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Physical Description:
Average-sized frame. Filled out lower half. No
remaining projection.
Mechanics: Throws
from a low-three-quarters arm slot. Pitches from the stretch at
all times. Will move to different sides of the rubber to change
his release point, even to the same batter. Began
throwing exclusively from a low three-quarters arm slot in the
Mexican winter league in 2024. Began varying arm angles in 2023
to be able to most effectively throw his sinker after spending
most of his pitching career at a more typical three-quarters
slot. Falls off towards third base following release.
Fastball: 93-95 mph. Tops out at 97 mph. Throws
both sinker and four-seam variations. Sinker is primary offering
and is used down in the zone to generate weak contact on the
ground. Four-seam has slightly more velocity and is thrown
primarily up in the zone. Showed more velocity in the past,
hitting triple-digits. Fringy command and control profile.
Average potential offering.
Cutter: 88-91 mph. Short, horizontal break.
Fringe-average potential offering.
Sweeper: 79-82 mph. Long, horizontal break.
Used primiarily against right-handed hitters. Has shown
confidence in and ability to miss bats with the pitch. Potential
above-average offering.
Changeup: 78-81 mph. Late fade down and away
from left-handed hitters. Primary secondary pitch against
left-handers. Potential fringe-average offering.
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Career
Notes: Highly-regarded two-way player in high school,
considered to have high first-round pick potential. Passed on
the draft and enrolled in an honors program at USC. Pitched and
played catcher at USC. Was an All-Star in the Cape Cod League in
2007 and 2008. Spent three seasons as a full-time catcher in the
Cardinals system after being drafted in 2009. Converted to
pitching full-time in 2013. St. Louis released him in December
2014. Caught on with the Pirates organization for the 2015
season, the pitched for the independent New Jersey Jackals in
2016. Signed with the Reds in 2017 after touching 101 mph in
offseason workouts, then spent two years with San Diego before
landing with Philadelphia then Boston following waiver claims.
Made 10 appearances with the Red Sox during the COVID-shortened
2020 season. Was designated for assignment during the offseason
and went on to have stints in the Cubs and Mets organizations in
2021. Tore his hamstring running the bases during a start for
the Mets in July 2021 and missed the rest of the season. Pitched
in Korea in 2022. Pitched for Israel in the 2023 World Baseball
Classic. Spent two months in the Milwaukee organization in 2023
before signing with the independent Long Island Ducks. Pitched
in Mexico in both the summer and winter of 2024. Won the Mexican
winter league triple crown in 2024, leading the league in ERA,
wins, and strikeouts. Re-signed with the Red Sox as a minor
league free agent in January 2025 with an invitation to MLB
Spring Training.
Summation: Solid organizational depth arm.
Ceiling of an up-and-down multi-inning depth arm. Journeyman who changed his arm
slot to great success in winter ball in 2024. Early adopter and
avid proponent of advanced pitch analytics and is willing to
constantly adjust and investigate how he can
improve his arsenal. Will change looks to attack hitters in
unorthodox ways, moving on the rubber and changing arm slots.
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