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24 |
| Born: |
June 11, 1996 |
| Birthplace: |
Snellville, GA |
| Height: |
6-5 |
| Weight: |
190 |
| Bats: |
Right |
| Throws: |
Right |
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| Drafted: |
18th round, 2017 by NYY |
| How Acquired: |
Selected in the Rule 5 Draft from NYY
(Dec. 2020) |
| College: |
Alabama-Birmingham |
| High School: |
Providence Christian (GA) |
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| First Pro Contract: |
July 20, 2017 (NYY) |
| Signing Scout: |
Damon Oppenheimer |
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Signing Bonus: |
$247,500 |
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Rule 5 Draft Eligible: |
N/A |
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MLFA Eligible: |
N/A |
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| Pro Debut: |
August 7, 2017 (GCL) |
| Added to 40-man: |
December 10, 2020 (BOS) |
| MLB Debut: |
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| Service Time (1/21): |
0 days |
| Options Remaining: |
3 (0 used) |
| Contract (2021): |
League Minimum |
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| Instagram: |
@gwhit17 |
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Scouting Report
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Physical Description: Tall,
sturdy frame. Looks the part of a prototypical starting pitcher.
Little-to-no remaining projection.
Mechanics:
Throws from a three-quarters arm slot. Starts on the third base
side of the rubber. Does not use a windup. Starts tall and gets
well above-average extension towards home plate. Really uses his
size well in his delivery. Short arm action behind, hides the
ball. Delivery is a little stiff, but he repeats it well.
Fastball: 90-93 mph. Tops out at 95 mph.
Throws both a four-seam and a sinker, primarily relying on the
sinker. Pitch shows heavy sink and jumps on hitters due to the
extension he gets. Sinker induces a lot of groundballs. Needs to
show more bat-missing ability with either pitch against more
advanced hitters. Potential average offering.
Slider: 77-82 mph. Slurvy breaking ball with two-plane
break. Potential average offering.
Changeup:
81-85 mph. Third pitch at the moment, but will show late drop
when at its best. Can turn it over on occasion. Potential
fringe-average offering.
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Career Notes: Played for the
Chatham Anglers in the Cape Cod League after his freshman year
at UAB. Missed time during his sophomore season with food
poisoning and a back strain. Signed an above-slot bonus as a
draft-eligible sophomore after being selected in the 18th round.
Tore his UCL and underwent Tommy John surgery in July 2019.
Began throwing in January 2020 and by the summer was throwing
close to his normal velocity. Selected in the 2020 Rule 5 Draft.
Summation: Potential emergency swingman
type, capable of starting or relieving. Future potential is hard
to nail down as he has yet to retake the mound in a competitive
game situation since his surgery, so it is not clear whether his
stuff and command have come fully back. Fastball/slider
combination should play in a bulk inning bullpen role at least,
but will need to develop his changeup more and show the ability
to miss more bats to stick as a starter long-term.
Note: This page will be updated with a complete scouting report
after the scouting team has seen the player in person.
Links
Scouting Report Update (12.11.20) |
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hr |
hbp |
bb |
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whip |
k/9 |
bb/9 |
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2016 |
UAB |
CUSA |
NCAA |
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20 |
4 |
5 |
3.00 |
25 |
1 |
0 |
51.0 |
58 |
28 |
17 |
3 |
6 |
21 |
46 |
1.55 |
8.12 |
3.71 |
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2017 |
UAB |
CUSA |
NCAA |
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21 |
3 |
6 |
4.03 |
17 |
7 |
2 |
60.1 |
57 |
33 |
27 |
4 |
0 |
24 |
44 |
1.34 |
6.56 |
3.58 |
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2017 |
GCL
Yankees |
GCL |
Rk |
NYY |
21 |
0 |
0 |
1.04 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
8.2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
14 |
0.46 |
14.54 |
0.00 |
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2017 |
Pulaski Yankees |
App |
Rk |
NYY |
21 |
1 |
0 |
7.94 |
2 |
0 |
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5.2 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
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0 |
8 |
1.76 |
12.71 |
0.00 |
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2018 |
Charleston RiverDogs |
SAL |
A |
NYY |
22 |
2 |
2 |
1.13 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
40.0 |
23 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
44 |
0.75 |
9.90 |
1.58 |
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2018 |
Tampa Tarpons |
FSL |
A+ |
NYY |
22 |
5 |
3 |
2.44 |
14 |
13 |
0 |
70.0 |
60 |
23 |
19 |
2 |
5 |
27 |
74 |
1.24 |
9.51 |
3.47 |
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2018 |
Trenton Thunder |
East |
AA |
NYY |
22 |
1 |
0 |
0.84 |
2 |
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0 |
10.2 |
10 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
7 |
4 |
1.59 |
3.37 |
5.91 |
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2019 |
Trenton Thunder |
East |
AA |
NYY |
23 |
3 |
3 |
3.07 |
14 |
14 |
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70.1 |
73 |
34 |
24 |
4 |
2 |
18 |
57 |
1.29 |
7.29 |
2.30 |
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MiLB Season Cancelled |
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2021 |
Boston Red Sox |
AL |
MLB |
Bos |
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Awards |
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SoxProspects.com Awards |
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South Atlantic League Pitcher of the Week (April 30 - May 6, 2018) |
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