BREAKING:Chris Bassitt Is Highly Complimentary Of Rookie Pitchers Bowden Francis And Risky Tiemann.
The starting pitching depth of the Toronto Blue Jays is immense.
Since Spring Training has just begun, there are naturally a ton of fascinating remarks about the camp. You can read one of those quotes, which was provided by Chris Bassitt to MLB.com’s Keegan Matheson, below.
The baseball community is aware of Tiedemann’s talent. The left-handed starter, who is 21 years old, has a fastball that sits in the mid-90s but has never been below 100 mph. Tiedemann follows it up with a changeup and slider, both plus pitches.
Tiedemann had a strong season overall in 2022 despite spending a few months on the injured list following a breakout season spanning Single-A, High-A, and Double-A. The left-hander pitched 47 innings in Single-A, Double-A, and Triple-A, posting a 3.83 ERA and 1.98 FIP.
Furthermore, with 20+ innings pitched, his 43.7 K% was the second-highest in the organization, and his BB% sharply dropped to 12.2%. Tiedemann had previously finished second in the organization with the greatest strikeout percentage in 2022 with a 38.9 K%, second only to Nick Frasso, and a 29.2 K-BB%, third only to Ryan Boyer.
In addition, Tiedemann was named the Arizona Fall League pitcher of the year after pitching 18 innings with a 2.50 ERA. Once more, his 31.5 K% was on the high side, but his 11 BB% showed that he had trouble on the walks. Nevertheless, the Blue Jays teammates Damiano Palmegiani and Dasan Brown, as well as the Surprise Saguaros, emerged victorious in the short season competition.
Additionally, Tiedemann gained about 20 pounds of muscle and now weighs 240 pounds, according to Matheson. Ironically, even though I am 5’8.5″ and weigh the same, almost none of it is muscle. Tiedemann has “it,” and the 21-year-old has ace potential barring a flame out like Nate Pearson, who was extremely unlucky.
But Francis is a different matter entirely. It was a fairly smart move for the Jays to acquire the 27-year-old back in the summer of 2021. While he had a respectable debut season with the team, with a 4.19 ERA, 5.65 FIP, 23 K%, and 10 BB% in 73 innings pitched, things didn’t go as planned in 2022.
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