Acquired:
Draft
College: Florida
High
School:
Cocoa Beach (FL)
Photo ©
Dave Letizi
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Physical
Description: Maxed out physically. Strong frame with thick lower
half. Body that can withstand the rigors of starting professionally.
Mechanics: Stands middle of the rubber. Hands set
shoulder height. Full wind up. High leg kick. Stands tall with good
balance over rubber on posting leg. High three-quarters arm slot. Average
arm speed. Compact delivery that he repeats well. Gets over his front side
well and lands in good position to field. Works extremely quickly; gets
the ball back from the catcher and throws it.
Fastball:
89-93 mph. Has topped out at 95 mph in the past. Has shown downward
movement, but can also straighten out at times. Lacks life. Solid-average
command and control to both sides of he plate. Average grade. Usually
starts games out 89-91 mph, but settles into the low-90s as he loosens up.
Curveball: 73-76 mph. Best secondary offering.
1-to-7 break. Command and control to both sides of the plate. Will throw
to right-handed hitters both down-and-in on their back foot and back-door
on the outside corner. Average to slightly above-average offering.
Changeup: 83-86 mph. Arm-side fade. Will throw to
both right-handed and left-handed hitters in any count. Average command
and control. Overall average pitch.
Slider: 80-83
mph. Early, short, cutting type action. Clear fourth offering. Mixes it in
well to keep hitters guessing. Fringe-average pitch.
Career Notes: Two-way player at the University of Florida also
played first base. 2012 season ended after he took a line drive to the
face during start at Futures at Fenway with Lowell. Spent
entire offseason rehabbing and unable to eat solid food, and lack of
offseason preparation likely affected his 2013 campaign, including a DL
stint that season with shoulder tendinitis. Elbow irritation in 2015 led
in part to subpar MLB debut. Missed most of 2016 season dealing with
anxiety.
Summation:
Projects as a swingman with the potental to be a number four or five starter. Four average pitch mix with
solid-average command and control. Lacks swing-and-miss pitch and a plus
offering. Advanced knowledge of pitching and sequencing. Strong
pitchability, knows how to pitch. Tempo pitcher that works incredibly
fast. Impressive feel for pitching having recently committed to pitching
full-time. Incredibly smart and has a good understanding of reading
hitters. Gives his best effort every time with a fearless, determined
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Pitching
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year |
team |
lg |
level |
org |
age |
w |
l |
% |
era |
g |
gs |
sv |
ip |
h |
r |
er |
hr |
bb |
so |
whip |
k/bb |
k/9 |
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2010 |
Florida |
NCAA |
Coll |
--- |
19 |
6 |
4 |
0.600 |
4.03 |
16 |
14 |
0 |
73.7 |
88 |
38 |
33 |
9 |
14 |
51 |
1.38 |
3.64 |
6.23 |
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2011 |
Florida |
NCAA |
Coll |
--- |
20 |
8 |
3 |
0.727 |
3.62 |
16 |
15 |
0 |
79.7 |
78 |
36 |
32 |
4 |
15 |
72 |
1.17 |
4.80 |
8.13 |
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2012 |
Florida |
NCAA |
Coll |
--- |
21 |
8 |
5 |
0.615 |
3.90 |
17 |
17 |
0 |
90.0 |
87 |
42 |
39 |
8 |
18 |
73 |
1.17 |
4.06 |
7.30 |
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2012 |
Lowell |
NYPL |
A- |
Bos |
21 |
0 |
0 |
--- |
0.00 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
5.7 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0.53 |
4.00 |
6.35 |
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2013 |
GCL Red Sox |
GCL |
Rk |
Bos |
22 |
0 |
0 |
--- |
0.00 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
5.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
0.60 |
3.50 |
12.60 |
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2013 |
Greenville |
SAL |
A |
Bos |
22 |
1 |
6 |
0.143 |
2.87 |
15 |
15 |
0 |
69.0 |
50 |
29 |
22 |
4 |
28 |
69 |
1.13 |
2.46 |
9.00 |
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2013 |
Salem |
Car |
A+ |
Bos |
22 |
1 |
0 |
1.000 |
1.64 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
11.0 |
9 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
8 |
1.27 |
1.60 |
6.55 |
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2014 |
Salem |
Car |
A+ |
Bos |
23 |
3 |
1 |
0.750 |
3.86 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
25.7 |
23 |
13 |
11 |
0 |
7 |
33 |
1.17 |
4.71 |
11.57 |
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2014 |
Portland |
East |
AA |
Bos |
23 |
10 |
2 |
0.833 |
1.75 |
20 |
20 |
0 |
118.0 |
78 |
29 |
23 |
6 |
32 |
99 |
0.93 |
3.09 |
7.55 |
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2015 |
