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DL Hall, P
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Ultra-competitive, athletic southpaws with this kind of stuff are very rare. Here's the list of lefty big league starters who throw harder than Hall, who averaged 94.9 mph on his fastball in 2019: Jesús Luzardo, Blake Snell. That's it. Because Hall's release is inconsistent, not only did his walk rate regress in 2019, but the quality of his secondary stuff was also less consistent than it was during his very dominant mid-summer stretch in 2018, when his changeup clearly took a leap. Both of his secondaries are often plus; Hall simply has a higher misfire rate than most big league starters. He's still just 21 and has All-Star upside if he starts locating better, which may not come until after he has a couple big league seasons under his belt. I have him projected as a multi-inning reliever. It's a role I think he'd thrive in immediately, one that can impact the ballclub (Hall's on-mound demeanor fits nicely in leveraged situations), provide him with enough in-game reps to try to hone starter's control, and give him a foundation of innings to make a starter leap if he does. (Alternate site, Fall Instructional League)