Kyle Brnovich

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Baltimore Orioles #28 prospect in 2022
  Track Record: Brnovich was a three-year starter at Elon, earning Colonial Athletic Association rookie of the year honors as a freshman and pitching his way onto the Collegiate National Team after a standout sophomore season. He never appeared in a game after the Angels signed him for just below slot at $168,700, and was part of their December 2020 trade for Dylan Bundy.
  
  Scouting Report: Brnovich impressed over two levels in his full-season debut thanks to an ability to pitch backwards and de-emphasize a fastball that has some hop but mostly sits in the 90 mph range. His curveball can be an above-average pitch with different movement profiles because of his knuckle grip. After not using his changeup much previously, Brnovich brought it along as the season progressed and it now looks like a future average pitch. He gets downhill with a slight hop in his delivery to create some deception and allow the stuff to play up, but he needs to pitch backwards to be at his most effective.
  
  The Future: With further development of his secondary pitches Brnovich could take a No. 5 starter role. He may begin 2022 back at Double-A Bowie until a spot in Triple-A opens up.
  

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #107 prospect in 2019 draft
  Brnovich has had a lot of success at Elon thanks to a swing-and-miss slider that helped him rack up 347 strikeouts over his first 268 innings (11.65 strikeouts per nine innings), including 73 innings this spring. His delivery is a bit unusual, relying on late hip rotation to get his arm through on time, but he has a good track record of throwing strikes and has made a below-average operation largely effective. He shows good arm speed and the ability to spin the ball with consistency, to the point where some scouts grade his slider out as a plus-plus pitch. Brnovich pitches in the 88-92 mph range with his fastball--a fringe-average offering at best--so he predominantly pitches off of his slider, mixing in a changeup on occasion. He is a good athlete, but his delivery and fastball velocity leave questions as to whether he should be used in the bullpen moving forward. There's no reason to not run Brnovich out as a starter until he proves otherwise, however, especially with his strong track record and potentially devastating breaking ball.

• December, 2021 Scouting Report
  Track Record: Brnovich was a three-year starter at Elon, earning Colonial Athletic Association rookie of the year honors as a freshman and pitching his way onto the Collegiate National Team after a standout sophomore season. He never appeared in a game after the Angels signed him for just below slot at $168,700, and was part of their December 2020 trade for Dylan Bundy.
  
  Scouting Report: Brnovich impressed over two levels in his full-season debut thanks to an ability to pitch backwards and de-emphasize a fastball that has some hop but mostly sits in the 90 mph range. His curveball can be an above-average pitch with different movement profiles because of his knuckle grip. After not using his changeup much previously, Brnovich brought it along as the season progressed and it now looks like a future average pitch. He gets downhill with a slight hop in his delivery to create some deception and allow the stuff to play up, but he needs to pitch backwards to be at his most effective.
  
  The Future: With further development of his secondary pitches Brnovich could take a No. 5 starter role. He may begin 2022 back at Double-A Bowie until a spot in Triple-A opens up.
  
• December, 2018 Scouting Report
  Brnovich has had a lot of success at Elon thanks to a swing-and-miss slider that helped him rack up 347 strikeouts over his first 268 innings (11.65 strikeouts per nine innings), including 73 innings this spring. His delivery is a bit unusual, relying on late hip rotation to get his arm through on time, but he has a good track record of throwing strikes and has made a below-average operation largely effective. He shows good arm speed and the ability to spin the ball with consistency, to the point where some scouts grade his slider out as a plus-plus pitch. Brnovich pitches in the 88-92 mph range with his fastball--a fringe-average offering at best--so he predominantly pitches off of his slider, mixing in a changeup on occasion. He is a good athlete, but his delivery and fastball velocity leave questions as to whether he should be used in the bullpen moving forward. There's no reason to not run Brnovich out as a starter until he proves otherwise, however, especially with his strong track record and potentially devastating breaking ball.