BA GRADE
45
Risk: High
Born: May 25, 1996. B-T: L-L. Ht.: 6-2. Wt.: 180. Drafted: HS—Hilo, Hawaii, 2014 (1st round). Signed by: Josh Belovsky.
Ever since the Brewers took Medeiros in the first round of the 2014 draft, the same question has been asked: Is his future as a starting pitcher or a lefthanded specialist out of the bullpen? The Brewers have developed him as a starter, but Medeiros scuffled for a good portion of 2017 at high Class A Carolina, convincng most evaluators that his future is, indeed, in the bullpen.
With a funky delivery and low arm slot, he remains a big swing-and-miss pitcher, particularly against lefthanded hitters. Medeiros throws his fastball in the 92-95 mph range with great movement—too much, sometimes—and a plus slider he uses to put hitters away. His changeup has deception and fade, with a chance to be above-average. Medeiros is athletic, strong and mature for his age, but needs to sharpen his command to continue in a starting role. He has well below-average command and control, which resulted in 20 hit batters and 12 wild pitches in addition to a high walk rate in 2017. His low arm slot and high-effort delivery doesn’t project for his command to improve much, but the Brewers think he has upside and can succeed as a starter with his three-pitch repertoire.
Medeiros has a bright future as a lefty specialist, if nothing else. He’ll move to Double-A Biloxi in 2018.
Year |
Club (League) |
Class |
W |
L |
ERA |
G |
GS |
2015 |
Wisconsin (MWL) |
LoA |
4 |
5 |
4.44 |
25 |
16 |
2016 |
Brevard County (FSL) |
HiA |
4 |
12 |
5.93 |
23 |
22 |
2017 |
Carolina (CAR) |
HiA |
8 |
9 |
4.98 |
27 |
18 |
Minor League Totals |
16 |
28 |
5.19 |
84 |
60 |
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Year |
Club (League) |
CG |
SV |
IP |
H |
HR |
2015 |
Wisconsin (MWL) |
0 |
1 |
93 |
79 |
0 |
2016 |
Brevard County (FSL) |
0 |
0 |
85 |
102 |
4 |
2017 |
Carolina (CAR) |
0 |
1 |
128 |
114 |
7 |
Minor League Totals |
0 |
3 |
324 |
319 |
13 |
|
Year |
Club (League) |
BB |
SO |
K/9 |
WHIP |
AVG |
2015 |
Wisconsin (MWL) |
40 |
94 |
9.1 |
1.28 |
.228 |
2016 |
Brevard County (FSL) |
63 |
64 |
6.8 |
1.94 |
.300 |
2017 |
Carolina (CAR) |
53 |
121 |
8.5 |
1.30 |
.241 |
Minor League Totals |
169 |
305 |
8.5 |
1.50 |
.257 |
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