Brendan Beck

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked New York Yankees #16 prospect in 2022
  Track Record: Beck is the younger brother of Tristan Beck, who also pitched at Stanford and was the Braves’ fourth-round pick in 2018. The younger Beck shined for the Cardinal in 2021, helping lead the team to a national seed and a berth in the College World Series. The Yankees liked his pitch mix, polish and competitiveness, and signed him for $1,050,000 in the second round.
  
  Scouting Report: Perhaps the most important development affecting Beck’s draft stock was his spike in velocity. His fastball moved from an 88-92 mph offering to a 91-96 mph pitch in his final year in college. The Yankees like Beck’s slider the best out of all his offspeed pitches, but project his low-80s changeup and high-70s curveball to each be at least above-average. As an amateur, scouts preferred his changeup as the best of that trio, followed by his slider and curve. He also should have above-average control once he reaches his peak. The entirety of Beck’s repertoire should be accentuated by his feel to pitch and intense competitive streak.
  
  The Future: Beck did not pitch after signing, but his pedigree and age will likely allow him to leap immediately to High-A Hudson Valley once the 2022 season begins. He has the potential to pitch in the back of a rotation thanks to his arsenal, pitching acumen and a body built to eat innings.
  

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #80 prospect in 2021 draft
  The younger brother of Giants pitching prospect Tristan Beck, Brendan spent four seasons in Stanford’s rotation and blossomed into one of the top pitchers in the Pac-12 Conference this spring. He went 7-1, 3.03 and finished tied for the conference lead with 106 strikeouts through the end of the regular season. Beck was previously known as a command-oriented righthander with fringy stuff, but his velocity jumped this spring to enhance his future outlook. After sitting 88-92 mph in past years, he began working 91-96 mph and set new career highs in strikeouts per nine (11.1) and opponent average (.188). Beck’s best attribute remains his feel to pitch. He has impressive command of four pitches, stays on the attack and is exceptionally poised on the mound. His mid-80s changeup is an above-average pitch he is comfortable throwing to righties or lefties in any count, his low-80s slider is an average offering that gets swings and misses and his curveball is a usable fourth offering in the upper 70s. He effectively mixes his pitches to keep hitters guessing and ties everything together with above-average control. Beck is rarely fazed on the mound and has a tendency to step up in big moments. He is a good athlete with a strong, durable frame and lasts deep into his starts. Beck’s velocity uptick has pushed him into top-three rounds consideration for some teams. He projects as a back-of-the-rotation starter who has a chance to be more.
• Ranked #247 prospect in 2020 draft
  The younger brother of Giants pitching prospect Tristan Beck, Brendan is a college performer and polished competitor going back to his days at Corona (Calif.) High, where he also played shortstop. Beck has shown a reliable arm going back to his days as a freshman, when he posted a 2.43 ERA over 66.2 innings and finished the season with a perfect 8-0 record. He followed that strong college debut with a 3.63 ERA over 16 starts and was off to more of the same in 2020 over four games before the season ended. While Beck’s performance is impressive, his arsenal is more pedestrian. He doesn’t have a single plus pitch and it takes an optimistic grader to give him average offerings. His fastball sits in the 88-89 mph range and touches 91-92 at his best. He throws both a slider and a curveball and favors one over the other depending on the day. He also has a changeup that’s a distinct fourth offering. Some days he’ll only have two average pitches to work with, but he has always made the most of his stuff thanks to impressive command and poise on the mound. While Beck has a vanilla arsenal and doesn’t offer much projection with a maxed out, 6-foot-2, 217-pound frame, he could be a nice safety pick for a performance-driven organization.

• April, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade: 50/Extreme
  
  Track Record: Beck is the younger brother of Tristan Beck, who also pitched at Stanford and was the Braves&#39 fourth-round pick in 2018. The younger Beck shined for the Cardinal in 2021, helping lead the team to a national seed and a berth in the College World Series. The Yankees liked his pitch mix, polish and competitiveness, and signed him for $1,050,000 in the second round.
  
  Scouting Report: Perhaps the most important development affecting Beck&#39s draft stock was his spike in velocity. His fastball moved from an 88-92 mph offering to a 91-96 mph pitch in his final year in college. The Yankees like Beck&#39s slider the best out of all his offspeed pitches, but project his low-80s changeup and high-70s curveball to each be at least above-average. As an amateur, scouts preferred his changeup as the best of that trio, followed by his slider and curve. He also should have above-average control once he reaches his peak. The entirety of Beck&#39s repertoire should be accentuated by his feel to pitch and intense competitive streak.
  
  The Future: Beck did not pitch after signing, but his pedigree and age will likely allow him to leap immediately to High-A Hudson Valley once the 2022 season begins. He has the potential to pitch in the back of a rotation thanks to his arsenal, pitching acumen and a body built to eat innings.
• December, 2021 Scouting Report
  Track Record: Beck is the younger brother of Tristan Beck, who also pitched at Stanford and was the Braves’ fourth-round pick in 2018. The younger Beck shined for the Cardinal in 2021, helping lead the team to a national seed and a berth in the College World Series. The Yankees liked his pitch mix, polish and competitiveness, and signed him for $1,050,000 in the second round.
  
  Scouting Report: Perhaps the most important development affecting Beck’s draft stock was his spike in velocity. His fastball moved from an 88-92 mph offering to a 91-96 mph pitch in his final year in college. The Yankees like Beck’s slider the best out of all his offspeed pitches, but project his low-80s changeup and high-70s curveball to each be at least above-average. As an amateur, scouts preferred his changeup as the best of that trio, followed by his slider and curve. He also should have above-average control once he reaches his peak. The entirety of Beck’s repertoire should be accentuated by his feel to pitch and intense competitive streak.
  
  The Future: Beck did not pitch after signing, but his pedigree and age will likely allow him to leap immediately to High-A Hudson Valley once the 2022 season begins. He has the potential to pitch in the back of a rotation thanks to his arsenal, pitching acumen and a body built to eat innings.
  
• July, 2021 Scouting Report
  The younger brother of Giants pitching prospect Tristan Beck, Brendan spent four seasons in Stanford's rotation and blossomed into one of the top pitchers in the Pac-12 Conference this spring. He went 7-1, 3.03 and finished tied for the conference lead with 106 strikeouts through the end of the regular season. Beck was previously known as a command-oriented righthander with fringy stuff, but his velocity jumped this spring to enhance his future outlook. After sitting 88-92 mph in past years, he began working 91-96 mph and set new career highs in strikeouts per nine (11.1) and opponent average (.188). Beck's best attribute remains his feel to pitch. He has impressive command of four pitches, stays on the attack and is exceptionally poised on the mound. His mid-80s changeup is an above-average pitch he is comfortable throwing to righties or lefties in any count, his low-80s slider is an average offering that gets swings and misses and his curveball is a usable fourth offering in the upper 70s. He effectively mixes his pitches to keep hitters guessing and ties everything together with above-average control. Beck is rarely fazed on the mound and has a tendency to step up in big moments. He is a good athlete with a strong, durable frame and lasts deep into his starts. Beck's velocity uptick has pushed him into top-three rounds consideration for some teams. He projects as a back-of-the-rotation starter who has a chance to be more.