Does this count? He's currently in MLB.
4. Josiah Gray, RHP
Age: 23. Team: Triple-A Oklahoma City
Gray missed nearly two months with a right shoulder impingement but returned July 4. His stuff remains intact with a 93-97 mph fastball and an above-average slider that draws swings and misses. The Dodgers were conservative in bringing him back to make sure he was fully healed and don’t expect any lingering effects. He made his big league debut on July 20 and his first start July 25.
4. Josiah Gray | RHP
Josiah Gray
Born: Dec 21, 1997
Bats: R Throws: R
Ht.: 6'1" Wt.: 190
Drafted/Signed: Le Moyne (N.Y), 2018 (2nd round supplemental).
Signed By: Lee Seras (Reds).
Minors: 1-1 | 2.87 ERA | 22 SO | 2 BB | 16 IP
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Fastball: 60. Slider: 55. Changeup: 45. Control: 55.
TRACK RECORD: Gray began his career at Division II Le Moyne as a shortstop but converted to the mound and became one of the top pitchers in the 2018 draft. The Reds selected him 72nd overall and traded him to the Dodgers in the deal for Yasiel Puig and Matt Kemp. Gray jumped three levels to Double-A in 2019, his first season with the Dodgers, and was named the organization’s minor league pitcher of the year. He spent 2020 at the alternate training site.
SCOUTING REPORT: Gray is a power pitcher with a strong, athletic physique. He overpowers hitters with a plus fastball that sits 93-96 mph with running life and touches 97-98 in short bursts. Other pitchers throw harder, but Gray’s fastball gets more swings and misses with his life and ability to hold his velocity and command deep into games. Gray focused on his secondary pitches at the alternate site and increased the depth and horizontal movement of his mid-80s slider to cement it as an above-average, swing-and-miss pitch. His changeup added tail and drop but remains a fringe-average pitch that’s often too firm in the upper-80s. Gray pounds the strike zone with above-average control. He is highly intelligent and an elite competitor who thrives when the lights are brightest.
THE FUTURE: Gray has the stuff and intangibles of a mid-rotation starter. If his changeup improves, he could be more.
