Rank History
| Year | Team | Position | Team Rank | OFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | CIN | RHP | 33 | 35 |
Grades Update: Nov 2020
| OFP | Role | FB | SL | CH | Ctr/Cmd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | 30 | 50 | 50 | 40 | 45/40 |
Nov 2020 Report
Evaluator: James Chipman
Age: 24 yr
Height: 5-9
Weight: 212 lbs
Hits/Throws: R/R
Acquired: 2015 Draft - Round 34
RuleV: Eligible
Physical Description: Short, medium frame; boxy build. Square shoulders; soft middle; strong upper body; strong, thick lower half.
Delivery & Mechanics: Stretch only; high 3/4 slot with high effort delivery. Good arm speed. Medium leg kick, hand break and arm action yield solid deception.
Fastball: 92-95; gets on batters quick and deception pads perceived velocity. Quality plane; plays fairly straight with mild run and heavy boring action down in the zone. Works it well to both sides; trusts the pitch, will attack with it in hitter's counts. Generates ample fly ball contact. Modest velocity and movement will give him a smaller margin for error at the big league level. Average control; fringe-average command. Grade: 50
Curveball: Above average flashing plus with 11/5 action and late bite; pitch has teeth; shows ability to throw for strikes and bury for chase. Will spin occasionally when not snapped, but shape is generally as-desired. Grade: 55
Slider: 83-87 Has feel; manipulates movement well. Short slurvy breaker with depth and bite inside on RHB. Shows longer horizontal movement and tilt as a chaser out of the zone. Comfortable throwing it to both sides of the plate; willing to throw in any count and back-to-back as a put-away pitch. Fools hitters in and out of the strike zone late in counts. More consistency could yield an above-average grade but currently shows solid average. Grade: 50
Changeup: Below-average third pitch. 83-85 with downward dive and moderate fade. Modest feel; slows arm-speed a tick; lacks consistency. Enough to challenge LHB in A-ball; likely less effective as he climbs the organizational ladder. Grade: 40
Control and Command: Fringe-average control and below-average command. Classic control over command reliever profile. Aggressive strike thrower early in the count; nibbles at times with two strikes, wasting pitches looking for strikeouts. Throws a ton of sliders but avoids predictable sequencing and moves the ball around the zone well. Control: 45 | Command: 40
Overall: A solid org soldier with a chance. Similar to seasons past, Bennett racked up an impressive 88 strikeouts, while walking 24 over 57 innings in 2019; underling his biggest deficiency (command) and attribute (ability to miss bats). A former 34th round draft pick, Bennett will enter the 2021 season as a ~24 year-old without any experience above A-ball. Obstacles aside, squint your eyes and there's legitimate big league low-leverage pop-up potential as an up and down depth piece.
OFP: 35
Role: 30 - Up / Down Emergency Depth
Risk: Moderate
