Bradley Blalock

Organization Prospect Rankings

• Ranked Milwaukee Brewers #20 prospect in 2024
  BA Grade: 45/High
  
  Track Record: Blalock signed with the Red Sox for $250,000 as a 32nd-round pick in the 2019 draft. After the pandemic wiped out the 2020 season, Blalock spent 2021 with Low-A Salem, but Tommy John surgery erased his 2022 season. He was back pitching in 2023 when the Red Sox dealt him to the Brewers in the trade deadline deal that brought infielder Luis Urias to Boston. The Brewers added Blalock to the 40-man roster after the season.
  
  Scouting Report: Blalock’s best pitch is his fastball, which he throws for strikes, sitting at 91-95 mph and touching 96. He throws from a near over-the-top arm slot, getting excellent carry on his fastball with 21 inches of induced vertical break, enabling him to get swing-and-miss up in the zone. There’s no wipeout secondary pitch for Blalock, whose main offspeed offering has been a low-to-mid 80s slider that flashes as an average pitch with spin in the 2,500-2,600 rpm range. The 2023 addition of an 84-88 mph split-changeup has been an asset. It’s an average pitch that plays well off his high-slot fastball to induce chase and give him a weapon against lefties. Blalock’s mid-70s curveball has good depth and is a solid-average pitch, one that could make him more effective if he increases its usage.
  
  The Future: Blalock’s repertoire and ability to throw strikes give him a chance to be a back-end starter. If not, his stuff could play up in relief. He should open 2024 in Double-A.
  
  Scouting Grades Fastball: 55 | Curveball: 50 | Slider: 45 | Changeup: 50* | Control: 50