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November 23, 1992 |
| Birthplace: |
Cincinnati, OH |
| Height: |
6-5 |
| Weight: |
170 |
| Bats: |
Left |
| Throws: |
Left |
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| Drafted: |
19th round, 2016 by BOS |
| How Acquired: |
Draft |
| College: |
Indiana |
| High School: |
Sycamore (OH) |
Photo ©
Kelly O'Connor
Kyle Hart photos by Kelly O'Connor
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Pronunciation: |
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| First Pro Contract: |
June 23, 2016 (BOS) |
| Signing Scout: |
Blair Henry |
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Signing Bonus: |
$5,000 |
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| Pro Debut: |
August 13, 2016 (GCL) |
| MLB Debut: |
August 13, 2020 (BOS) |
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| Twitter: |
@hart_attack_kid |
| Instagram: |
@hart_attack_14 |
Signed with Philadelphia (Feb. 2023)
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Scouting Report
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Physical Description: Tall, lanky left-handed starter. Minimal remaining projection.
Mechanics:
Long levers and
front-side deception. Clean, balanced mechanics. Confident and composed on
the mound.
Fastball:
87-90 mph with natural cut. Can reach back and get his fastball up to 92
mph. Works around the plate, pitches to contact. Average command profile. Was a groundball pitcher early
in his career, but groundball rate has dropped significantly and flyball
rate almost doubled. Below-average velocity. Potential fringe-average
offering.
Cutter: 85-86 mph with solid horizontal movement. Peppers it in to keep
hitters off balance. Induces weak contact. Learned the pitch in the
high minors. Potential average offering.
Slider:
Low 80s. Longer, horizontal break. Clearly different pitch from
the cutter. Has improved as he has moved up the system.
Potential average offering.
Changeup:
81-82 mph. Consistent arm slot and release
point with his fastball. Will induce some swinging strikes. Could use more separation from his fastball.
Potential fringe-average offering.
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Curveball: 76-79 mph. Long, vertical break.
Pitch isn't designed to miss bats, but more to steal a strike
when sequenced properly. Potential below-average pitch.
Career Notes: Had Tommy John surgery during his junior year.
Drafted as a low-bonus, fifth-year senior sign. Pitched first 6 2/3 innings of a combined no-hitter on
April 25, 2019, finished by Daniel McGrath and Adam Lau.
Was something of a surprise addition to the 40-man roster in
November 2019 to protect him from selection in the Rule 5 Draft
that offseason. Was disagnosed with lyme disease in May 2020 and
lost nearly 20 pounds. Earned opportunity to join Boston rotation in
August 2020 after retiring 34 of 38 hitters faced in consecutive
sim game starts at the Alternate Training Site. Missed
September 2020 with a left hip impingement. Outrighted to
Triple-A in November 2020. Opened 2021 season at the Alternate
Training Site.
Summation:
Potential emergency
major league depth arm. Ceiling of a spot starter or depth
swingman type. Age and lack of a plus pitch limit ceiling.
Throws five pitches and will use them in any count. Does a good
job mixing his pitches to keep hitters off-balance. Strong
pitchability and feel on the mound. Solid command and control
profile. Could struggle to get major league hitters out with his
high-80s fastball, so will have to play off his secondaries off
of his four-seamer. Wouldn't be surprising if he had a run in
the majors if given an opportunity given his consistent success
in the minor leagues.
