Dusty Echard  
Starting Pitcher | Fredericton Bandits

Pitching
He's a good late inning man, which is when being a pitcher really counts. His curveball is solid; he throws it better than your average starter. Echard has to keep the ball down, especially against lefties, or he gets hit hard and often. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. He has an above-average changeup and the ability to throw from a variety of arm angles. The Fredericton Bandits 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. In his first taste of the majors, he has kept righthanders in check but wasn't as effective against lefties.

Defense & Hitting
He doesn't have much of a pickoff move and he's slow getting the ball to home plate out of the set position. Echard is agile on the mound, though he makes needless errors when his concentration wanders. Echard is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Echard has some pop in his swing.

2025 Outlook
The Fredericton Bandits signed him to a long-term contract, but don't think they won't drop Echard like a hot potato if something better comes along.

          -- Moostard Nyman

 

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
2020 SAS 76 55 27 29 53 37 50 49 55 66 63 0 0 59 0 0 16 0 Overhand College 0 0 5 23 240
2021 SAS 76 55 31 32 53 37 50 49 55 74 63 0 0 59 0 0 17 1 Overhand College 0 0 0 23 263
2022 FRE 78 58 39 34 53 37 50 49 55 74 63 0 0 73 0 0 18 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 26 295
2023 FRE 87 60 43 36 53 37 50 49 55 78 73 0 0 81 0 0 19 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 27 331
2024 FRE 90 66 46 38 53 37 50 49 55 81 79 0 0 86 0 0 20 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 30 362
2025 FRE 91 69 50 44 53 37 50 49 55 83 82 0 0 89 0 0 21 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 32 385
Ratings Delta +1 +3 +4 +6           +2 +3     +3     +1             +2 +23

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
2020 16 USH 8 10 0 0 40 40 5 1 172.2 4.1 147 19 172 160 0 0 8.36 0.93 1.85 .228 .364 .229 .227 5.94
2021 17 USH 7 11 0 0 40 40 6 0 185 4.2 152 12 154 181 0 0 8.81 1.18 1.65 .219 .327 .239 .202 4.91
2022 18 USH 10 11 0 0 36 36 14 0 192 5.1 140 10 118 194 0 0 9.09 1.64 1.34 .202 .289 .217 .189 3.33
Totals     25 32 0 0 116 116 25 1 549.2 4.2 439 41 444 535 0 0 8.77 1.20 1.61 .216 .326 .228 .207 4.69

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 21 FRE 9 14 0 0 33 33 17 2 208 6.1 224 25 92 152 0 0 6.58 1.65 1.52 .273 .420 .317 .244 4.93
Totals     9 14 0 0 33 33 17 2 208 6.1 224 25 92 152 0 0 6.58 1.65 1.52 .273 .420 .317 .244 4.93

Dusty Echard's Career Highlights
Year Details
2022 1st round - 1st overall selection by Fredericton Bandits in the 2022 Amateur Draft

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