VIDEO: Blue Jays Top Prospect Nate Pearson Destroys Josh Bell With Buzzsaw Fastball
By Jackson Thompson
The Toronto Blue Jays may have found themselves a future ace in Nate Pearson. On Sunday, the Blue Jays top ranked prospect had Pirates All-Star Josh Bell all crossed up with a nasty fastball up and in, forcing a swing out of Bell that we're sure he wishes he could have back.
Nate Pearson brings the heat against Josh Bell. pic.twitter.com/V6xHGhlOUT
— Ian Hunter (@BlueJayHunter) March 1, 2020
Bell had absolutely no chance at hitting that buzzsaw heater and he was clearly fooled by the gas on Pearson's pitch.
The 23-year-old right-hander finished the 2019 season at Triple-A and is projected to make the leap to the pros in 2020. Across three minor-league levels last year, Pearson logged a sterling 2.30 ERA with 119 strikeouts over 101.2 innings of work.