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Brady Wager
Born: 11/17/1990 (Age: 23) |
| Bats: Right |
Throws: Right |
| Height: 6' 3" |
Weight: 190 |
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| Bigger frame; power build; looks to weigh much more than listed; max effort type of delivery; 3/4th arm slot; above-average arm speed; plane is lacking; uses hips well on drive; good drive and extension; falls off at times; hips can toque too much and will result in dragging his arm across and overthrowing; delivery is relatively smooth for max effort |
| Tucker Blair |
| 08/29/2014 |
| Frederick Keys (High A, Orioles) |
| 8/27/2014 |
| 40 |
| 2017 |
| No |
| FB |
55 |
90-93 |
93 |
Good velocity; explosion; looks faster than actual velo listed; straight; lacks plane and horizontal movement; fringe command currently; max effort type that gets his entire body into the pitch; tough to make it consistently through a lineup because hitters will start to sit on the FB; would work much better out of pen where he can pump it; likely would see a tick in velo in max effort, 1.0 inning role. |
| SL |
55 |
80-82 |
83 |
Popular offering during this outing; average tilt; sometimes will hang; best pitch has tight spin and whips through zone; command is below-average; currently struggles with release points; doubled and tripled up on the pitch multiple times; release points are off; releasing too early a few times; could be a solid-average offering with more consistency and better release points. |
| CH |
20 |
83-84 |
84 |
Poor pitch; only threw a handful; lacks any feel or fade; cannot find a release point; poor command; past viewings have resulted in the same opinion. |
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Wager has a good FB but lacks the plane and movement for it to really hold on its own. The SL has come along since I last saw him, but still shows inconsistencies that haunt him throughout a start. The CH is non-existent and will keep him from a rotation as early as next season. Wager is a reliever in the future, and will rely on the FB/SL combo.
Without a true plus pitch, I do not see impact out of the bullpen, but a serviceable org arm that could potentially see some sporadic success as a middle relief type.
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