Karl Blandford  
Relief Pitcher | Regina Pirates

Pitching
His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. The Regina Pirates hope he can work on his control a little bit. Every once and a while one slips away from him and either ends up at the backstop or in the right field bleachers. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! When you throw a curveball, it better break. Hanging curves equal earned runs in this league, you just can't get away with them. Unfortunately, Blandford's curveball tends to hang. The running movement on his pitches makes life tougher on lefties than righties.

Defense & Hitting
His pickoff move is only fair. Blandford is nothing special in the field. Blandford is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Blandford has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Regina Pirates have been known to use Blandford as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2025 Outlook
I can't say I know what The Regina Pirates were doing locking this guy up to a long term contract. A questionable call at best. Blandford has below average skills, even for the low minors. One has to expect the Regina Pirates will give him his walking papers before the end of the season. I just don't know if The Regina Pirates are ever going to get what they expect out of him.

          -- Ska Nyman, A-Ball Scout

 

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards
Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2023 USF 60 41 19 39 49 59 49 51 48 46 31 0 40 33 0 0 17 0 Overhand College 0 0 7 28 145
2024 USF 60 41 21 39 49 59 49 51 48 46 31 0 40 33 0 0 18 1 Overhand College 0 0 0 30 147
2025 REG 62 44 26 42 49 59 49 51 48 52 31 0 40 33 0 0 19 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 30 171
Ratings Delta +2 +3 +5 +3           +6             +1 -1             +24

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2023 17 USF 5 3 1 4 59 0 0 0 158 2.2 181 25 193 58 41 19 3.30 0.30 2.37 .286 .464 .271 .291 8.94
2024 18 USF 3 1 2 13 66 0 0 0 119.2 1.2 118 19 143 42 47 19 3.17 0.29 2.19 .266 .451 .306 .253 6.84
2025 19 USF 4 6 9 5 75 0 0 0 116.2 1.2 115 18 119 42 40 16 3.25 0.35 2.01 .260 .442 .231 .270 6.94
Totals     12 10 12 22 200 0 0 0 394.1 2.0 414 62 455 142 128 54 3.24 0.31 2.21 .273 .454 .268 .274 7.72

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

Karl Blandford's Career Highlights
Year Details
2025 2nd round - 53rd overall selection by Regina Pirates in the 2025 Amateur Draft

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