Cam Bedrosian Stats & Scouting Report

IP	302
ERA	3.815
WHIP	1.374
BB/9	3.964
SO/9	9.328

Full name Cameron Rock Bedrosian
Born 10/02/1991 in Senoia, GA
Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 225 / Bats: R / Throws: R
School East Coweta
Debut 06/03/2014
Drafted in the 1st round (29th overall) by the Los Angeles Angels in 2010 (signed for $1,116,000).

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Georgia has plenty of strong bloodlines this spring, with two sons of big leaguers jostling to go in the first two rounds. Besides Delino DeShields Jr., there's Bedrosian, whose father Steve pitched for the Braves and won the 1987 National League Cy Young Award as the Phillies' closer. Cam Bedrosian, whose middle name is Rock (as his father's nickname was Bedrock), could one day wind up a closer, but he has a chance to be a starter as well, which is why he's a potential first-rounder and a key Louisiana State signee. The only drawbacks with Bedrosian are his size (he's a 6-foot righty but strong at 200 pounds) and the fact he has some effort in his delivery. Scouts have seen his fastball touch 96 mph, and Bedrosian sits in the 92-94 range all day. He repeats his delivery well enough to have fastball command at the amateur level, and with some smoothing out of his delivery he could have average pro command. He also throws a fringe-average curveball and changeup, as well as a power slider. He has the potential to have a plus fastball and three average secondary pitches if it all comes together.

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The Angels took three Georgia high school players in the first round of the 2010 draft, and the son of 1987 Cy Young Award winner Steve Bedrosian has been the best so far. Cam missed most of his first two pro seasons to Tommy John surgery before converting to the bullpen in 2013. Healthy in 2014, he moved through three levels of the minors en route to making his big league debut in June. Like his father before him, Bedrosian is a bulldog on the mound, best suited for a late-inning relief role with his stuff playing up in short stints. His fastball, which he keeps down in the zone, touches 97 mph and sits in the 93-94 range. He also throws a power slider that flashes plus, and he continues developing a curveball that shows potential. For a reliever, Bedrosian has some feel for pitching. His results in 17 big league games were mixed because he pitched up in the zone too much, but he still struck out more than a batter per inning. Bedrosian will head to spring training with a chance to make the Opening Day roster, though a crowded bullpen may push him back to Triple-A Salt Lake for more seasoning.
The son of 1987 Cy Young Award-winning closer Steve Bedrosian, Cam found that he also is a better fit in the bullpen. Signed for $1.116 million as a 2010 first-rounder, Bedrosian initially saw work as a starter, but he blew out his elbow just 12 innings into his pro career. After a 2011 season lost recovering from Tommy John surgery, he nibbled his way through an unimpressive year as a starter in low Class A Cedar Rapids in 2012 and gave up 14 runs in five innings over his first two starts in 2013. Mercifully, the Angels shifted him to the pen, scrapped his loopy curveball, de-emphasized his changeup and told him adopt a power approach, using his fastball and the power slider he threw in high school. Bedrosian's velocity picked back up from the high 80s to where he was once again a 92-95 mph pitcher with flashes of an average slider. He'll mix in a below-average changeup every now and then against lefthanders. He still doesn't locate as well as he needs to, and scouts think he nibbles too much, but he had a 3.28 ERA and 4.0 SO/BB ratio out of the bullpen at high Class A Inland Empire in 2013. Bedrosian finished with a strong effort in the Arizona Fall League. He's ready for a return to the Cal League in 2014, with a shot at making it to Double-A Arkansas.
Steve Bedrosian won the National League Cy Young Award in 1987. Twenty-three years later, the Angels drafted his son Cam 29th overall and signed him for $1,116,000. He came down with a sore elbow a month after turning pro and had Tommy John surgery in May 2011. He returned to the mound last May in low Class A, but he struggled with his stuff and control, failing to make it out of the third inning in several outings. Bedrosian's fastball touched 96 mph in high school, but his arm wasn't as quick last year and his fastball varied from 87-94 mph. His curveball was big and loopy and often missed the strike zone, so he tinkered with a slider at the end of the year. He didn't get much of a chance to work on his raw changeup because he fell behind in the count too often. If there was a positive to his trying 2012 season, it was that Bedrosian stayed healthy, though he understandably tired toward the end. He's at a crossroads as he enters the 2013 season, and he could wind up in the bullpen if he can't regain his high school form. He'll probably return to Cedar Rapids.
The Angels tabbed Bedrosian, the son of 1987 National League Cy Young Award winner Steve Bedrosian, with the 29th pick in the 2010 draft and signed him for $1.116 million. Elbow soreness knocked him out of action only a month after signing, and he also missed out on instructional league. Rest and rehab didn't work, so Bedrosian had Tommy John surgery in May after failing to take the hill during spring training. When healthy, Bedrosian pumps 92-94 mph fastballs and touches 96, a testament to a quick arm and impressive lower-body strength. At 6 feet he's on the short side for a righthander, but he repeats his delivery and throws a hard slider that chews up righthanders. As with many high school pitchers, Bedrosian's changeup lags behind his other offerings, but the Angels saw enough promise with the pitch to project him as a starter. He's expected to be healthy in time for spring training, but he may stay behind in extended spring until Rookie leagues begin play in June.
Bedrosian's father Steve pitched 14 seasons in the major leagues and won the 1987 National League Cy Young Award. Cam's middle name, Rock, serves as homage to Steve's nickname, Bedrock. The Angels used the 29th pick in the draft to select Bedrosian, signing him away from a Louisiana State commitment for $1.116 million. He didn't pitch after Aug. 5, not even in instructional league, after they shut him down for precautionary reasons with a sore elbow. Bedrosian has such a strong lower half that most scouts are willing to overlook the fact that at 6 feet, he's shorter than the prototypical righty starter. His fastball tops out at 96 mph and sits comfortably at 92-94. Like his father, he features a plus power slider that gives righthanders fits. Bedrosian also throws a fringe-average changeup and curveball, both of which will require additional refinement if he's to remain a starter. He repeats his delivery well, but it's not without effort, leading to some concerns about his future command. While Bedrosian's power repertoire could allow him to move quickly in a relief role, he has the chance to have at least three solid pitches and average command, so Los Angeles will develop him as a starter. Expected to be 100 percent healthy by spring training, he'll probably open 2011 in low Class A.

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Bedrosian may not have been the hardest-thrower among Arkansas' deep stable of relievers--that honor went to Jairo Diaz and his triple-digit heater--but he was the most well-rounded of the group, and he had the best command of his pitches. And it showed in his speedy development this season. Bedrosian opened the season at high Class A Inland Empire, earned a promotion to Arkansas in late April and moved on to the big league bullpen by the start of August. He overwhelmed TL hitters during his six-week stay in Arkansas with a mid- to upper-90s fastball he kept down in the zone, an improved power slider and a bulldog attitude. His changeup is still developing, but he began showing early signs of being able to use it. The son of 1987 National League Cy Young Award-winning closer Steve Bedrosian, Cam has a feel for pitching, and his stuff began to play up after a permanent move to the bullpen last season. He got knocked around in September by big league hitters when he left his fastball up in the zone too often.

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Rated Best Reliever in the Texas League in 2014

Career Transactions

High Point Rockers activated RHP Cam Bedrosian from the temporarily inactive list.
High Point Rockers placed RHP Cam Bedrosian on the temporarily inactive list.
High Point Rockers signed free agent RHP Cam Bedrosian.
High Point Rockers activated RHP Cam Bedrosian.