Justin Bruihl

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Los Angeles Dodgers #22 prospect in 2022
  Track Record: Bruihl had Tommy John surgery in high school and pitched one season at Cal Poly before he transferred to Santa Rosa (Calif.) JC. He pitched well enough to earn a scholarship to Cal, but he instead chose to sign with the Dodgers as a nondrafted free agent. Bruihl slowly rose through the lower minors before breaking out in 2021. He vaulted from Double-A to the majors and made 21 appearances out of the Dodgers bullpen, where he posted a 2.89 ERA.
  
  Scouting Report: Bruihl’s low arm slot and slightly crossfire delivery make it difficult to pick the ball up, especially for lefties. His hard, 88-89 mph cutter darts across the plate with late gloveside bite and his sweeping, 77-80 mph curveball gets lunging, off-balance swings Bruihl has average control but is prone to walks because he has to stay on the edges of the plate. His deception and pitch movement helped him hold lefties to a .150 batting average and .359 OPS in his debut, but righties hit .292 with an .830 OPS.
  
  The Future: The Dodgers found situations to use Bruihl successfully even with the three-batter minimum. His ability to neutralize lefties should keep him in the bullpen moving forward.
  

• December, 2021 Scouting Report
  Track Record: Bruihl had Tommy John surgery in high school and pitched one season at Cal Poly before he transferred to Santa Rosa (Calif.) JC. He pitched well enough to earn a scholarship to Cal, but he instead chose to sign with the Dodgers as a nondrafted free agent. Bruihl slowly rose through the lower minors before breaking out in 2021. He vaulted from Double-A to the majors and made 21 appearances out of the Dodgers bullpen, where he posted a 2.89 ERA.
  
  Scouting Report: Bruihl’s low arm slot and slightly crossfire delivery make it difficult to pick the ball up, especially for lefties. His hard, 88-89 mph cutter darts across the plate with late gloveside bite and his sweeping, 77-80 mph curveball gets lunging, off-balance swings Bruihl has average control but is prone to walks because he has to stay on the edges of the plate. His deception and pitch movement helped him hold lefties to a .150 batting average and .359 OPS in his debut, but righties hit .292 with an .830 OPS.
  
  The Future: The Dodgers found situations to use Bruihl successfully even with the three-batter minimum. His ability to neutralize lefties should keep him in the bullpen moving forward.