| IP | 3 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 3 |
| WHIP | 1.333 |
| BB/9 | 9 |
| SO/9 | 15 |
- Full name Coleman Romeo Picard
- Born 10/27/2001 in Worcester, MA
- Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 185 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Bryant
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Drafted in the 6th round (169th overall) by the Kansas City Royals in 2023 (signed for $343,000).
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School: Bryant Source: 4YR
Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.7
Picard struggled as a reliever at Hartford as a freshman in 2021 before transferring to Bryant in 2022. Moved to a starting role this spring, Picard generated buzz in February when he struck out 12, walked one and allowed only one run over five innings in a win at Virginia Tech. He has shown promising stuff with good results—a 3.43 ERA in 42 innings with 59 strikeouts and 12 walks—but without many innings. After his fourth start of the year on March 11, Picard missed a little more than a month due to injury. When he returned, he made six more starts but didn’t reach five innings in any of them until his last start of the year. From his high three-quarters slot, Picard has good carry to his fastball and likes to attack hitters up in the zone with the pitch, which sits at 90-94 mph and touches 95. His main secondary pitch is an average slider with short break that he throws with power in the mid-80s. Some scouts like Picard’s 77-81 mph curveball—it has good depth and spin at 2,500-2,600 rpm—but it doesn’t produce many whiffs. Picard throws a fringe-average changeup at 84-88 mph that he doesn’t use much, leaning more on his breaking balls against lefties. Even counting his collegiate summer league stints, Picard has never thrown more than 50 innings in a season. He likely ends up a reliever in pro ball.
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Draft Prospects
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School: Bryant Source: 4YR
Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.7
Picard struggled as a reliever at Hartford as a freshman in 2021 before transferring to Bryant in 2022. Moved to a starting role this spring, Picard generated buzz in February when he struck out 12, walked one and allowed only one run over five innings in a win at Virginia Tech. He has shown promising stuff with good results—a 3.43 ERA in 42 innings with 59 strikeouts and 12 walks—but without many innings. After his fourth start of the year on March 11, Picard missed a little more than a month due to injury. When he returned, he made six more starts but didn’t reach five innings in any of them until his last start of the year. From his high three-quarters slot, Picard has good carry to his fastball and likes to attack hitters up in the zone with the pitch, which sits at 90-94 mph and touches 95. His main secondary pitch is an average slider with short break that he throws with power in the mid-80s. Some scouts like Picard’s 77-81 mph curveball—it has good depth and spin at 2,500-2,600 rpm—but it doesn’t produce many whiffs. Picard throws a fringe-average changeup at 84-88 mph that he doesn’t use much, leaning more on his breaking balls against lefties. Even counting his collegiate summer league stints, Picard has never thrown more than 50 innings in a season. He likely ends up a reliever in pro ball.
