IP | 132.333 |
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ERA | 3.196 |
WHIP | 1.144 |
BB/9 | 3.264 |
SO/9 | 9.793 |
- Full name Chen-Wei Lin
- Born 11/22/2001 in Tanei, Taiwan
- Profile Ht.: 6'7" / Wt.: 188 / Bats: R / Throws: R
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Organization Prospect Rankings
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BA Grade/Risk: 50/Extreme.
Track Record: Lin first came stateside in the Northwoods League in the summer of 2022 as a Taiwanese college prospect. He returned for the MLB Draft League in 2023 and signed with the Cardinals shortly thereafter. Lin made his debut with the Cardinals’ Florida Complex League affiliate after signing and reached Low-A Palm Beach for four starts. Lin returned to Palm Beach to begin 2024 and spent the entire season in the Florida State League. He made 22 starts in 2024 and posted a 10-5 record with a 2.79 ERA and 123 strikeouts over 116 innings and was selected as a FSL all-star following the season.
Scouting Report: An extremely tall righthander who possesses huge stuff and some remaining projection, Lin dominated Low-A competition in 2024 with his four-pitch mix. His fastball sits 95-97 mph and touches 101 mph at peak with below-average ride and heavy armside run. Despite the plus-plus velocity, Lin doesn’t miss many bats with the pitch. His most-used secondary is a short mid-80s slider with well below-average spin rates. Lin’s changeup is his best pitch, sitting 87-88 mph with good velocity separation off of his fastball and lots of armside run. Lin also showed a splitter in the high-80s with a serious sink. Lin has a classic pronation-dominant profile and struggles to spin a breaking ball but has feel for changeup. Lin handled the ABS and challenge system with flying colors in 2024 and showed above-average strike-throwing abilities.
The Future: Lin should begin the season with High-A with a chance to reach Double-A by mid-summer.
Scouting Grades: Fastball: 60 | Slider: 40 | Changeup: 60 | Split: 45 | Control: 55.
Career Transactions
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- Frederick Keys activated RHP Chan-Wei Lin.