Paul Welsh  
Relief Pitcher | Yellowknife Bluenotes

Pitching
He's a good late inning man, which is when being a pitcher really counts. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. He has an above-average changeup and the ability to throw from a variety of arm angles. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.

Defense & Hitting
His pickoff move is only fair. He hurts himself by falling awkwardly off the mound in his follow-through, which allows too many balls to go through the middle for base hits. Welsh is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Welsh has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Yellowknife Bluenotes have been known to use Welsh as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2025 Outlook
The Yellowknife Bluenotes signed him to a long-term contract, but don't think they won't drop Welsh like a hot potato if something better comes along.

          -- Ska Nyman, A-Ball Scout

 

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
2022 UBC 66 26 22 29 51 43 46 52 56 37 54 0 40 0 0 0 17 0 Overhand College 0 0 6 16 120
2023 UBC 66 27 28 29 51 43 46 52 56 37 63 0 40 0 0 0 18 1 Overhand College 0 0 0 16 138
2024 YEL 69 29 35 33 51 43 46 52 56 37 63 0 40 0 0 0 19 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 19 157
2025 YEL 75 31 38 37 51 43 46 52 56 46 69 0 54 0 0 0 20 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 21 208
Ratings Delta +6 +2 +3 +4           +9 +6   +14       +1             +2 +51

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
2022 17 UBC 9 3 1 7 60 0 0 0 137.2 2.1 160 27 153 37 30 10 2.43 0.24 2.28 .290 .482 .320 .270 8.96
2023 18 UBC 9 3 4 11 55 0 0 0 51.2 1.0 52 3 51 22 53 22 3.87 0.43 2.01 .261 .342 .286 .246 4.70
2024 19 UBC 5 1 2 4 64 0 0 0 152.1 2.1 158 12 133 59 41 13 3.49 0.44 1.91 .270 .393 .289 .257 5.91
Totals     23 7 7 22 179 0 0 0 341.2 2.0 370 42 337 118 124 45 3.11 0.35 2.07 .277 .422 .301 .261 6.97

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
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

Paul Welsh's Career Highlights
Year Details
2024 2nd round - 30th overall selection by Yellowknife Bluenotes in the 2024 Amateur Draft

Paul Welsh's Comparable Players
Player Names
Dee Cicerolo 91.9% Eroni Nowell 91.0% Adam Henson 90.7% Joe Gamble 90.4% Oliver Bandy 90.3%

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Transfer history draft picks in brackets indicate the actual pick number in the draft wasn't determined at the time of the deal being made.
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