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German was Baltimore’s 2023 11th-round pick out of Seattle University, also known as Tarik Skubal University. German had a 5.97 ERA his draft year and allowed 17 homers in 78 innings — and that was his best season in college. But my god, did the Orioles find something here. He’s up to 97 and sits 93-94, with a fast arm that makes it look like he’s shooting aspirin tablets at the hitter, and his mid-80s slider looks like some kind of trick pitch. He has a splitter or split-change that doesn’t seem all that deceptive, and he didn’t use it as much as the fastball and slider last year. He destroyed Low A as a starter, then moved into long relief in High A to manage his innings and was even better, with 33 strikeouts and three walks in 25 1/3 innings. His arm is faster, his velocity is higher, and his delivery is smoother, although I wouldn’t call it smooth. If he can start, he could be really good. This isn’t fifth-starter stuff.
Baltimore Orioles 2025 top 20 prospects: Samuel Basallo, Coby Mayo lead the way - The Athletic
