"Klein's primary pitch is his four-seam fastball, which sits in the 96-100 MPH range. While the pitch does not have notably high spin, Klein is very good at converting the spin into movement. Paired with his high arm angle, this gives the fastball good foundational characteristics, including strong swinging strike rates up in the zone. Klein began overhauling his secondary pitches over the offseason, while he was still in Seattle's organization."
"Two days later, the Dodgers acquired him in a trade for 30-year-old minor leaguer Joe Jacques. The Dodgers were Klein's fourth organization of the past year; the Mariners were the second team to cut him loose. The trade was easy to miss, as the Dodgers' typical collection of pitcher injuries resulted in a revolving door of minor transactions. However, one look at Klein revealed that he wasn't just another warm body."
Klein was designated for assignment by Seattle on May 31 and traded to the Dodgers two days later for minor-leaguer Joe Jacques. He passed through four organizations in a year and had been ranked as the Royals' 17th-best prospect by FanGraphs. His primary pitch is a 96-100 mph four-seam fastball that converts spin into movement and generates swinging strikes up in the zone. He overhauled secondary offerings in Seattle, turning his slider into a sweeper and adding vertical depth to his curveball. With the Dodgers he further modified the sweeper to a higher-velocity grip that grades 16% above average by FanGraphs' Stuff+, increasing the curveball's importance versus left-handers.
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