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Mason Denaburg, P
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Denaburg's injuries have already stacked up so high that while we'd take him over someone we considered a non-prospect, it'd be hard for teams to do so now considering he'll have barely thrown over the last several years when he finally returns from a recent Tommy John surgery. Denaburg was a highly-touted high schooler who signed for a whopping $3 million. His pro debut didn't happen after signing, as the biceps tendonitis that dinged his draft stock flared up again. In 2019, it looked like he would get to Low-A at some point, but his velocity ticked down and the Nationals held him back in extended ball. Once he built back up (92-94, touching 95), he was set to go to short-season ball and then Low-A to finish the year, but he felt something in his shoulder, which led to him being shut down again and never leaving Florida. He had surgery, lost 2020 to COVID, went to instructs, then blew out his elbow in the spring of 2021. The usual TJ timeline puts him on track to return mid-2022. At his best, Denaburg would sit 93-95, touch 98, and mix in a consistently 60-grade curveball and an emerging 55-grade changeup with the size and athleticism scouts can project into the middle of a rotation. (Fall Instructional League)