Pitching
He produces tons of groundballs with his downward movement. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. Bernard also has a decent changeup. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.
Defense & Hitting
He's reasonably quick to the plate but needs to vary his pickoff moves. Good baserunners appeared to time him last year. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Bernard is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Bernard has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Bernard as a pinch-runner on occasion.
2025 Outlook
Bernard has below average skills, even for the low minors. One has to expect the Retired or Inactive Players will give him his walking papers before the end of the season. I just don't know if The Retired or Inactive Players are ever going to get what they expect out of him.
-- Ska Nyman, A-Ball Scout