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Kyle Bradish, P

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Scouting report

So extremely vertical is Bradish's arm slot that his fastball's spin axis is actually on the left-handed side of 12:00, similar to Oliver Drake. Like a lot of power pitchers, his fastball plays best at the letters. Bradish's issue is that he struggles to locate up there consistently, and when his fastball is toward the middle of the zone, it's very hittable. Even though he had a velo spike at the alternate site (he averaged 93 and was up to 97 after averaging 91 and touching 95 in 2019), Bradish's fastball swinging strike rate was still pretty average. It makes it more likely that Bradish ends up in a relief role where he mixes in his three other offerings pretty heavily. His mid-80s slider is the pitch opposing hitters seem to struggle most to identify out of his hand and Bradish can throw it for strikes, while his curveball is the pitch he's more comfortable burying in the dirt. He also has an upper-80s changeup with some arm-side action. It's a fourth starter's stuff with a reliever's control, control Bradish and the Orioles will try to develop in 2021 ahead of a likely 40-man roster add. He's on the single-inning/multi-inning relief line for me. (Alternate site)