Quote Originally Posted by Enscheff View Post
EL doubled down on his Fulmer comp for Wislon in his latest chat. He's usually pretty spot on with his scouting reports, so let's take a look at what Wislon showed us in 80 pitches compared to what Fulmer does.

Wilson FA: 95.1 mph (Grade 58.5), 4.9" HMov (Grade 48.6), 8.6" VMov (Grade 46.0), Grade 55/60 overall
Fulmer FA: 96.1 mph (Grade 63.2), 1.6" HMov (Grade 29.9), 8.4" VMov (Grade 44.2), Grade 55/60 overall

Fulmer's FA has half a grade more velocity, but quite a bit less arm side run.

Wilson SL: 82.7 mph (Grade 41.8), 3.2" HMov (Grade 53.6), -0.2" VMov (Grade 58.4), Grade 55 overall
Fulmer SL: 85.7 mph (Grade 54.7), 5.0" HMov (Grade 62.8), -1.1" VMov (Grade 62.7), Grade 65 overall

Fulmer's SL is quite a bit better, close to a full grade better, actually.

Wilson CH: 8.3 mph delta (Grade 52.7), 9.4" HMov (Grade 62.2), 2.7" VMov (Grade 58.9), Grade 55/60 overall
Fulmer CH: 8.2 mph delta (Grade 52.2), 7.0" HMov (Grade 45.2), 0.7" VMov (Grade 67.0), Grade 55/60 overall

Fulmer's CH has more sink and less fade. These pitches grade about equally.

Wilson Command: He appears to have around Grade 45 command now, and his MiLB BB/9 suggests he is capable of getting to 50, and perhaps higher.
Fulmer Command: Career MLB BB/9 of 2.48 suggests Grade 60 command, and he has flashed even better previously at the MLB level.

The main difference is Fulmer also uses the following SI quite often...

Fulmer SI: 95.8 mph (Grade 67.5), 8.2" HMov (Grade 48.1), 5.7" VMov (Grade 49.2), Grade 60/65 overall

Does Wilson have a plus SI in his back pocket, just waiting to unleash it at the MLB level? Reports suggest he scrapped it in favor of the FA, so that's some indication it wasn't working out.

So that makes Wilson the equivalent of Fulmer minus a full grade on the SL, at least a full grade on the command, and an entire plus pitch in the SI. Fulmer was a legit #3 or better in 2016 and 2017, and is closer to a #4 this year due to a hiccup in his command.

What do you get when you take a #3, remove a full grade from his SL, worsen his command a full grade, and remove a plus SI from his arsenal entirely? You get Bryse Wilson, a #4 who can climb to fringe #3 status with improved control and dialing in the SL a bit...all the while maintaining the velocity on his FA.

Or...exactly what I said he was in my original write up...
He was actually very effective with the 2 seamer, he was just informed to use the four because spin rates. To my knowledge he had plenty of success rising to AA or AAA as a 19/20 yr old without the 4 seamer until this season around the mid mark