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Ben Brecht

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Ben Brecht
Name: Benjamin Nathan Brecht
Born: Jan 7, 1998 in Evanston, IL
High School: New Trier HS, Winnetka, Ill.
College: UC Santa Barbara
Ht.: 6'7" / Wt.: 215 lbs
Bats: L / Throws: L
 IPERAWHIPBB/9SO/9
Career144.22.991.021.499.08
Drafted in the 5th round (158th overall) by the Tampa Bay Rays in 2019 (signed for $297,500)
Brecht assumed the role of UC Santa Barbara’s top starter this spring and went 10-1, 3.76 with 101 strikeouts and 18 walks in 88.2 innings to carry the Gauchos to the Big West Conference title. A 36th-round pick of the Orioles out of high school, Brecht intrigues as a 6-foot-7 lefthander with premium strike-throwing ability. His fastball sometimes sits at 90 mph and touches 93-94 mph, but at other times he sits 87-88 mph and tops out at 90 mph. Regardless of his velocity, Brecht’s heater gets on hitters quickly because his long limbs give him deception and angle that make it difficult to pick the ball up out of his hand. His fastball plays up with life at the top of the zone and gets swings and misses. Brecht’s best secondary is a changeup that is an average raw pitch but plays above-average to plus with his deception. He lands his sweeping, upper-70s slider for strikes to keep it effective despite fringe-average grades. Brecht’s excellent feel to pitch ties everything together. With his size, deception and overall control of three pitches, evaluators consider Brecht a safe bet to reach the majors as a back-end starter.
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Split TypeWLERAGGSSVIPHRERHRBBSOAVGOBPSLGWHIP
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