Jeff Belge

Belge is a 6-foot-5, 225-pound lefthander who has worked both as a starter and reliever for St. John’s. He has maintained an impressive a strikeout per nine rate of over 10 since his sophomore season, but this spring his walk rate jumped to more than seven batters per nine. At his best this spring Belge has thrown a fastball in the 91-93 mph range, but he’s drastically inconsistent from start to start and was down in the mid to upper-80s towards the end of the season. Belge has used multiple breaking balls in the past, one that’s closer to a slider with sharp, downward tilt and another with bigger shape that’s loopier. Belge also has feel for a changeup.