Alai Westerfield  
Starting Pitcher | Toronto Polar Bears

Pitching
He's got a really stong arm, so he can blow it by you on occasion. He can get groundballs when he needs them in a jam. When his release point drops below three-quarters, his fastball tends to hang in the strike zone. Westerfield 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
Westerfield does an average job of holding runners. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Westerfield is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Westerfield has some pop in his swing.

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. If Westerfield doesn't perform, the Toronto Polar Bears won't hesitate to send him down to the minors. I just don't know if The Toronto Polar Bears are ever going to get what they expect out of him.

          -- 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
2019 UAA 91 60 27 56 50 45 47 54 50 50 58 50 0 0 0 0 23 1 Sidearm College 0 0 0 40 201
2020 TOR 95 61 35 59 50 45 47 54 50 54 58 50 0 0 0 0 24 0 Sidearm Low Minors 0 0 0 43 222
2021 TOR 95 62 39 63 50 45 47 54 50 57 62 54 0 0 0 0 25 0 Sidearm Low Minors 0 0 0 47 240
2022 TOR 95 62 43 70 50 45 47 54 50 59 65 57 0 0 0 0 26 0 Sidearm Low Minors 0 0 0 51 258
2023 TOR 95 63 44 77 50 45 47 54 50 60 67 59 0 0 0 0 27 0 Sidearm Low Minors 0 0 0 53 270
2024 TOR 95 64 44 78 50 45 47 54 50 61 68 60 0 0 0 0 28 0 Sidearm AA/AAA 0 0 0 54 273
2025 TOR 95 64 44 78 50 45 47 54 50 61 69 60 0 0 0 0 29 0 Sidearm Active 0 0 0 54 272
Ratings Delta                     +1           +1               -1

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 22 UAA 7 12 0 0 35 35 7 0 163 4.2 144 12 158 95 0 0 5.25 0.60 1.85 .234 .340 .249 .219 5.03
2019 23 UAA 8 15 0 0 35 35 9 2 182.2 5.1 176 9 183 98 0 0 4.84 0.54 1.97 .255 .342 .256 .255 6.41
2020 24 UAA 12 10 0 0 40 40 16 1 218.2 5.1 183 17 156 134 0 0 5.53 0.86 1.55 .226 .343 .241 .214 4.82
Totals     27 37 0 0 110 110 32 3 564.1 5.0 503 38 497 327 0 0 5.22 0.66 1.77 .238 .342 .246 .234 5.39

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 29 TOR 5 4 1 1 26 16 7 0 112 4.1 110 16 70 24 6 0 1.93 0.34 1.61 .261 .442 .278 .248 4.74
Totals     5 4 1 1 26 16 7 0 112 4.1 110 16 70 24 6 0 1.93 0.34 1.61 .261 .442 .278 .248 4.74

Alai Westerfield's Career Highlights
Year Details
2020 2nd round - 45th overall selection by Toronto Polar Bears in the 2020 Amateur Draft

Alai Westerfield's Comparable Players
Player Names
Kewin Wilkens 94.5% Neil Earley 91.8% John Cooper 91.1% Tom Kinslow 89.8% Matt Denicola 89.7%

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