LATEST PG SHOWCASE REPORT
2004 National PreDraft Showcase
RHP Dusty Brabender: Bradender moved up the prospect charts as fast as any pitcher in the country last fall, as befit a 6-6 athletic pitcher who was starting to hit 90 mph with a quality curveball. The Brabender we saw in Cedar Rapids and the Brabender that scouts have been telling us about this spring has a significantly different arm action that what we’ve seen before, though. He’s much more restricted and short in his arm stroke and throws with more effort. Brabender still pitched in the 85-88 mph range with a 73 mph curveball that has a big, sweeping break to it and mixed in an 81 mph change up. That’s still good stuff, but he has a much higher ceiling with his previous pitching mechanics. Brabender has signed to attend Minnesota.