Alex Bostic, LHP, Clemson. DOB: 11/14/1994. 6'3", 210 lbs.
2016: 4-2, 5.13, 33.2 IP, 27 BB, 44 K's.
2015: 0-2, 5.25, 12 IP, 7 BB, 11 K's.
2014: 0-1, 27.00, 4.1 IP, 11 BB, 3 K's.
Another big lefty from a major college program. Obvious control issues. One scouting report I read has his FB running 88-92 MPH, which doesn't seem all that. On the other hand, John Sickels commented that this could be another steal for the Giants, so maybe there's something here I'm missing? I would say he profiles as a lefty specialist if the Giants can help him iron out the control/command thing.
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All I can find is that he was a Baseball America Top-200 prospect when he came out of HS. He was 311 in this year's BA ranking. His BA scouting report is:
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90-94 would put him on another level than 88-92 in my mind. BA is probably more reliable than the report I saw, so yeah, maybe they did get another steal here.
DeleteI blog for a Clemson site and let me tell you, this is a good risk. He had control issues so his college stats aren't very good, but he has decent upside. I feel like there is a 30% chance he is a guy like Justin Wilson (Tigers) who also gets righties out, a small chance he becomes a dominant lefty, and most likely he doesn't crack the majors.
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