Good to see Portland pitching prospect Cla Meredith get a mention in the Globe today, even if they refer to him as Olise (his first name)
“There’s one pitcher, [Olise] Meredith, I don’t think batters have gotten the ball in the air yet. He was impressive out there. They may not slow down a whole lot either. They may not go undefeated, but they’re pretty good.” Of Meredith, Francona said, “He’s kind of like a Chad Bradford type, a Byung Hyun Kim type, he throws from pretty far down. We saw him at 90-91 [miles per hour] out there. He’s been between 86-91, catches the ball right on the rubber and is like, ‘OK, let’s go.’ All things point to him being the type of kid who is not scared and has a really good makeup.”
Okay, so being compared to Kim in Boston isn’t the greatest of compliments, but I guess it’s not easy to name a sidearmer - frankly, besides Kim, the next one I think of isn’t Bradford or Shingo Takatsu, but Dan Quisenberry.
The Cincinnati Enquirer on Scott Sullivan’s sidearm delivery.