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Hunter Barco, P
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Scouting report
Barco was on the radar early and drawing comps to lower-slot elite lefties in the draft like Madison Bumgarner did when he was a prep underclassman. His velo was around 88-91 with a lower slot most of the showcase circuit, then he showed mostly 90-93, touching 96 mph this spring, sometimes flashing a consistently solid average slider and at other times struggling to land it. His low-spin splitter is a true plus pitch if not closer to 70. He was shut down late in the season with a shoulder muscle strain but hit 96 mph in a private predraft workout with Milwaukee, so the health scare looks to be behind him. Clubs that like the separator splitter, two-way athleticism, and deceptive velo will bet they can figure out the command/breaker, while others see a lefty with inconsistent stuff and arm slot who relies on a splitter.