Jesse Bergin

Bergin prepped at Harvard-Westlake High in Los Angeles, the same school that produced Max Fried, Lucas Giolito and Jack Flaherty, and spent three years in UCLA’s rotation. He entered this spring with big expectations but wasn’t able to meet them in a disappointing season. He went 6-3, 4.24 with 62 strikeouts and 21 walks in 74.1 innings during the regular season and allowed more than a hit per inning. Bergin is big and physical at 6-foot-4, 205 pounds, but his stuff is mostly average. His fastball sits in the low 90s and plays up a bit with his extension. He mostly throws his fastball and will go to his average slider to try and get swings and misses. Bergin’s delivery is stiff and his effortful arm action concerns evaluators. He projects best in the bullpen where his fastball might jump to the mid 90s in short stints.