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Physical Description: Small,
undersized frame. Not very projectable due to his height. Sturdy
lower half, some projection in his upper body.
Mechanics: Throws from a high-three-quarters arm slot.
Medium leg kick, arm-heavy delivery with effort. Quick, strong
arm. Delivery gets out of sync and he struggles to repeat it.
Short arm loop behind his body. Hides the ball. Will drop his
arm slot, does not always get over the ball.
Fastball: 94-97 mph. On the straight side, but has
shown the ability to miss bats up in the zone. Command and
control are works in progress. Walks too many hitters and
struggles to locate in the zone. Pitch plays below its velocity.
Potential plus offering with refined command.
Slider:
82-85 mph. Short, vertical break. Will add tilt on occasion.
Solid feel and will use either to get ahead in the count or as a
put-away pitch. Potential average offering. |
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Changeup: 90-93 mph. In the past, showed feel
for and confidence in the pitch, but has thrown far less often
in the bullpen and it is now a clear third pitch. Pitch is
inconsistent; will throw some good ones and some bad ones.
Sometimes it looks like a fastball he took something off of.
Below-average potential.
Career Notes:
Signed late in the 2018-19 signing period in December.
Participated in the Fall Performance Program in 2021. Missed the
first two months of the 2022 season due to injury. Returned to
the IL after leaving his July 6 start in the second inning and
missed another month-and-a-half. Missed the first two months of
the 2023 season on the injured list as well and moved into a
short relief role upon returning.
Summation:
Potential organizational depth reliever. Ceiling of an
up-and-down relief arm. Interesting fastball/slider combination,
but is a stuff-over-command-and-control type right now, and lack
of fastball quality and command and control holds him back. Will
show enough raw stuff that you can dream on a major league
future, but still has a ways to go developmentally.
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