The Nest | 44.04 | Hatchling Report | Adrian Custello

[Dington]

Hatchling Report | Adrian Custello

April 7, 2044
by Banjo Jackson
Nashville, TN



RHP Adrian Custello

	Stuff	Movement	Control
Current	4	4	5
Potential	8	5	6

Part of Nashville’s plan was acquiring young pitching and depositing aging players elsewhere. One of the key parts of the Vegas trade was RHP Adrian Custello, who broke into the Top 100 list as the #90 BBA prospect last summer. He continued improving to become ranked #63 after the season concluded. The 19 year old continued to make strides in the offseason and started the season ranked #46 in the BBA. Not too bad for someone who wanted to be a hitter. It wasn't until, yet another strikeout, that he threw his bat like a boomerang out of disgust and a San Antonio Outlaws scout took notice of his incredible arm strength. He was moved in a trade to Vegas the following year as a pitcher and now Custello began the 2044 season in A ball with the Springdale Roosters. However, if he keeps improving his stuff, he will likely see AA by season's end. In 13.1 IP this season, Custello is 1-0 with a 4.05 ERA and 10 strikeouts. Nashville hopes Custello can join Nashville in the 2045 season at the earliest, but when he does arrive, he should stick around the top of the rotation.

ETA: 2046

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

[RonCo]

Clearly too many prospects

[Dington]

Clearly too many prospects

Hopefully they all pan out so I can compete with YS9.

[Dington]

Despite a strained oblique that kept him out for 5 days, Costello received a bump in movement.

	Stuff	Movement	Control
Current Potential	8	6	6
Previous Potential	8	5	6

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Despite a strained oblique that kept him out for 5 days, Costello received a bump in movement.

	Stuff	Movement	Control
Current Potential	8	6	6
Previous Potential	8	5	6

To be fair, the oblique strain probably makes him stand crooked, causing him to put more pressure on that side of the ball which results in more movement. I’d recommend hurting him more.

[Dington]

Despite a strained oblique that kept him out for 5 days, Costello received a bump in movement.

	Stuff	Movement	Control
Current Potential	8	6	6
Previous Potential	8	5	6

To be fair, the oblique strain probably makes him stand crooked, causing him to put more pressure on that side of the ball which results in more movement. I’d recommend hurting him more.

Welp, realize my ratings table is wrong lol.

[Dington]

	Stuff	Movement	Control
Current	4	4	5
Potential	8	5	6

Custello hasn't seen much progress this season, starting the season with 7|7|7 ratings, but just had his stuff increase from to 8. The hope was to see Custello in the rotation in 2046, but with the team not playing well and Custello not developing as quickly as we hoped, he is preparing for a 2047 debut. His four plus pitches have the team excited for his future.

	Stuff	Movement	Control
Current	8	7	7
Potential	11	7	7

[Dington]

Fans are excited to see Custello pitch in Nashville and are really hoping his offseason bears fruit. He's got four plus pitches: fastball, curveball, changeup, and knuckle curve. All four are plus pitches with his changeup being his killer. If he can fine tune those pitches this preseason, he should see himself in a Bluebirds jersey by the end of April.

	Stuff	Movement	Control
End 2046	8	7	7
Begin 2047	8	7	7
Potential	11	7	7

ETA: 2047