• Full name Cody Joseph Kurz
  • Born 09/13/1992 in Oxnard JC, CA
  • Profile Ht.: 6'4" / Wt.: 225 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Oxnard College
  • Drafted in the 7th round (229th overall) by the Oakland Athletics in 2012 (signed for $147,000).
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    Kurz garnered scholarship offers from Louisiana State and Washington as a football linebacker out of high school, and he is in his fist year bearing down on pitching. His 6-foot-4, 220-pound frame and arm strength are his best assets, and he has run his fastball up to 93-94 mph this spring, though he was working in the 88-91 range down the stretch. He flashes an average breaking ball and tends to get around it in games, making it more of a slurve. He has a long way to go to improve his consistency with the pitch and with his nascent changeup. As a fresh power arm with a physical frame, Kurz could get drafted near the back of the top 10 rounds, but his upside is limited to the bullpen, and he figures to be a long-term project.

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