Thomas Praskovich  
Relief Pitcher | St Paul Pride

Pitching
Though Praskovich can't just blow the ball by hitters, he has some giddyup on his fastball. He has an above-average changeup and the ability to throw from a variety of arm angles. Because he can't overpower hitters, Praskovich has to fool them instead. His composure needs work. When Praskovich starts getting hit, he gets mad and loses concentration. He attacks lefties and righties with similar success.

Defense & Hitting
Praskovich has one of the better pickoff moves among big league righthanders. Praskovich's quickness helps him get off the mound and field as well as anyone in the league. Praskovich is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Praskovich has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The St Paul Pride have been known to use Praskovich as a pinch-runner on occasion.

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

          -- 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
2019 UWW 41 28 33 47 47 44 55 45 51 50 59 40 0 0 0 0 21 1 Overhand College 0 0 0 44 131
2020 STP 42 29 42 49 47 44 55 45 51 60 59 43 0 0 0 0 22 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 47 168
2021 STP 44 30 45 52 47 44 55 45 51 68 65 45 0 0 0 0 23 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 51 198
2022 STP 45 30 49 58 47 44 55 45 51 72 69 47 0 0 0 0 24 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 55 223
2023 STP 45 31 55 60 47 44 55 45 51 75 71 48 0 0 0 0 25 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 61 242
2024 STP 45 31 61 66 47 44 55 45 51 77 72 48 0 0 0 0 26 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 69 261
2025 STP 45 32 62 68 47 44 55 45 51 78 73 48 0 0 0 0 27 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 69 265
Ratings Delta   +1 +1 +2           +1 +1           +1               +4

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
2018 20 UWW 5 4 1 13 69 0 0 0 120.1 1.2 104 11 111 53 36 6 3.97 0.48 1.79 .230 .347 .251 .213 5.61
2019 21 UWW 10 8 2 14 68 0 0 0 111.2 1.2 128 13 109 63 41 14 5.10 0.58 2.13 .294 .436 .349 .251 7.74
2020 22 UWW 5 4 2 13 67 0 0 0 114 1.2 109 18 84 94 44 12 7.42 1.12 1.69 .252 .434 .262 .244 6.63
Totals     20 16 5 40 204 0 0 0 346 1.2 341 42 304 210 121 32 5.46 0.69 1.86 .258 .405 .287 .236 6.63

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

Transfer History for Thomas Praskovich
Date Transferred with Praskovich To New Club In Exchange For To Old Club
July 24 2020 Roscoe Kirin1st Rd 2021 (28th pick)
2nd Rd 2021 (56th pick)
3rd Rd 2021 (84th pick)
 St Paul Pride Tony Haring
 Kelowna Okanagans

Thomas Praskovich's Career Highlights
Year Details
2020 2nd round - 53rd overall selection by Kelowna Okanagans in the 2020 Amateur Draft

Thomas Praskovich's Comparable Players
Player Names
Chresten Bitner 90.8% David Reeves 90.5% Curtis Newham 87.3%    

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Transfer history draft picks in brackets indicate the actual pick number in the draft wasn't determined at the time of the deal being made.
Report Cards generated by Biorhythm v2.7.82 on Fri Aug 12 01:15:47 CEST 2011
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