At present’s prospect is likely one of the finest reduction prospects within the group.
That is Blue Jays Nation’s annual Pre-Season Prospect Countdown, this time trying on the high 40 prospects within the group. We’ll have a look at the participant’s stats, my observations, and different publication’s scouting studies if obtainable.
Let’s check out the Thirty third-best prospect within the system, Mason Fluharty!
Attending to know Mason Fluharty…
Place: Aid pitcher
Throws: Left
Born: August 13, 2001
Acquired: Fifth-round, 2022 draft
Earlier rating: Not ranked
The Toronto Blue Jays chosen Mason Fluharty within the fifth spherical of the 2022 draft, with the left-handed pitcher making his debut in Excessive-A shortly after. In his first style {of professional} motion, he posted a 3.52 ERA and a 3.99 FIP in 15.1 innings pitched with a 32.3 Ok% and a ten.8 BB%.
Fluharty began the 2023 season with the Excessive-A Vancouver Canadians, pitching 15.1 innings with them and authoring a 0.59 ERA and a 2.79 FIP, with a 36.2 Ok% and an 8.6 BB% earlier than receiving the call-up to Double-A. With the New Hampshire Fisher Cats, Fluharty had a 4.25 ERA and a 4.06 FIP in 42.1 innings pitched with a 28 Ok% and a 9.3 BB% to finish his 2023 season.
His rise within the minor league system continued, as he began the 2024 season with the Triple-A Buffalo Bisons the place he had a 3.63 ERA and a 4.15 FIP in 67 innings pitched, with a 27.4 Ok% and a 9 BB%.
In MLB Pipeline’s 2024 Mid-Season replace, the left-handed pitcher ranked as their Twenty sixth-best Blue Jays prospect. That includes a cutter/slider pitch-mix, Fluharty’s cutter (utilized in substitute of his fastball) sits in simply the higher 80s, however he pairs that with a nasty slider. Fluharty is nice towards left-handed batters, however his numbers towards right-handed batters weren’t nice they’d a slash line of .242/.313/.414. It’s one thing he’ll want to enhance upon sooner or later however with that being mentioned, he’ll earn a significant league shot in some unspecified time in the future in his profession.
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