| Player: Brooks Caple | |||||||||||
| Org: Chicago Cubs | Highest Level: Double A | Position(s): RHP | |||||||||
| Height: 6’6″ | Weight: 230 lbs. | Bats: Left | Throws: Right | ||||||||
| Summary: Caple is a big right-hander with an old-fashioned windup and a sturdy build. His stride carries him a long way down the mound, and he finishes with plenty of extension. The fastball sits 93-95 and touches 98, released from a three-quarters slot on the high side, and it rides with a touch of cut. Between the release angle and how far he reaches, the pitch stays flat through the top of the zone, and hitters have trouble getting on top of it. His motion is smooth and doesn’t look like it takes much, and he fills the zone. He has a breaking ball for most situations, and he varies the speed and shape of each. A cutter in the upper 80s sits at the hard end, a sweeper in the mid 80s sits in the middle, a slider runs into the upper 80s, and a curveball in the upper 70s sits at the slow end. He can throw any of them for a strike or use them to get swings and misses. Everything he throws looks the same coming out of his hand. A split-change in the mid 80s drops away from the fastball’s line and produces whiffs, chases, and groundballs. A traditional changeup shows sink now and then but gets away from him. His command overall grades about average and has room to sharpen. Lefties are a limiter. He’s had difficulty with them, leaning on the fastball and going to the split only after he’s deep in the count. A pitch that catches the middle of the plate gets hit hard, and the profile is built around strikeouts and balls in the air. He still gets ahead of hitters and works for whiffs and soft contact, which gives him room to work deep into a game. He projects as a solid back-end starter. The repertoire’s depth, his feel for pitching, and his size are the makings of a big league rotation arm. If the stuff holds and he finds an answer for left-handed hitters, the outlook edges up toward the middle of a rotation. | |||||||||||
Shaun Kernahan is the founder and lead writer of Three Quarter Slot, where he blends scouting precision with a storyteller’s eye for the human side of the game. Based in Parker, Colorado, he has covered baseball prospects at every level since 2013, delivering in-depth evaluations, draft analysis, and developmental insight. Over the years, he has built Three Quarter Slot into a trusted home for thoughtful prospect coverage, detailed scouting reports, and a grounded look at how talent evolves
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