Pawtucket |
IL |
AAA |
Bos |
24 |
9 |
6 |
0.600 |
2.53 |
18 |
18 |
0 |
96.0 |
74 |
34 |
27 |
6 |
32 |
90 |
1.10 |
2.81 |
8.44 |
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2015 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
24 |
0 |
1 |
0.000 |
8.31 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
4.1 |
3 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
3 |
1.62 |
0.75 |
6.23 |
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2016 |
GCL Red Sox |
GCL |
Rk |
Bos |
25 |
0 |
1 |
0.000 |
3.86 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
7.0 |
7 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
1.29 |
4.50 |
11.57 |
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2016 |
Lowell |
NYPL |
AAA |
Bos |
25 |
0 |
0 |
--- |
0.00 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
11.0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
0.82 |
5.50 |
9.00 |
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2016 |
Pawtucket |
IL |
AAA |
Bos |
25 |
5 |
6 |
0.455 |
4.09 |
15 |
15 |
0 |
77.0 |
74 |
38 |
35 |
9 |
36 |
54 |
1.43 |
1.50 |
6.31 |
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2017 |
Lowell |
NYPL |
A- |
Bos |
26 |
0 |
0 |
--- |
3.38 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2.2 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1.50 |
2.00 |
13.50 |
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2017 |
Pawtucket |
IL |
AAA |
Bos |
26 |
3 |
4 |
0.429 |
3.09 |
17 |
17 |
0 |
90.1 |
82 |
32 |
31 |
10 |
28 |
70 |
1.22 |
2.50 |
6.97 |
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2017 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
26 |
2 |
0 |
1.000 |
4.33 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
27.0 |
32 |
13 |
13 |
5 |
8 |
21 |
1.48 |
2.63 |
7.00 |
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2018 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
27 |
4 |
5 |
0.444 |
4.17 |
38 |
13 |
0 |
99.1 |
104 |
49 |
46 |
16 |
38 |
87 |
1.43 |
2.29 |
7.88 |
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2019 |
Portland |
Eas |
AA |
Bos |
28 |
0 |
1 |
0.000 |
10.50 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
6.0 |
11 |
10 |
7 |
1 |
3 |
7 |
2.33 |
2.33 |
10.50 |
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2019 |
Pawtucket |
IL |
AAA |
Bos |
28 |
1 |
0 |
1.000 |
3.68 |
6 |
3 |
0 |
14.2 |
13 |
6 |
6 |
1 |
8 |
19 |
1.43 |
2.38 |
11.66 |
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2019 |
Boston |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
28 |
1 |
3 |
0.250 |
6.02 |
21 |
7 |
0 |
40.1 |
53 |
29 |
27 |
6 |
23 |
31 |
1.88 |
1.35 |
6.92 |
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Additional Player Info |
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Pronunciation: ---
First Pro Contract: June 27, 2012 by
Anthony Turco
Signing Bonus: $1,575,000
MiLB Debut: July 29, 2012 (Lowell)
MLFA Eligible: November 2020
Rule 5 Draft Eligible: December 2019 |
Added to 40-man:-
MLB Debut: July 21, 2015 (BOS)
MLB Service Time (through 2019): 2 years, 43 days
Options Remaining: 0 (2017, 2016, 2015)
Contract (2020): $575,000
Trade Restrictions: - |
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Awards
2010 Louisville Slugger Freshman All-American 2010 Baseball America
Freshman All-American 2012 John Olerud Award Carolina League
Pitcher of the Week (April 14-20, 2014) Carolina League Pitcher of
the Week (April 21-27, 2014) Eastern League Pitcher of the Week (June
9-15, 2014) 2014 Eastern League All-Star 2014 Red Sox Minor League
Pitcher of the Year International League Pitcher of the Week (April
20-26, 2015) 2015 International League All-Star International
League Pitcher of the Week (May 1-7, 2015) 2017 Lou Gorman Award |
SoxProspects.com Awards
2013 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star SoxProspects.com Pitcher of
the Week (May 20-26, 2013) SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week
(April 14-20, 2014) SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (April
21-27, 2014) SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (July 21-27, 2014)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (August 18-24, 2014)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Month (August 2014) 2014 SoxProspects.com
Season-End All-Star 2014
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Year 2014
SoxProspects.com Breakout Player of the Year 2015 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the
Week (May 25-31, 2015) SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the
Week (June 22-28, 2015) 2015 SoxProspects.com All-Star 2016 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star 2017 SoxProspects.com
Graduate of the Year |
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