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Cole Winn, P
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Scouting report
Because he had advanced command and application of a four-pitch mix, Winn was viewed as a polished cut above his high school pitching peers in the 2018 draft, arguably a prospect teams could run to for safety as if he were a college arm because of how advanced he was. He didn't pitch the summer after he was drafted as a workload precaution, threw a little in the fall, then was uncharacteristically wild the following year, walking 39 hitters in 69 innings. Feel for his release point had evaporated and Winn spiked an awful lot of non-competitive secondary pitches in the dirt. His stuff is still good, and his repertoire is still quite robust and visually pleasing, but Winn's stock was down due to this unexpected speed bump. He looked fantastic again this spring, sitting 94-95 while spotting four quality pitches of varying shape to their most effective locations. He can create tailing, bat-missing action on his changeup, his curveball has plus depth and bite, and his slider has enough movement to miss bats when it's spotted. If he can hold the velocity I saw this spring into the middle of the season, then we're talking about a Top 100 prospect.