Connor Seabold Worcester Red Sox Pitcher

       
 
Age: 25
Born: January 24, 1996
Birthplace: Laguna Hills, CA
Height: 6-2
Weight: 190
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
   
Drafted: 3rd round, 2017 by PHI;
19th round, 2014 by BAL
How Acquired: Acquired from Philadephia with Nick Pivetta for Brandon Workman, Heath Hembree, cash considerations, and a PTBNL or addiitonal cash
College: Cal St. - Fullerton
High School: Newport Harbor (CA)
ETA: Mid 2021

Photo courtesy of the PawSox
Pronunciation: SEE-bold
First Pro Contract: July 5, 2017 (PHI)
Signing Scout: Demerius Pittman
Signing Bonus: $525,000
Rule 5 Draft Eligible: N/A
MLFA Eligible: N/A
   
Pro Debut: July 8, 2020 (Williamsport)
Added to 40-man: November 20, 2020
MLB Debut: -
Service Time (1/21): 0 days
Options Remaining: 3 (0 used)
Contract (2021): ~League Minimum
   
Twitter: @seabs26
Instagram: @seabs26

 
 
 
 
 
     
  Scouting Report & Links      
         
  Physical Description: Average, athletic frame. Minimal remaining projection.

Mechanics: Throws from a three-quarters arm slot. Doesn’t use a wind-up. Medium-high leg kick. Controlled, repeatable delivery.

Fastball: 91-93 mph. Tops out at 95 mph. Above-average command and control profile. Around the plate, throws quality strikes. Really knows how to control the zone and gets a surprising number of whiffs with the pitch. Velocity has improved in pro ball. Potential 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 a string and have the pitch fall off the table. True major league-quality out pitch. Potential plus offering.

Slider: 83-85 mph. Has shown bat-missing ability. Potential average offering.
   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, and pitched at the Alternate Training Sites for both the Phillies and Red Sox. Opened 2021 at the Alternate Training Site.

Summation: Potential back-end starter. Ceiling of a mid-rotation starter. Stuff has improved in professional ball and will now show a plus pitch and two other average ones. Strong pitchability. Throws a lot of strikes. Able to generate whiffs with all his pitches. Consistent command and control will be key to his success at the major league level because his stuff is not overpowering.

Links
 Video from Pawtucket (9.4.2020)
Scouting Scratch (5.5.2021)		  
   
     
    Pitching Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age w l era g gs sv ip h r er hr hbp bb so whip k/9 bb/9
2015 Cal State Fullerton BW NCAA   19 5 4 3.26 22 11 1 69.0 70 32 25 5 1 12 76 1.19 9.91 1.57
  2016 Cal State Fullerton BW NCAA   20 7 6 2.48 16 13 0 83.1 71 26 23 4 0 9 96 0.96 10.37 0.97
  2017 Cal State Fullerton BiW NCAA   21 11 5 2.96 18 18 0 127.2 124 44 42 6 0 23 122 1.15 8.60 1.62
  2017 Williamsport Crosscutters NYPL A- Phi 21 2 0 0.90 5 0 0 10.0 5 1 1 0 0 2 13 0.70 11.70 1.80
  2018 Clearwater Threshers FSL A+ Phi 22 4 4 3.77 12 12 0 71.2 57 31 30 6 2 14 68 0.99 8.54 1.76
  2018 Reading Fightin Phils East AA Phi 22 1 4 4.91 11 11 0 58.2 55 32 32 10 3 19 64 1.26 9.82 2.91
  2019 GCL Phillies 2 GCL Rk Phi 23 0 0 0.00 2 2 0 5.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0.20 18.00 0.00
  2019 GCL Phillies 1 GCL Rk Phi 23 0 1 11.57 1 1 0 2.1 6 3 3 0 3 0 2 2.57 7.71 0.00
  2019 Clearwater Threshers FSL A+ Phi 23 1 0 1.00 2 1 0 9.0 4 1 1 1 1 1 10 0.56 10.00 1.00
  2019 Reading Fightin Phils East AA Phi 23 3 1 2.25 7 7 0 40.0 35 12 10 2 0 10 36 1.13 8.10 2.25
  2019 Scottsdale Scorpions AFL FW Phi 23 1 0 1.06 4 4 0 17.0 7 3 2 1 3 3 22 0.59 11.65 1.59
  2020 Season Cancelled --- --- Bos 24 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
   
     
    2021 Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age w l era g gs sv ip h r er hr hbp bb so whip k/9 bb/9
2021 Worcester TNE AAA Bos 25     stats                            
   
     
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  Awards   SoxProspects.com Awards  
  Florida State League Pitcher of the Week (June 11-17, 2018)   2021 SoxProspects.com Pre-Season All-Star  
   

   
     
     
     
 
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