 |
Alf Dasenbrook
Starting Pitcher | Victoria Islanders
Pitching
Dasenbrook can get into trouble with walks, and there's concern about him being able to maintain his stuff over the whole season. Dasenbrook has to keep the ball down, especially against lefties, or he gets hit hard and often. He can hit 90 MPH but is too smart to try to get his fastball past most hitters. Sometimes I wish he'd just give up on throwing the changeup, it's like a BP ball! He comes right after righthanded hitters, who are lucky even to reach base against him, but he works more carefully to lefties.
Defense & Hitting
Dasenbrook is nothing special in the field. He doesn't have much of a pickoff move and he's slow getting the ball to home plate out of the set position. Dasenbrook is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Dasenbrook has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Victoria Islanders have been known to use Dasenbrook as a pinch-runner on occasion.
2025 Outlook
I can't say I know what The Victoria Islanders were doing locking this guy up to a long term contract. A questionable call at best. Dasenbrook has below average skills, even for the low minors. One has to expect the Victoria Islanders will give him his walking papers before the end of the season. I just don't know if The Victoria Islanders are ever going to get what they expect out of him.
-- Ska Nyman, A-Ball Scout
|
|