Josh Bracken   Relief Pitcher | Guelph Storm Pitching His curveball is solid; he throws it better than your average reliever. He can hit 90 MPH but is too smart to try to get his fastball past most hitters. He walks too many hitters and throws too many pitches. But Bracken, do us a favor. Stop throwing that changeup. It looks like a beachball. 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. Bracken's follow-through leaves him in a vulnerable position, so he has trouble with comebackers. Bracken is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Bracken has some pop in his swing. 2025 Outlook The Guelph Storm signed him to a long-term contract, but don't think they won't drop Bracken like a hot potato if something better comes along.           -- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA 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 2021 USF 63 45 18 39 50 48 49 50 49 48 29 0 52 62 0 0 19 0 Overhand College 0 0 3 36 187 2022 USF 65 48 21 41 50 48 49 50 49 48 29 0 52 69 0 0 20 1 Overhand College 0 0 0 36 205 2023 GUE 65 50 25 43 50 48 49 50 49 48 29 0 60 69 0 0 21 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 37 218 2024 GUE 67 51 27 45 50 48 49 50 49 48 29 0 65 78 0 0 22 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 39 239 2025 GUE 67 52 28 47 50 48 49 50 49 48 29 0 72 80 0 0 23 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 42 249 Ratings Delta   +1 +1 +2                 +7 +2     +1             +3 +10

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 2021 19 USF 5 3 3 5 62 0 0 0 167 2.2 167 27 217 86 35 13 4.63 0.40 2.30 .264 .440 .255 .272 8.57 2022 20 USF 8 3 2 16 75 0 0 0 113.1 1.2 114 14 147 70 37 19 5.57 0.48 2.31 .261 .396 .275 .249 7.54 2023 21 USF 7 4 1 3 63 0 0 0 153.1 2.1 158 22 150 106 44 18 6.23 0.71 2.01 .270 .439 .257 .279 7.16 Totals     20 10 6 24 200 0 0 0 433.2 2.1 439 63 514 262 116 50 5.44 0.51 2.20 .265 .428 .261 .269 7.82

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

Josh Bracken's Career Highlights

Year Details 2023 3rd round - 59th overall selection by Guelph Storm in the 2023 Amateur Draft

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