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Drey Jameson, P

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Scouting report

Jameson carved up Stanford in his first start of the 2019 season in front of a huge contingent of scouts and was immediately on the Day One map as a draft-eligible sophomore. His high-maintenance delivery is hard to repeat, but it also makes things awkward for hitters, who don't typically see this kind of arm slot/release point. Even though it has changed a little bit in pro ball (Jameson's weight sits on his rear leg for longer, his knee bend is deeper now than before, and he lands more open than he did in college), it's still a tough look for hitters, especially righties, who are often frozen by his breaking stuff. Jameson was consistently into the upper-90s during 2020 instructs, and he manipulates the shape of two good breaking balls and flashes an occasional plus changeup. The delivery may make it hard for him to start, and Jameson has a skinny, atypical frame. Some teams think he'll end up in relief, but it may be in a multi-inning or high-leverage role, and he's held velo deep into games as a starter, so he has a shot to stick. (Fall Instructional League)