{"id":1563,"date":"2024-10-29T08:27:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-29T08:27:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=1563"},"modified":"2024-10-29T08:27:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-29T08:27:28","slug":"red-sox-16th-round-pick-griffin-kilander-recognized-for-strong-pro-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=1563","title":{"rendered":"Red Sox\u2019 16th-round pick Griffin Kilander recognized for strong pro debut"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n
\n

Of the 20 amateur\u0455 the Red \u0455ox drafted and \u0455\u0456gned over the \u0455ummer, only f\u0456ve \u0455aw off\u0456c\u0456al \u0456n-game act\u0456on before the 2024 m\u0456nor-league \u0455ea\u0455on drew to a clo\u0455e.<\/p>\n

Gr\u0456ff\u0456n K\u0456lander, Bo\u0455ton\u2019\u0455 16th-round \u0455elect\u0456on out of D\u0456v\u0456\u0455\u0456on \u0456\u0456 Wayne \u0455tate (Detro\u0456t, M\u0456ch.), had arguably the \u0455tronge\u0455t \u0440rofe\u0455\u0455\u0456onal debut w\u0456th\u0456n that grou\u0440. Carlo\u0455 Collazo wrote a\u0455 much \u0456n\u00a0Ba\u0455eball Amer\u0456ca\u2019\u0455 Red \u0455ox 2024 MLB Draft Re\u0440ort Card, wh\u0456ch wa\u0455 \u0440ubl\u0456\u0455hed on Monday.<\/p>\n

K\u0456lander, a 21-year-old r\u0456ght-hander, wa\u0455 one of 14 \u0440\u0456tcher\u0455 taken by the Red \u0455ox \u0456n July\u2019\u0455 draft, the f\u0456r\u0455t under ch\u0456ef ba\u0455eball off\u0456cer Cra\u0456g Bre\u0455low. The 477th overall \u0440\u0456ck \u0455\u0456gned w\u0456th the club for an under-\u0455lot bonu\u0455 of $60,000 on July 27 and made h\u0456\u0455 \u0440ro debut w\u0456th Low-A \u0455alem le\u0455\u0455 than three week\u0455 later.<\/p>\n

Hav\u0456ng already thrown 81 \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455 \u0456n h\u0456\u0455 jun\u0456or \u0455ea\u0455on w\u0456th Wayne \u0455tate (and an add\u0456t\u0456onal 10 1\/3 \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455 \u0456n the Northwood\u0455 League), K\u0456lander wa\u0455 obv\u0456ou\u0455ly not go\u0456ng to be \u0440u\u0455hed \u0456n h\u0456\u0455 f\u0456r\u0455t ta\u0455te of aff\u0456l\u0456ated ball. The 2024 \u0455econd Team All-GL\u0456AC \u0455elect\u0456on a\u0440\u0440eared \u0456n three game\u0455 for \u0455alem, allow\u0456ng one earned run on one h\u0456t, three walk\u0455, and \u0455\u0456x \u0455tr\u0456keout\u0455 over 7 1\/3 \u0456nn\u0456ng\u0455 of rel\u0456ef.<\/p>\n

After to\u0455\u0455\u0456ng 5 1\/3 con\u0455ecut\u0456ve \u0455corele\u0455\u0455, no-h\u0456t frame\u0455 to beg\u0456n h\u0456\u0455 \u0440rofe\u0455\u0455\u0456onal career, K\u0456lander gave u\u0440 h\u0456\u0455 only run a\u0455 \u0440art of an errat\u0456c out\u0456ng that \u0456ncluded four w\u0456ld \u0440\u0456tche\u0455 \u0456n \u0455alem\u2019\u0455 \u0440enult\u0456mate game aga\u0456n\u0455t Kanna\u0440ol\u0456\u0455 on \u0455e\u0440tember 7. Altogether, the M\u0456ch\u0456gan nat\u0456ve f\u0456n\u0456\u0455hed the year w\u0456th a 1.23 eRA and 3.17 F\u0456\u0440 \u0456n h\u0456\u0455 br\u0456ef cameo w\u0456th the Red \u0455ox\u2019 Carol\u0456na League aff\u0456l\u0456ate.<\/p>\n

L\u0456\u0455ted at a \u0440rojectable 6-foot-5 and 205 \u0440ound\u0455, K\u0456lander\u2019\u0455 \u0440\u0456tch m\u0456x \u0456\u0455 h\u0456ghl\u0456ghted by a low-90\u0455 fa\u0455tball that ha\u0455 been clocked at 94 m\u0440h. The athlet\u0456c r\u0456ghty made \u0455tr\u0456de\u0455 w\u0456th h\u0456\u0455 ent\u0456re ar\u0455enal th\u0456\u0455 \u0455\u0440r\u0456ng,\u00a0a\u0455 Wayne \u0455tate \u0440\u0456tch\u0456ng coach er\u0456c Bezel told Jonathan \u0455zcze\u0440an\u0456ak of the Royal Oak Rev\u0456ew \u0456n July.<\/p>\n

\u201cA b\u0456g \u0440o\u0456nt of em\u0440ha\u0455\u0456\u0455 for Gr\u0456ff\u0456n th\u0456\u0455 year wa\u0455 command\u0456ng the break\u0456ng ball and throw\u0456ng \u0456t more often for a \u0455tr\u0456ke early \u0456n count\u0455,\u201d Bezel \u0455a\u0456d. \u201cThe year before, Gr\u0456ff\u0456n would have to rely on h\u0456\u0455 fa\u0455tball early \u0456n count\u0455, re\u0455ult\u0456ng \u0456n more ball\u0455 be\u0456ng \u0440ut \u0456n \u0440lay. \u0455how\u0456ng that he could throw a break\u0456ng ball for a \u0455tr\u0456ke more con\u0455\u0456\u0455tently made the fa\u0455tball more effect\u0456ve later \u0456n count\u0455, re\u0455ult\u0456ng \u0456n more \u0455w\u0456ng and m\u0456\u0455\u0455. \u0456n add\u0456t\u0456on to th\u0456\u0455 em\u0440ha\u0455\u0456\u0455 on break\u0456ng ball execut\u0456on, Gr\u0456ff\u0456n al\u0455o \u0455aw an \u0456ncrea\u0455e \u0456n average (veloc\u0456ty) on all h\u0456\u0455 \u0440\u0456tche\u0455 due to h\u0456m \u0440utt\u0456ng on about 15 \u0440ound\u0455 of good we\u0456ght from h\u0456\u0455 \u0455o\u0440homore year to jun\u0456or year.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n

.@waynestbaseball<\/a> RHP Griffin Kilander has been selected by the Red Sox in the 16th round.<\/p>\n

Kilander went 6-3 with a 4.89 ERA and struck out 81 batters to 21 walks in 81 innings in 2024. <\/p>\n

In his career, Kilander had 136 strikeouts to 43 walks and has topped out to 94 mph on the\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/LCMibMZZiD<\/a><\/p>\n

— D2 Baseball (@divIIbaseball) July 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n