- Full name Brooks Caple
- Born 08/23/2002 in Gunter, TX
- Profile Ht.: 6'6" / Wt.: 230 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Lamar
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Drafted in the 9th round (272nd overall) by the Chicago Cubs in 2024 (signed for $125,000).
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Caple is a 6-foot-6, 230-pound righthander who pitched as a reliever for two seasons with Stephen F. Austin before transferring to Lamar where he has been a starter in the 2023 and 2024 seasons. This spring Caple posted a 2.49 ERA over 97.2 innings and 16 starts with a 26% strikeout rate and 7.6% walk rate. He sits in the 89-91 mph range with a fastball that has touched as high as 97 with above-average riding life and has a solid mix of secondaries that includes a mid-80s slider, low-80s changeup, cutter and curveball.
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Caple is a 6-foot-6, 230-pound righthander who pitched as a reliever for two seasons with Stephen F. Austin before transferring to Lamar where he has been a starter in the 2023 and 2024 seasons. This spring Caple posted a 2.49 ERA over 97.2 innings and 16 starts with a 26% strikeout rate and 7.6% walk rate. He sits in the 89-91 mph range with a fastball that has touched as high as 97 with above-average riding life and has a solid mix of secondaries that includes a mid-80s slider, low-80s changeup, cutter and curveball.
Career Transactions
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- College Workout activated RHP Brooks Caple. Lamar.
- RHP Brooks Caple assigned to Lamar Cardinals.