Paul Lemon  
Relief Pitcher | Toronto Polar Bears

Pitching
His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. Lemon also has a decent changeup. The Toronto Polar Bears 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. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.

Defense & Hitting
He never has controlled the running game. A shaky fielder, he's slow to react to grounders and often looks unsure on his throws to the bases. Lemon is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Lemon has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Toronto Polar Bears have been known to use Lemon as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2025 Outlook
I can't say I know what The Toronto Polar Bears were doing locking this guy up to a long term contract. A questionable call at best. Lemon has below average skills, even for the low minors. One has to expect the Toronto Polar Bears will give him his walking papers before the end of the season. I just don't know if The Toronto Polar Bears 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 UTW 70 33 16 18 48 47 49 51 53 42 53 0 46 0 0 0 17 0 Overhand College 0 0 5 21 117
2024 UTW 70 33 18 20 48 47 49 51 53 49 53 0 46 0 0 0 18 1 Overhand College 0 0 0 23 133
2025 TOR 77 34 22 23 48 47 49 51 53 49 53 0 46 0 0 0 19 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 25 153
Ratings Delta +7 +1 +4 +3                         +1 -1           +2 +20

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 UTW 3 5 1 9 67 0 0 0 110.1 1.2 118 8 125 29 51 15 2.37 0.23 2.21 .274 .379 .316 .245 8.48
2024 18 UTW 6 7 5 0 62 0 0 0 134 2.0 174 25 158 66 35 15 4.43 0.42 2.48 .318 .536 .346 .301 10.8
2025 19 UTW 13 12 12 3 61 0 0 0 93.1 1.2 107 9 112 33 48 19 3.19 0.29 2.35 .293 .422 .311 .283 8.10
Totals     22 24 18 12 190 0 0 0 337.2 1.2 399 42 395 128 134 49 3.42 0.32 2.35 .297 .455 .327 .279 9.32

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

Paul Lemon's Career Highlights
Year Details
2025 3rd round - 61st overall selection by Toronto Polar Bears in the 2025 Amateur Draft

Paul Lemon's Comparable Players
Player Names
Mandy Konerko 93.8% Purnal Rautzhan 90.8% Bill Thorne 90.8% Jarren Palmer 90.4% Jamie Matthews 90.0%

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