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J.B. Bukauskas, P
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Bukauskas no longer has the high-end velocity he did at his prospect peak, when he'd routinely creep into the 97-99 range with his fastball, which was one of four plus pitches he had at the time. He now sits about 92-95 and was only up to 94 at the 2020 alternate site, sitting about 91. His velo appears to be back at least a little bit, as he's been parked at 94-95 in his first few 2021 spring training outings. His upper-80s changeup has hellacious tailing action and is a 70-grade pitch, while his slider is short and lacks vertical drop. There's impact relief potential here, 40+ FV type of stuff, especially if the velo is not only back but keeps climbing. But I'm rounding down based on Bukauskas' injury history. (Alternate site)