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<blockquote data-quote="FBallFan123" data-source="post: 2695706" data-attributes="member: 35697"><p><u><a href="http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2019?list=oak" target="_blank">http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2019?list=oak</a></u></p><p></p><p><strong><u></u></strong></p><p><strong><u>Brian Howard | Rank: 21 (Preseason: 21)</u></strong></p><p></p><p></p><p>Team: Midland RockHounds (AA) <strong><u>ETA: 2019</u></strong> Position: RHP Age: 23 DOB: 04/25/1995 Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6' 9" Weight: 185 lb. Drafted: 2017, 8th (231) - OAK </p><p> </p><p></p><p>Scouting grades: Fastball: 50 | Cutter: 55 | Slider: 50 | Curveball: 45 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 55 | Overall: 45</p><p></p><p>The A's might have hit the senior sign jackpot in the 2017 Draft. One round after getting Parker Dunshee in the seventh round, they were able to get Howard, a four-year member of TCU's pitching staff, in the eighth for just $40,000. Like Dunshee, he pitched his way to Double-A in his first full season and finished fourth in the organization in ERA and third in strikeouts.</p><p></p><p>Howard and Dunshee have similarities beyond beyond being shrewd senior signs. Both right-handers use a bevy of largely average offerings and the ability to command them to succeed. While Howard doesn't miss quite as many bats as his rotation-mate, he does have a healthy strikeout rate and gets more ground-ball outs thanks in part to the good sink on his 89-92 mph fastball that plays as average due to its movement. His best secondary pitch is an 89 mph cutter that misses bats and gets more weak contact on the ground. Howard can morph his cutter into a slightly slower slider that flashes plus, and he mixes in an effective curve and changeup as well.</p><p></p><p>Howard uses his 6-foot-9 frame extremely well with outstanding extension to create uncomfortable at-bats, a big reason why he has a high pop-up rate in addition to his ground-ball tendencies.<strong><u> A's fans could see he and Dunshee fill the back end of the big league rotation soon.</u></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FBallFan123, post: 2695706, member: 35697"] [U][URL]http://m.mlb.com/prospects/2019?list=oak[/URL][/U] [B][U] Brian Howard | Rank: 21 (Preseason: 21)[/U][/B] Team: Midland RockHounds (AA) [B][U]ETA: 2019[/U][/B] Position: RHP Age: 23 DOB: 04/25/1995 Bats: R Throws: R Height: 6' 9" Weight: 185 lb. Drafted: 2017, 8th (231) - OAK Scouting grades: Fastball: 50 | Cutter: 55 | Slider: 50 | Curveball: 45 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 55 | Overall: 45 The A's might have hit the senior sign jackpot in the 2017 Draft. One round after getting Parker Dunshee in the seventh round, they were able to get Howard, a four-year member of TCU's pitching staff, in the eighth for just $40,000. Like Dunshee, he pitched his way to Double-A in his first full season and finished fourth in the organization in ERA and third in strikeouts. Howard and Dunshee have similarities beyond beyond being shrewd senior signs. Both right-handers use a bevy of largely average offerings and the ability to command them to succeed. While Howard doesn't miss quite as many bats as his rotation-mate, he does have a healthy strikeout rate and gets more ground-ball outs thanks in part to the good sink on his 89-92 mph fastball that plays as average due to its movement. His best secondary pitch is an 89 mph cutter that misses bats and gets more weak contact on the ground. Howard can morph his cutter into a slightly slower slider that flashes plus, and he mixes in an effective curve and changeup as well. Howard uses his 6-foot-9 frame extremely well with outstanding extension to create uncomfortable at-bats, a big reason why he has a high pop-up rate in addition to his ground-ball tendencies.[B][U] A's fans could see he and Dunshee fill the back end of the big league rotation soon.[/U][/B] [/QUOTE]
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