Eroni Brendle  
Starting Pitcher | Grand Rapids Red Dogs

Pitching
He's got a really stong arm, so he can blow it by you on occasion. He keeps the ball down and gets a lot of groundballs. Brendle can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. Brendle's fastball is a tick above average, in the 90-91 MPH range on most nights. He has an above-average changeup and the ability to throw from a variety of arm angles. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.

Defense & Hitting
He has a quick pickoff move, but sometimes concentrates on pitching so much that he forgets about runners. Brendle is a maximum-effort pitcher who's slow off the mound. He could help himself by flagging down a few more grounders. Brendle is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Brendle has some pop in his swing.

2025 Outlook
The Grand Rapids Red Dogs signed him to a long-term contract, but don't think they won't drop Brendle 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 UWW 76 60 33 28 54 44 46 48 47 53 46 0 0 51 0 0 18 0 Overhand College 0 0 3 23 202
2022 UWW 78 69 39 33 54 44 46 48 47 53 57 0 0 51 0 0 19 1 Overhand College 0 0 0 24 238
2023 PEI 84 73 45 37 54 44 46 48 47 58 57 0 0 51 0 0 20 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 28 264
2024 PEI 85 78 47 43 54 44 46 48 47 62 66 0 0 59 0 0 21 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 29 303
2025 GRR 88 80 50 49 54 44 46 48 47 64 71 0 0 64 0 0 22 0 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 33 331
Ratings Delta +3 +2 +3 +6           +2 +5     +5     +1             +4 +28

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 18 UWW 6 9 0 0 40 40 8 2 201.2 5.0 197 16 167 110 0 0 4.92 0.66 1.81 .254 .388 .265 .245 6.03
2022 19 UWW 11 13 0 0 41 41 13 1 228.1 5.2 253 27 152 145 0 0 5.72 0.95 1.78 .278 .430 .278 .279 5.72
2023 20 UWW 13 12 0 0 35 35 13 8 226.2 6.1 255 20 161 164 0 0 6.53 1.02 1.84 .281 .407 .309 .263 6.08
Totals     30 34 0 0 116 116 34 11 656.2 5.2 705 63 480 419 0 0 5.75 0.87 1.81 .272 .409 .283 .262 5.94

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
2025 22 GRR 0 0 1 0 11 0 0 0 28 2.2 27 4 17 11 6 2 3.54 0.65 1.57 .252 .439 .288 .218 5.46
Totals     0 0 1 0 11 0 0 0 28 2.2 27 4 17 11 6 2 3.54 0.65 1.57 .252 .439 .288 .218 5.46

Transfer History for Eroni Brendle
Date Transferred with Brendle To New Club In Exchange For To Old Club
April 7 2025 Doug Velez
Thomas Cooper
Stephen Greene
Brad Neame
1st Rd 2025 - 23rd pick
Grand Rapids Red Dogs Scott Sidden
Montae Tohill
Ryan Woodall
3rd Rd 2025 - 73rd pick
PEI Argonauts

Eroni Brendle's Career Highlights
Year Details
2023 1st round - 19th overall selection by PEI Argonauts in the 2023 Amateur Draft

Eroni Brendle's Injury History
Date Injured Days Injured Injury Impact  
April 19, 2025 12 Strained tricep tendon 21%  

Eroni Brendle's Comparable Players
Player Names
Jimmy Irwin 96.4% Barbaro Irvine 96.3% Wayne Campbell 95.9% Andrius Cribealar 95.2% Pat Balmond 92.9%

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