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Physical Description: Average,
athletic frame. Minimal remaining projection.
Mechanics: Throws from a three-quarters arm slot. Does
not use a wind-up. Medium-high leg kick. Controlled, repeatable
delivery.
Fastball: 89-92 mph. Tops out
at 95 mph. Above-average control and average command profile.
Around the plate, throws strikes. Knows how to control the zone.
Velocity initially improved in pro ball, but ticked down after
returning from injury in 2021. Prior to his injury in 2021, he
would come out at 93-95 mph before settling in at 91-93. Since
returning, his velocity has been down around 88-92 mph, topping
out at 93 mph, though in short bursts he will show more velocity
than that at times. Potential fringe-average offering.
Changeup: 80-82 mph. Deceptive, throws with the
same arm speed as his fastball and has good velocity separation.
Pitch shows late, downward action. Has shown the ability to pull
the string and have the pitch fall off the table. Showed
advanced feel for offering prior to 2021, but during 2021 season
was more hesitant with the pitch, and lost feel in some outings
entirely. In 2022 outings, showed inconsistent feel with the
pitch, with it flashing plus in some outings and being
borderline unusable in others. Potential above-average offering
if he can regain his past consistency.
Slider:
83-85 mph. Primarily throws with 10-to-4 shape, but will
intentionally manipulate shape. At times will be more
horizontal, at others more vertical like a curveball. Average
movement, but advanced feel allows the pitch to play up. Has
flashed bat-missing ability. Pitch has shown improvement in
Triple-A. Potential average offering.
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Curveball:
76-79 mph. Long, 11-to-5 shape. Does not consistently snap it
off. Primarily used as a change-of-pace pitch early in counts to
steal a strike. Not a major part of his arsenal, thrown only a
handful of times in a given outing, but can be effective when
sequenced correctly. Potential below-average pitch.
Career Notes:
Missed nearly four months of the 2019 season with an oblique
injury. Used that time to tinker with his changeup, which
greatly improved. Impressed at the 2019 Arizona Fall League.
Although he was not a non-roster invitee to Phillies spring
training in 2020, was invited to Summer Camp when play resumed
after being interrupted by COVID-19. Pitched at the 2020
Alternate Training Sites for both the Phillies and Red Sox.
Opened 2021 at the Alternate Training Site. Missed the first
two-and-a-half months of the 2021 season due to right elbow
inflammation. Missed 24 days with a pectoral injury and another
20 with a right forearm extensor strain in 2022. Was designated
for assignment in January 2023 to make room on the 40-man roster
for Corey Kluber, and was later traded to Colorado for a player
to be named later or cash.
Summation: Potential emergency up-and-down
swingman. Ceiling of a depth starter on a second division team.
Stuff is unlikely to be good enough to start for a contending
team. Has a four-pitch mix, but only his changeup projects
better than average and even that pitch has been inconsistent
since he returned from his injury. Solid pitchability and good
command and control profile allow his arsenal to play up. At his
best, can generate whiffs with three pitches, but does not show
consistency with his arsenal from outing to outing. Not the
highest ceiling, but command/control and feel/pitchability,
combined with proximity to MLB, give him a reasonably high
floor.
Links
Video from Pawtucket (9.4.2020)
Scouting Scratch (5.5.2021)
Scouting Report Update: Seabold to make MLB debut (9.11.2021)
Scouting Scratch: Breaking Down the Arizona Fall League
Contingent (10.27.2021) |
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