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Michael Grove, P
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Grove was working 92-96 with a good slider when he blew out his elbow two months into his sophomore season at West Virginia. Aside from some pre-draft bullpens, he didn't pitch as a junior, and spent the rest of the year finishing rehab and working on secondary stuff in the 'pen. In 2019, his first year back, the Dodgers sent him straight to Hi-A to work in abbreviated starts over the course of a whole season rather than pitch five-plus innings every start and be shut down mid-year. He was 90-93, touching 95 with the fastball and working with two different breaking balls, a low-80s curveball and an upper-80s slider. It's not big velocity, but Grove creates weird angle on his fastball, which has near perfect backspin as well as carry at the top of the zone. Grove spent 2020 at the alternate site at UCLA. He's now 24 and because of the timing of his injury, he's never had to stand up to the rigors of a starter's workload, either in amateur or pro ball. As such, I have him projected in a fastball-heavy relief profile, but I think his ability to locate the heater will enable him to work more than three outs at a time. (Alternate site)