The former star right-handed pitcher for the Elkins High School Knights in Sugar Land, Texas, spent four productive years in San Marcos, Texas, with the Bobcats. A reliever throughout his college years, Theriot appeared in 81 games, 120.2 innings, going 11-7 with a 4.85 ERA, 96 strikeouts, and 55 walks. In his final season at Bobcat Ballpark, he helped the team to win the 2019 Sun Belt Conference Championship.
The Rays sent Brayden to Princeton (full season rookie, Appalachian League), where he went 5-1, in 13 games and 25.2 innings. Interestingly, as a college hurler, his strikeout to walk ratio was 1.75 - respectable, but not spectacular. As a pro, he struck out 30 and walked only 2, for an astonishing 15.0 K/BB ratio. If he is able to maintain such numbers, he’s a lock to advance in the Rays system. Nothing in baseball is a given, but Theriot has the stuff to make it happen, and he was off to an exceptional pro start.
Unfortunately, Theriot and every other minor leaguer lost a full season due to the pandemic. 2021 presents a new opportunity for him and everyone else to resume their chosen profession, and fans are eager to see minor league baseball again.
Theriot is another great example of an undrafted player getting a chance as a pro, and this guy will continue to prove he belongs. He is likely to start the new season in South Carolina with the Low-A Charleston RiverDogs, with a chance to move up to the High-A Bowling Green Hot Rods.
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