A reliable, lefthanded reliever for Notre Dame for three years, Vail made 27 appearances and led the team with a 3.90 ERA during his freshman year in 2018. He improved as a sophomore, when he led all relievers on the team with 44 innings and posted a 3.27 ERA while striking out a career-high 61 batters. His fastball gets plenty of whiffs despite only being in the low 90s, and he’s got a solid breaking ball to go with it. Scouts see him as a definite reliever at the next level. The 6-foot, 195-pound lefty had a history of poor strike-throwing ability prior to the 2020 season, but through 17.1 innings in 2020 walked just three batters (compared to 24 strikeouts) for a 1.6 per nine walk rate. Vail’s upside is limited, but his performance out of the bullpen was solid enough to make him a day three type prospect in a typical draft year.
Career Transactions
LHP Tommy Vail assigned to Birmingham Barons from Winston-Salem Dash.
LHP Tommy Vail assigned to Winston-Salem Dash.
LHP Tommy Vail assigned to Chicago White Sox.
LHP Tommy Vail assigned to Charlotte Knights from Birmingham Barons.
Birmingham Barons transferred LHP Tommy Vail to the Development List.
Birmingham Barons activated LHP Tommy Vail.
Birmingham Barons transferred LHP Tommy Vail to the Development List.
LHP Tommy Vail assigned to Winston-Salem Dash from Kannapolis Cannon Ballers.
LHP Tommy Vail assigned to Kannapolis Cannon Ballers from ACL White Sox.
LHP Tommy Vail assigned to ACL White Sox.
Chicago White Sox signed free agent LHP Tommy Vail to a minor league contract.
LHP Tommy Vail assigned to TCU Horned Frogs.
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