Blue Jays depth signing brings immediate results after sensational debut from undrafted pitcher

"The Blue Jays plucked Nedrow out of the Atlantic League, while he was playing for the York Revolution. In his debut with the Single-A Dunedin, the Tenesee native went four innings, struck out six, walked one, allowed two hits and no runs. It was a sensational pro debut for a player that went undrafted after four years of college ball."

"He wasn't really over powering guys with his average exit velocity sitting at 90.1 mph, but he was getting a ton of chase and whiff by effectively mixing that pitch with his cutter and slider. He threw his cutter 21.4% of the time, getting hitters to chase at a 57.1% rate. Then he got half of the hitters he threw a slider to, to whiff on that pitch, resulting in a 50% whiff rate out of the 11 sliders he threw."

"He also mixed in a curveball and a changeup but he only threw those pitches twice each. Nedrow's debut another excellent story for Blue Jays farm system As mentioned, Nedrow went undrafted after four seasons of college baseball. His first three years he spent with Lee University, before transferring to the University of South Florida last year."

"He posted a 3.82 ERA across 311.1 innings pitched in 63 games, including 52 starts during his college career. He racked up 270 strikeouts and a 1.143 WHIP. Those are decent enough numbers at any level of baseball, but if his velocity in his college days was anywhere near what it was in his debut with D"

Jack Nedrow joined the Toronto Blue Jays organization after signing a contract following time in the Atlantic League with the York Revolution. He made his pro debut with the Single-A Dunedin Blue Jays, pitching four innings with six strikeouts, one walk, two hits allowed, and no runs. His performance relied less on overpowering velocity and more on pitch effectiveness, including mixing a cutter and slider to generate chase and swings and misses. He threw his cutter 21.4% of the time, producing a 57.1% chase rate, and his slider produced a 50% whiff rate on the 11 sliders thrown. He also used a curveball and changeup sparingly. Nedrow went undrafted after four years of college baseball, posting a 3.82 ERA over 311.1 innings with 270 strikeouts and a 1.143 WHIP.

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