IP | 57.1 |
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ERA | 3.61 |
WHIP | .94 |
BB/9 | 1.26 |
SO/9 | 9.89 |
- Full name Maximillian Antonio Alba
- Born 07/15/1999 in Franklin, WI
- Profile Ht.: 6'5" / Wt.: 215 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Liberty
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Drafted in the 39th round (1,171st overall) by the Los Angeles Angels in 2018.
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Alba is an athletic high school quarterback who has just begun to tap into his potential on the mound. He sits at 87-91 mph right now, but it would surprise no one if he added two ticks to that fastball over the next year or two. He has a promising slider, but his control wavers right now.
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An exciting projection arm out of high school in Wisconsin, the Angels took a flyer on Alba in the 39th round of the 2018 draft, but Alba opted to honor his commitment to North Carolina. He blew out his elbow and redshirted for the 2019 season to recover from Tommy John surgery, and entered the 2020 season as a redshirt, draft-eligible freshman. Alba had shown a fastball in the 93-94 mph range at his best when healthy, with good feel to spin a breaking ball, but there were concerns about the quality of his strikes. The early results in 2020 weren’t great, as Alba posted a 6.97 ERA over 10.1 innings with stuff that wasn’t coming out like he had shown in the past. With more time he might have gotten back to his former self, but it is difficult to see the 6-foot-5, 215-pound righthander being much of a factor in the 2020 draft. He’ll be a name to keep an eye on in the future as he gets further away from surgery.