Hunter Breault Stats & Scouting Report

Full name Hunter Mathias Hoku Breault
Born 06/12/1999 in Kapolei, HI
Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 228 / Bats: R / Throws: R
School Oregon
Drafted in the 20th round (608th overall) by the Oakland Athletics in 2021 (signed for $35,000).

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A four-year pitcher used primarily out of the bullpen for Oregon, Breault throws hard (92-96 mph), but has a tendency to get hit hard as well. In 15.1 innings this spring, opponents hit .292/.361/.508 against him, including four home runs, with 17 strikeouts compared to six walks. Breault has a filled-out frame at 6-foot-2, 228 pounds from the right side, and mixes in a low-80s slider along with an infrequently used changeup. Breault threw his fastball about 70% of the time this season, according to Synergy, mostly operating in the middle of the zone and up.

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A 6-foot-2, 225-pound righthander, Breault has big arm strength but doesn’t have much in the way of a track record to back it up. Scouts saw him up to 95 mph in the fall and he’s reportedly touched as high as 97 mph in the past, but he was more in the low 90s this spring. He’s shown potentially average offspeed pitches as well in a slider and a splitter, but those pitches have both been inconsistent. Breault was successful in 9.2 innings out of the bullpen this spring. He didn’t allow an earned run, but he walked (five) more batters than he struck out (three) and has just 42.1 innings under his belt at Oregon over three years. In previous years teams might have been willing to take a shot on Breault’s arm talent in spite of a strong resume, but that will be more difficult in a five-round draft.