Mason
Bryant

8/6/19: The power-armed Texan stood out for his 6-foot-5, 220 pound frame and an athletic delivery. With loose arm action to a three-quarter slot he worked a quick 1-2-3 inning on just eleven pitches, eight for strikes. He attacked the zone with a 94-96 mph heater and an average 82-84 mph slider that has plus potential. Two of his three outs were strikeouts via the slider; one looking, the other swinging. After throwing 10.1 innings with 14 walks for the Longhorns last spring, Bryant has pitched 29.2 innings for Duluth this summer with 11 of his 15 appearances out of the bullpen. Overall, he has struck out 44 while allowing 29 hits and 29 walks for a 6.37 ERA. The walks look to be a direct result of his tendency to pull off his line to the plate and lose balls wide to his arm side. Although he has a ways to develop in regards to his command and pitch ability, Bryant showed many characteristics of a Day One talent on this early August look at the Northwoods Big League Dreams Showcase. (Seifert)