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Physical Description: Slightly
undersized. Minimal remaining projection.
Mechanics: Throws from a three-quarters arm slot.
Starts on the third base side of the rubber. Rigid delivery with
effort. Plus extension and lower release height. Extremely high
leg kick, during which he tucks in behind his glove arm and
rotates his hips before he comes forward. Quick arm action.
Fastball: 92-94 mph. Tops out at 95 mph.
Pitch jumps on hitters and shows life when up. High-quality
fastball with premium bat-missing ability. Pitch has one of the
highest whiff rates for any fastball in the system. Command and
control are works in progress. Velocity could tick up in short
bursts. Potential above-average offering.
Slider:
81-85 mph. High spin rate. Tight, two-plane shape. At lower
velocities, has more sweepy shape. Advanced feel; has shown the
ability to land it in the zone or bury it down and out when
looking for a whiff. Potential above-average offering.
Sweeper: 77-80 mph. Long, horizontal shape.
Showed more distinct pitch characteristics and separation from
his slider in 2025. Has bat missing ability. Average potential.
Changeup: 81-83 mph. At its best, he throws
it with deceptive arm speed and late drop, with the pitch
falling off the table. Has flashed bat-missing ability, but is
inconsistent. Potential fringe-average offering.
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Cutter: Did not use it in outing scouted in
2024 or 2025. Early in his career looked like potential
fringe-average offering.
Career
Notes: Has battled injuries throughout his career. Was
highly regarded out of high school, ranked as high as the top 50
in the 2019 draft class at times, but opted to attend Auburn
after an injury-plagued senior spring caused his stock to fall.
His sophomore and junior college seasons both ended prematurely
due to injury, the latter resulting in Tommy John surgery. Did
not make his professional debut until August 2023 after
rehabbing from the procedure. Missed much of May 2025 with
shoulder fatigue after an early-season promotion to Portland.
Summation: Potential up-and-down reliever.
Ceiling of a seventh-inning reliever. Intriguing arm who could
move quickly if moved into a pure relief role. Needs to tighten
up his command and control, but fastball/slider combination has
premium bat-missing ability. Fastball especially is extremely
difficult to hit when he elevates it. Has pitches to get both
right- and left-handed hitters out and the type of fastball
teams look for. Is currently being developed as a starter, but
delivery, command profile, and injury history point to him
ending up in the bullpen eventually.
Links
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