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Brandon Williamson, P
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It's not as if Williamson didn't show plus stuff at TCU -- he would be parked at 92-93 in the first inning or two, and flash two plus breaking balls. He did, however, struggle to hold it deep into starts, and by the fourth, he was often living in the 88-91 range. After the 2019 draft, in one- and two-inning outings, he sat 92-95 with a plus curveball (and fewer, if any, sliders). I'm skeptical that Williamson can hold 92-95 as a starter for a whole season because of how his stuff has waned in the past and because the 2020 shutdown created a gigantic roadblock preventing a natural innings increase. He also suffered a severe hip injury while in junior college (he tore both labrums dunking a basketball and needed surgery) that might impact his ability to do it. I buy that the velo will be there in short stints and that both breaking balls, assuming the slider returns, will be plus. As such, I have Williamson projected as a three-pitch power reliever. (Alternate site)