Just like Alek Manoah, Ricky Tiedemann has “it”.

The 19-year-old was drafted in the third round of the 2021 draft. There is a chance that he will become one of the best players in that draft, in fact, he may be close already.
The ascension of Ricky Tiedemann has been a whirlwind this season. He started his professional career with the Dunedin Blue Jays in Low A, posting a 1.80 ERA and 2.08 FIP in 30 innings pitched. He had a 44.5 K% and an 11.8 BB%.
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<a href="https://twitter.com/TiedemannRicky3?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TiedemannRicky3</a> (Ricky Tiedemann) with his first career strikeout at the Double A level.
This one coming on three pitches.
Here&#39;s his K thread.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlueJays?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BlueJays</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NextLevel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NextLevel</a> <a href="https://t.co/XKOE6caO7o">pic.twitter.com/XKOE6caO7o</a>
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You’d think a promotion to a higher level where he’s four years younger would pose an issue for the 19-year-old? Not a chance. In High A Vancouver, he posted a 2.39 ERA and a 2.73 FIP in 37.2 innings pitched. He had a 36 K% and an 8 BB%.
The thing is, he actually dominated the first five games he pitched in at that level. In 23.2 innings pitched he had a 0.38 ERA and a 1.53 FIP, along with a 38.9 K% and a 5.6 BB%. However, his last three starts before his promotion weren’t quite as dominant statistically.
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Here&#39;s his second K on a slider.
That is a very, very hard slider. <a href="https://t.co/ZLlS2SPfEr">pic.twitter.com/ZLlS2SPfEr</a>
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Either way, he spent time on the development list to work on some things before making his debut tonight. 
Tiedemann was one of the youngest pitchers in High A, but he is the second youngest pitcher in Double A, only behind Eury Perez of the Marlins. The young lefty didn’t look out of place in his debut with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.
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85 mph changeup.
If he continues to paint the bottom of the zone, he will get ground balls <a href="https://t.co/KGoW6OeDEr">pic.twitter.com/KGoW6OeDEr</a>
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In three innings, he had a line of 1 hit, 0 earned runs, one walk, and FIVE strikeouts. 
As for his batted ball profile, he had three ground balls (good), one fly ball, and one line drive. Striking out five players aside, the fact he kept the ball on the ground is equally as impressive. 
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Tiedemann paints the top of the zone with a slider for his fourth K of the night <a href="https://t.co/ih8HnobKLT">pic.twitter.com/ih8HnobKLT</a>
&mdash; Brennan Delaney (@Brennan_L_D) <a href="https://twitter.com/Brennan_L_D/status/1555699302542053378?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 5, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Sadly, he was only slated to go three innings, but if you don’t have MiLB TV, Ricky Tiedemann is well worth the purchase.
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Here&#39;s his fifth K of the night. Slider. <a href="https://t.co/xR3TZqIO4v">pic.twitter.com/xR3TZqIO4v</a>
&mdash; Brennan Delaney (@Brennan_L_D) <a href="https://twitter.com/Brennan_L_D/status/1555702272188899330?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 5, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Can’t wait to see the young left-hander take the mound next week!
As always, you can follow me on Twitter @Brennan_L_D.

Just like Alek Manoah, Ricky Tiedemann has “it”.



The 19-year-old was drafted in the third round of the 2021 draft. There is a chance that he will become one of the best players in that draft, in fact, he may be close already.

The ascension of Ricky Tiedemann has been a whirlwind this season. He started his professional career with the Dunedin Blue Jays in Low A, posting a 1.80 ERA and 2.08 FIP in 30 innings pitched. He had a 44.5 K% and an 11.8 BB%.

https://twitter.com/Brennan_L_D/status/1555694466404679682

You’d think a promotion to a higher level where he’s four years younger would pose an issue for the 19-year-old? Not a chance. In High A Vancouver, he posted a 2.39 ERA and a 2.73 FIP in 37.2 innings pitched. He had a 36 K% and an 8 BB%.

The thing is, he actually dominated the first five games he pitched in at that level. In 23.2 innings pitched he had a 0.38 ERA and a 1.53 FIP, along with a 38.9 K% and a 5.6 BB%. However, his last three starts before his promotion weren’t quite as dominant statistically.

https://twitter.com/Brennan_L_D/status/1555697649965305857

Either way, he spent time on the development list to work on some things before making his debut tonight. 

Tiedemann was one of the youngest pitchers in High A, but he is the second youngest pitcher in Double A, only behind Eury Perez of the Marlins. The young lefty didn’t look out of place in his debut with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats.

https://twitter.com/Brennan_L_D/status/1555698451119226880

In three innings, he had a line of 1 hit, 0 earned runs, one walk, and FIVE strikeouts. 

As for his batted ball profile, he had three ground balls (good), one fly ball, and one line drive. Striking out five players aside, the fact he kept the ball on the ground is equally as impressive. 

https://twitter.com/Brennan_L_D/status/1555699302542053378

Sadly, he was only slated to go three innings, but if you don’t have MiLB TV, Ricky Tiedemann is well worth the purchase.

https://twitter.com/Brennan_L_D/status/1555702272188899330

Can’t wait to see the young left-hander take the mound next week!

As always, you can follow me on Twitter @Brennan_L_D.

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