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Tristan Beck, P
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Scouting report
Beck was a central casting SoCal prep pitching prospect (88-92 with frame projection and one hell of a curveball) whose senior season of high school was beset by weird injuries, including a bout with severe dehydration and an on-field collision. He ended up at Stanford, but missed his draft-eligible sophomore year due to a stress reaction in his back. When he returned as a redshirt sophomore, Beck's stuff was back but his command was often erratic. The Braves took a fourth-round flier on him in 2018, and by the time they traded him to San Francisco for Mark Melancon in 2019, Beck was throwing harder and working with a much better changeup. He now has four viable pitches. The curveball is still the headliner, but the change is flashing plus now, too. He was sitting 93-94 when I saw him in the Fall. If I shot him with the high speed camera that day, I can't find the files. His previous slomo footage (in the linked video) showed clear room for improvement in his fastball release. That's from his first start with the Giants org, and it's possible that's gotten better. He looks like a No. 4/5 starter and might be more than that if his feel for creating action on his fastball can still improve. (Fall Instructional League)