Links
Scouting Report Update (8.12.2020) |
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Pitching Stats |
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year |
team |
lg |
level |
org |
age |
w |
l |
% |
era |
g |
gs |
sv |
ip |
h |
r |
er |
hr |
bb |
so |
whip |
k/bb |
k/9 |
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2012 |
Indiana |
NCAA |
Coll |
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19 |
5 |
5 |
0.500 |
3.21 |
15 |
15 |
0 |
84.0 |
91 |
37 |
30 |
5 |
30 |
53 |
1.44 |
1.77 |
5.68 |
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2013 |
Indiana |
NCAA |
Coll |
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20 |
8 |
2 |
0.800 |
3.01 |
15 |
15 |
0 |
83.2 |
83 |
41 |
28 |
2 |
27 |
50 |
1.31 |
1.85 |
5.38 |
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2014 |
Indiana |
NCAA |
Coll |
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21 |
3 |
1 |
0.750 |
2.29 |
9 |
6 |
1 |
35.1 |
19 |
10 |
9 |
2 |
14 |
25 |
0.93 |
1.70 |
6.37 |
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2015 |
Indiana |
NCAA |
Coll |
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22 |
5 |
0 |
1.000 |
1.21 |
10 |
8 |
0 |
37.1 |
35 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
30 |
1.02 |
10.00 |
7.23 |
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2016 |
Indiana |
NCAA |
Coll |
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23 |
20 |
4 |
0.714 |
3.29 |
15 |
15 |
0 |
98.1 |
91 |
41 |
36 |
9 |
15 |
79 |
1.08 |
5.27 |
7.23 |
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2016 |
GCL Red Sox |
GCL |
Rk |
Bos |
23 |
0 |
2 |
0.000 |
2.31 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
11.2 |
12 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
19 |
1.20 |
9.50 |
14.66 |
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2016 |
Lowell Spinners |
NYPL |
A- |
Bos |
23 |
Playoffs Only |
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2017 |
Greenville Drive |
SAL |
A |
Bos |
24 |
4 |
2 |
0.667 |
1.90 |
13 |
10 |
0 |
66.1 |
50 |
15 |
14 |
0 |
17 |
57 |
1.01 |
3.35 |
7.73 |
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2017 |
Salem Red Sox |
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A+ |
Bos |
24 |
2 |
3 |
0.400 |
2.49 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
50.2 |
45 |
15 |
14 |
5 |
23 |
52 |
1.34 |
2.26 |
9.24 |
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2018 |
Portland Sea Dogs |
East |
AA |
Bos |
25 |
7 |
9 |
0.438 |
3.57 |
24 |
24 |
0 |
138.2 |
139 |
68 |
55 |
12 |
49 |
100 |
1.36 |
2.04 |
6.49 |
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2019 |
Portland Sea Dogs |
East |
AA |
Bos |
26 |
3 |
6 |
0.333 |
2.91 |
9 |
9 |
0 |
55.2 |
39 |
19 |
18 |
3 |
17 |
60 |
1.01 |
3.53 |
9.70 |
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2019 |
Pawtucket Red Sox |
IL |
AAA |
Bos |
26 |
9 |
7 |
0.563 |
3.86 |
18 |
15 |
0 |
100.1 |
91 |
44 |
43 |
8 |
36 |
80 |
1.27 |
2.22 |
7.18 |
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2020 |
Boston Red Sox |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
27 |
0 |
1 |
0.000 |
15.55 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
11.0 |
24 |
21 |
19 |
4 |
10 |
13 |
3.09 |
1.30 |
10.64 |
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2021 |
Worcester Red Sox |
TAE |
AAA |
Bos |
28 |
6 |
9 |
0.400 |
4.22 |
23 |
20 |
0 |
106.2 |
100 |
58 |
50 |
19 |
47 |
90 |
1.38 |
1.91 |
7.60 |
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2022 |
Portland Sea Dogs |
East |
AA |
Bos |
29 |
2 |
1 |
0.667 |
4.91 |
15 |
6 |
0 |
44.0 |
40 |
25 |
24 |
6 |
3 |
42 |
1.23 |
3.00 |
8.59 |
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2022 |
Worcester Red Sox |
IL |
AAA |
Bos |
29 |
5 |
2 |
0.714 |
5.63 |
9 |
4 |
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38.1 |
41 |
26 |
24 |
7 |
19 |
32 |
1.57 |
1.68 |
7.51 |
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Awards |
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SoxProspects.com Awards |
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Red Sox Minor League Starting Pitcher of
the Month (May 2018)
Eastern League
Pitcher of the Week
(July 30 - August 5, 2018)
Eastern League All-Star (2018)
International League Pitcher of the Week (May 27 - June 2, 2019)
International League Pitcher of the Week (May 2-8, 2022) |
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SoxProspects.com
Pitcher of the Week
(June 19-25, 2017)
2017 SoxProspects.com All-Star
SoxProspects.com
Pitcher of the Week
(July 30 - August 5, 2018)
SoxProspects.com
Pitcher of the Week
(April 21-27, 2019)
SoxProspects.com Pitcher of the Week (May 27 -
June 2, 2019)
2019 SoxProspects.com All-Star
SoxProspects.com
Pitcher of the Week
(May 11-16, 2021) |
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