Alai Westerfield  
Starting Pitcher | Toronto Polar Bears

Pitching
He's got a really stong arm, so he can blow it by you on occasion. He can get groundballs when he needs them in a jam. Westerfield's fastball is a tick above average, in the 90-91 MPH range on most nights. Westerfield also has a decent changeup. The Toronto Polar Bears hope he can work on his control a little bit. Every once and a while one slips away from him and either ends up at the backstop or in the right field bleachers. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.

Defense & Hitting
Westerfield has a very good move to first base, and he varies it so that he's extremely difficult to read. He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. Westerfield is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Westerfield has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Toronto Polar Bears have been known to use Westerfield as a pinch-runner on occasion.

2024 Outlook
The Toronto Polar Bears signed him to a long-term contract, but don't think they won't drop Westerfield like a hot potato if something better comes along.

          -- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA 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
2019 UAA 91 60 27 56 50 45 47 54 50 50 58 50 0 0 0 0 23 1 Sidearm College 0 0 0 40 201
2020 TOR 95 61 35 59 50 45 47 54 50 54 58 50 0 0 0 0 24 0 Sidearm Low Minors 0 0 0 43 222
2021 TOR 95 62 39 63 50 45 47 54 50 57 62 54 0 0 0 0 25 0 Sidearm Low Minors 0 0 0 47 240
2022 TOR 95 62 43 70 50 45 47 54 50 59 65 57 0 0 0 0 26 0 Sidearm Low Minors 0 0 0 51 258
2023 TOR 95 63 44 77 50 45 47 54 50 60 67 59 0 0 0 0 27 0 Sidearm Low Minors 0 0 0 53 270
2024 TOR 95 64 44 78 50 45 47 54 50 61 68 60 0 0 0 0 28 0 Sidearm AA/AAA 0 0 0 54 273
Ratings Delta   +1   +1           +1 +1 +1         +1             +1 +3

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
2018 22 UAA 7 12 0 0 35 35 7 0 163 4.2 144 12 158 95 0 0 5.25 0.60 1.85 .234 .340 .249 .219 5.03
2019 23 UAA 8 15 0 0 35 35 9 2 182.2 5.1 176 9 183 98 0 0 4.84 0.54 1.97 .255 .342 .256 .255 6.41
2020 24 UAA 12 10 0 0 40 40 16 1 218.2 5.1 183 17 156 134 0 0 5.53 0.86 1.55 .226 .343 .241 .214 4.82
Totals     27 37 0 0 110 110 32 3 564.1 5.0 503 38 497 327 0 0 5.22 0.66 1.77 .238 .342 .246 .234 5.39

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

Alai Westerfield's Career Highlights
Year Details
2020 2nd round - 45th overall selection by Toronto Polar Bears in the 2020 Amateur Draft

Alai Westerfield's Comparable Players
Player Names
Kewin Wilkens 94.5% Neil Earley 91.8% John Cooper 91.1% Tom Kinslow 89.8% Matt Denicola 89.7%

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