#BlueJays #NextLevel /0GgWD1Y5IuĪccording to an article by The Athletic, Brock throws a slider, so maybe statcast thought was a cutter. Here's his first strikeout as a Canadian. He also threw a sinker and a four-seam fastball, both of which hit 96.9 (T.J Brock)'s first K thread! His cutter sat at an average of 87.6 mph and he threw it 5 times generating 3 whiffs. In that game on August 6th, he threw three variations of the fastball. He only pitched one inning with the Dunedin Blue Jays, striking out two of the three batters he faced (the other out was a ground ball). T.J Brock is the only draftee to have both a strikeout thread, as well as statcast data. He’s found immediate success with the Vancouver Canadians. The 21-year-old has a two-pitch mix, a fastball that sits in the low 90s, and one of the best sweeping sliders out of the 2022 class.
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Jennings was selected with the 128th overall pick and has yet to feature in a professional game.
He currently has a hard hit percentage of 32.35%, and has a max exit velocity of 104.3 mph. He’s already struck out four times in those 42 plate appearances, so that’s something to watch.Īs for Roden’s statcast numbers, he has an average exit velocity of 84.28 mph with his 33 batted balls. In his last season with Creighton, he only struck out eight times in 242 plate appearances.
He has also made at least three impressive catches, according to the radio broadcast. His K% and BB% are both at 9.5% and the 22-year-old has a wRC+ of 106. 229/.333/.371 with a homer in 42 plate appearances. In Low A, the left-handed batting corner outfielder is slashing. Like Doughty and Kasevich, he was assigned to the Dunedin Blue Jays. Alan Roden:Īlan Roden was selected with the 98th overall pick out of Creighton University. Doughty also has a hard hit percentage of 29.03%, not the highest, but promising numbers. 300).Īs for his exit velocity stats, his 90.10 mph average ranks only behind one player (who we’ll get to) for the highest average this season in Dunedin. 600 (whereas fly balls and ground balls are under. As you may know, line drives lead to the highest batting average, as they have a batting average of over. To add to this, he has a 10.6 BB% and 21.3 K% for a wRC+ of 238.Īnother interesting number is the fact that out of his 28 balls in play, seven of them have been line drives or 25%. The most impressive number, however, is the fact he’s added five home runs in that short amount of time. 341/.426/.805 in 47 plate appearances with the Dunedin Blue Jays. Doughty is a second baseman and third baseman and is slashing. The 21-year-old has by far been the most impressive draftee, as he’s surpassed my expectations. I can’t wait to watch this kid play ball. Coming into Monday’s game, the 18-year-old shortstop had a wRC+ of 123, but it’s likely to have jumped. Toman also has a 14.29 BB% and a 26.19 K% in a short amount of time. 314/.405/.400 with 11 hits, three of which have been for extra bases. Selected with the 77th overall pick but paid like a first-rounder, Tucker Toman has had an impressive start to his professional career in the Florida Complex League (FCL). He has a hard hit percentage of 23.26 (second lowest), and his maximum exit velocity sits at 104.3 mph. Out of all the drafted players that landed in Dunedin, Kasevich has the lowest average exit velocity at 82.55 mph.