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I’m excited to announce my commitment to UCLA to continue my baseball and academic career! Thank you to Coach Savage, Coach Ward, and the rest of the staff for believing in me and giving me the opportunity to play at the next level. A special thanks to my family and everyone who has helped me along the way. Go Bruins!!! 🐻@UCLABaseball
With Hall of Fame inductions behind us, Billy Wagner is officially in.
That got me thinking: what about the next wave of elite relievers?
Are any of them truly Hall-worthy?
Spoiler: WAR alone can't answer that
Lets dive in 🧵
So w/ 2-0, 2-1, 2-2, 3-1 and 3-2 all having wOBA difference of .300 or more lets take a look from a pitchers perspective and see who has the highest strike% in these counts. ⬇️🧵
‘25 SS/RHP Jett Kenady (Cal) of Carlsbad HS
FB: 90-92 T93 🔥
SL: 77-78
Kenady hopped on the mound and picked up the save for CHS. Closer profile. Explosive FB thru the zone, tunneled with tight horizontal SL.
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‘25 SS Jett Kenady (Cal) of Carlsbad HS
3rd HR of the spring for the future ACC product. Smooth actions up the middle with power to his pull side. Consistent hard contact in live game.
‘25 RHP Hunter Dawson (CSUN) of Carlsbad HS
FB: 88-90 T91
CB: 71-73
CH: 77
6 Ks over 5+ innings for Dawson. FB primary attack w/ whiff in the zone. CH was strong secondary. Slow tempo w/ fluid actions moving down the mound.
‘25 LHP Ian Fisher (UCLA) of Carlsbad HS
FB: 85-86 T87
CH: 76-77
Future Bruin opened up league play with a win. Heavy usage w/ Adv. CH, plus command. Used at nearly a 50% clip and helped the FB get onto hitters quickly. 1.50 ERA in 5 starts this spring.
‘26 INF Lucas Johnson of Carlsbad HS
Big 2 out RBI double from Johnson that helped give the Lancers breathing room in the later innings. Gap to gap swing w/ athleticism on the diamond.