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Alex Faedo, P

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Scouting report

Almost simultaneously, Faedo and Matt Manning were both shut down with forearm strains while at the alternate site last summer. Months later, Faedo needed Tommy John while Manning has been throwing as hard as ever in spring training. Faedo has had several surgeries now, including one on both of his knees. He sat out the summer of 2017, then returned in '18 with a fastball several ticks lower than where it was at peak before a '19 resurgence into the 90-93 range. Faedo's slider and slider command give him a real out-pitch, but his fastball has little margin for error because of its movement and Faedo hasn't really had the reps to find a consistent changeup in pro ball. He looks like a No. 4/5 starter when totally healthy but simply hasn't been that for much of his career. (Alternate site)