Jace Fry Stats & Scouting Report

IP	139
ERA	5.05
WHIP	1.475
BB/9	5.568
SO/9	10.878

Full name Jace H. Fry
Born 07/09/1993 in Portland, OR
Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 209 / Bats: L / Throws: L
School Oregon State
Debut 09/05/2017
Drafted in the 3rd round (77th overall) by the Chicago White Sox in 2014 (signed for $760,000).

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Fry started making his mark in Little League, helping lead Beaverton (Ore.) to a third-place finish in the 2006 Little League World Series. He threw 288 pitches in three games over 10 days in a Little League regional tournament. Fry was drafted out of high school in the ninth round by the Athletics in 2011 but didn't sign, heading to Oregon State and thriving as a freshman during a 5-3, 2.45 season. However, he injured his elbow late that year and wound up requiring Tommy John surgery in June 2012. Fry returned at the tail end of 2013 and wound up pitching for Oregon State down the stretch, including in its Omaha finale against Mississippi State. He returned to full strength in 2014 and had a strong junior season, tossing a no-hitter against Northern Illinois in March and locking down Sundays for the Beavers. Fry's velocity was improving as the season went along, sitting in the 87-91 mph range and touching 93. His fastball is more notable for its life and he's the rare lefthanded sinker-slider pitcher. He throws strikes with the fastball and slider, a solid-average pitch, and mixes in a curveball and changeup. He must keep the ball at thigh-level or below to be effective because he lacks the velocity to get away with pitches at the belt. Fry repeats his delivery and has a sturdy, compact 6-foot, 197-pound frame.

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A ninth-round pick in 2011 by the Athletics, Fry instead went to Oregon State, where he thrived as a freshman before requiring Tommy John surgery in June 2012. He returned in 2013 and was a key weekend pitcher for the Beavers, pitching 120 innings with a 1.80 ERA. That prompted the White Sox to draft him in the third round and sign him for $760,000. Fry wasn't completely healthy after signing and was used cautiously last year. When he did throw, though, he impressed, sitting at 90-92 mph with his fastball. Fry gets good sink on his fastball and locates it well. His average slider gives him a second pitch that helps him induce groundballs, and that's his game plan. His fringy curveball and changeup remain early-count offerings for strikes rather than putaway pitches. Fry has a chance to be a four-pitch, back-of-the-rotation lefty if he can stay healthy, and his ability to repeat his delivery bodes well for that long-term. He will be pushed to high Class A Winston-Salem for his full-season debut in 2015.

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Fry started making his mark in Little League, helping lead Beaverton (Ore.) to a third-place finish in the 2006 Little League World Series. He threw 288 pitches in three games over 10 days in a Little League regional tournament. Fry was drafted out of high school in the ninth round by the Athletics in 2011 but didn't sign, heading to Oregon State and thriving as a freshman during a 5-3, 2.45 season. However, he injured his elbow late that year and wound up requiring Tommy John surgery in June 2012. Fry returned at the tail end of 2013 and wound up pitching for Oregon State down the stretch, including in its Omaha finale against Mississippi State. He returned to full strength in 2014 and had a strong junior season, tossing a no-hitter against Northern Illinois in March and locking down Sundays for the Beavers. Fry's velocity was improving as the season went along, sitting in the 87-91 mph range and touching 93. His fastball is more notable for its life and he's the rare lefthanded sinker-slider pitcher. He throws strikes with the fastball and slider, a solid-average pitch, and mixes in a curveball and changeup. He must keep the ball at thigh-level or below to be effective because he lacks the velocity to get away with pitches at the belt. Fry repeats his delivery and has a sturdy, compact 6-foot, 197-pound frame.