Pete Fairbanks

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Tampa Bay Rays #23 prospect in 2020
  TRACK RECORD: Fairbanks first endured Tommy John rehab when he blew out his ulnar collateral ligament as a high school junior. That ligament only lasted six seasons, as he blew out his elbow again in 2017 and had a second Tommy John surgery. Fairbanks has reworked his delivery with an extremely short arm action where he never fully unwinds his elbow in his takeaway—instead he uses a bow-and-arrow like delivery. It has paid off as Fairbanks has found improved velocity and sharpened his slider.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Fairbanks missed all of 2018 because of his elbow surgery, but he leapt from high Class A to the majors in just two and a half months. He was soon afterward traded to the Rays in a swap for second baseman Nick Solak. He has the fastball-slider combination to pitch in the late innings. His fastball sits 96-99 mph and can blow away some hitters, but it is relatively true. His slider is his best pitch. It's easily plus with downward dive and sporadic two-plane action. It sometimes runs in on righthanders like a screwball when he's focused on throwing it in the zone for strikes. Like many power relievers, his goal is to improve his fringe-average control to average.
  
  THE FUTURE: Fairbanks has already shown impressive aptitude and he has the run-through-a-wall intensity teams like to see in a late-inning reliever. He should be a part of the Rays bullpen in 2020. With options remaining, he may go up and down as the MLB team's needs warrant.

• July, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Fairbanks first endured Tommy John rehab when he blew out his ulnar collateral ligament as a high school junior. That ligament only lasted six seasons, as he blew out his elbow again in 2017 and had a second Tommy John surgery. Fairbanks has reworked his delivery with an extremely short arm action where he never fully unwinds his elbow in his takeaway—instead he uses a bow-and-arrow like delivery. It has paid off as Fairbanks has found improved velocity and sharpened his slider.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Fairbanks missed all of 2018 because of his elbow surgery, but he leapt from high Class A to the majors in just two and a half months. He was soon afterward traded to the Rays in a swap for second baseman Nick Solak. He has the fastball-slider combination to pitch in the late innings. His fastball sits 96-99 mph and can blow away some hitters, but it is relatively true. His slider is his best pitch. It’s easily plus with downward dive and sporadic two-plane action. It sometimes runs in on righthanders like a screwball when he’s focused on throwing it in the zone for strikes. Like many power relievers, his goal is to improve his fringe-average control to average.
  
  THE FUTURE: Fairbanks has already shown impressive aptitude and he has the run-through-a-wall intensity teams like to see in a late-inning reliever. He should be a part of the Rays bullpen in 2020. With options remaining, he may go up and down as the MLB team’s needs warrant. BA GRADE 50 Risk: High BA GRADE 45 Risk: Medium
• February, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Fairbanks first endured Tommy John rehab when he blew out his ulnar collateral ligament as a high school junior. That ligament only lasted six seasons, as he blew out his elbow again in 2017 and had a second Tommy John surgery. Fairbanks has reworked his delivery with an extremely short arm action where he never fully unwinds his elbow in his takeaway—instead he uses a bow-and-arrow like delivery. It has paid off as Fairbanks has found improved velocity and sharpened his slider.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Fairbanks missed all of 2018 because of his elbow surgery, but he leapt from high Class A to the majors in just two and a half months. He was soon afterward traded to the Rays in a swap for second baseman Nick Solak. He has the fastball-slider combination to pitch in the late innings. His fastball sits 96-99 mph and can blow away some hitters, but it is relatively true. His slider is his best pitch. It's easily plus with downward dive and sporadic two-plane action. It sometimes runs in on righthanders like a screwball when he's focused on throwing it in the zone for strikes. Like many power relievers, his goal is to improve his fringe-average control to average.
  
  THE FUTURE: Fairbanks has already shown impressive aptitude and he has the run-through-a-wall intensity teams like to see in a late-inning reliever. He should be a part of the Rays bullpen in 2020. With options remaining, he may go up and down as the MLB team's needs warrant.