Rank History
| Year | Team | Position | Team Rank | OFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | BOS | RHP | 15 | 40 |
Grades Update: Dec 2020
| OFP | Role | FB | SL | CH | Cnt/Cmd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60/55 |
Dec 2020 Report
Evaluator: Joe Drake
Age: 25 yr
Height: 6-2
Weight: 190 lbs
Hits/Throws: R/R
Acquired: 2020 PHI
RuleV: Eligible
Physical Description: Average build, unassuming. Wide shoulders, but not built. Not muscle bound but not quite soft. No real distinguishing features outside of slightly long legs. Decent athleticism. Body is mature. What you see is what you get.
Delivery & Mechanics: Throw from three quarters to low three quarters arm slot with relatively low effort. Windup features leg kick to the letters; Simple and easy to repeat, hides the ball decently. Works quickly. Mechanics quicker from stretch with slightly abbreviated leg kick. Not quite the same repeatability.
Fastball: Sits 91-92, T93, with good armside run. More run than rise but can still get a whiff at the top of the zone. Will flatten out occasionally. Hitters struggle to square it up and he can put it by them when he's on. Grade: 45
Slider: Sits 82-84 and has average bite. Able to throw it for strikes and off the plate for whiffs. Can backdoor lefties with it. Tunnels nicely with FB. Confidence to throw it behind in the count and full count. Even 3-0. Grade: 50
Changeup: 79-81 Good depth with armside fade, 10-4. Will throw it to both lefties and righties. Tough on hitters when it's down, feels like it could be his out pitch Grade: 55
Control and Command: Can hit the zone with entire arsenal. Lives on the edges of the zone, rarely leaving anything over the heart. Works both sides of the plate, knack for putting the ball where the hitter can't square it up. Control: 60 | Command: 55
Overall: Finesse over power guy whose average stuff plays up due to command and sequencing. Induces more weak contact than whiffs, but is able to miss bats. Soon as hitters start sitting on the secondaries, he'll blow the fastball by them -- keeps hitters on their toes. More confidence in change could lead to more Ks. Not much upside here, needs the command to be effective -- not enough stuff to get away with mistakes. Stoic on the mound through ups and downs. Good shot as a back end rotation guy between the command, secondaries, composure and pitchability; long relief floor.
OFP: 40
Role: 40-Spot Starter/Fringe Backend Starter
Risk: Moderate
