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Brad Keller
Born: 07/27/1995 (Age: 20) |
| Bats: Right |
Throws: Right |
| Height: 6' 5" |
Weight: 255 |
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| Big, sturdy frame, thick throughout, high waist, long legs, broad shoulders with slope, moderate hunch; quick rock, stiffness with some effort into leg kick, keeps his posture through significant collapse on back leg; long arm action, deep circle, downhill with front-side extension to high three-quarter slot, will drop to true three-quarter, mild drag, average arm speed, gets late to slot; long stride, gets low, does not leverage height, release point a good 9-10 inches below standing height, firm strike with stress on front knee and groin; mild recoil, generally clean finish; struggles to repeat with balance, will get offline early, lacks fluidity, control-over-command profile; fast worker, up-tempo cadence, quick from stretch, 1.19-1.30 |
| Wilson Karaman |
| 07/22/2016 |
| Visalia Rawhide (High A, D-backs) |
| 7/7/16 |
| 50 |
| 2018 |
| Yes |
| FB |
55 |
89-92 |
93 |
Two-way action, natural mild cut, two-seam variant with solid run, late sink to get under barrels, manipulates movement; sneaky life, extension gets it on hitters quick; above-average control, advanced for age, around the zone, pitch will leak out and over, lacks velocity to elevate and miss bats, fringe-average command to glove side, below-average to arm side |
| CH |
50 |
84-86 |
86 |
Straight change, firm, mild late fade, limited tumble, not a bat-misser; quality arm speed, off-barrel contact, ground ball pitch, below-average present command, feel to project it up |
| SL |
45 |
80-82 |
82 |
Rounder shape, lacks bite, will roll it in the zone,mild chase utility; long wrists, limited present feel to snap it off consistently |
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A prep arm taken in the eighth round in 2013, Keller has been the youngest pitcher in the Cal League for most of the season. His sturdy frame has more durability risk than most on account of a higher-stress motion with a long, low stride that generates out-sized tension and stress on his landing leg. The delivery in general, and arm action in particular, has plenty of length. Coupled with some stiffness in his actions, it leaves the fine command profile behind his advanced control, and it's likely to stay that way. His extension out front helps his average velocity play up, and late-if-limited action with the heater and change make him difficult to square down in the zone. He lacks a put-away pitch and will need to max out the development of his slider in order to hit his no. 4 starter ceiling.
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