April 21, 2044
by Banjo Jackson
Nashville, TN
RHP Scott Bugbie
| Stuff | Movement | Control | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 7 | 6 | 3 | |
| Potential | 9 | 6 | 4 | |
The second significant part of the Vegas dealt was acquiring LHP Scott Bugbie in the final moments of negotiations. While landing solely Custello would have been a good trade, Nason shipped off Jesus Yan to also acquire Bugbie. The 20 year old is already well-developed and began the season in AA with the High Point Hammers, but he wasn’t destined to be a baseball player his whole life. Bigbie’s father was hoping he’d follow in his footsteps as a professional rugby player. Ben Bugbie was a star for the Western Force rugby club for over a decade. When he retired he opened up a training academy called Bugbie Rugby, however Scott was drawn to the game of baseball and pursued his dreams after high school.
Now, Bugbie is another Nashville rising star in the BBA Top 100 prospects list, joining late last year at #93. Bugbie improved his velocity and overall stuff this offseason, catapulting him to #39 on the Top 100. His arrival could come as early as 2044 in the bullpen if the Bluebirds are in contention and need an injury replacement, however, we will likely see Bugbie join the rotation in 2045. If he can work on his control a bit more, he has the potential to become and ace.
ETA: 2045
| Banjo's Rank | Position | Player | BBA Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2B | Wafid Bishr | 7 |
| 2 | RHP | Adrian Custello | 46 |
| 3 | LHP | Scott Bugbie | 39 |
| 4 | RHP | Iván Ruíz | 60 |
| 5 | RHP | Robinson Valdéz | 52 |
| 6 | RHP | Nobuhito Kan | NR |
| 7 | 1B | Odemar Lock | NR |
| 8 | C | Hak-joon Yi | NR |
| 9 | RHP | Vicente Pérez | NR |
| 10 | 3B | Abay Azzouzj | NR |
