Player Profile - Garrison Bryant

Garrison Bryant - 2019 Brooklyn Cyclones Team Card

Background, Stats, Videos.

Background: 

Garrison Bryant. Starting Pitcher, Bats Left, Throws Right; 6-3, 202lb; DOB 12/3/1998 Deerfield, NH, USA; 2016 June Amateur Draft - Round: 36, Pick: 24, Overall: 1090 Clearwater HS (Clearwater, FL) by the New York Mets.  

Amazing Avenue: "Mets scouts happened to catch him pitching while scouting another player...offered him $100,000 to forgo his commitment to college and play baseball professionally...the 17-year-old was assigned to the GCL Mets."

Three years later in 2019, Garrison was the Ace of the NY Penn Champion Brooklyn Cyclones.  In his fourth professional season, Garrison led the team with a 5-1 record, 2.39 ERA, 75 K’s in 75.1 innings, and a .84 WHIP.  

It was bad enough that he missed all of the 2020 season when Minor League games were cancelled due to COVID-19 but then in 2021, after just two starts, he hit the Injured List on May 20th and did not pitch again until August 13th.  His regular season 2021 line - 1-1, 4.34 ERA, 7 games, 18.2 innings, 19 hits, 5 HRs,  4 walks, 18 Ks; 1.232 WHIP.

The Mets then chose to give him more work in the Arizona Fall League where he went 1-1, 4.80 ERA, 6 games, 15 innings, 15 hits, 5 HRs,  8 walks, 13 Ks; 1.533 WHIP.

More than results, the big thing was just to get some work in before the season ended after the early injury. 

With a fastball that tops out in the low 90’s and after the lack of work these last two years, Garrison is not listed on many top Mets Prospect Lists. However, as I said earlier, he was the best pitcher on Brooklyn in 2019 and threw six shutout innings in his start in the championship series.  

He will be Rule 5 eligible once the lockout ends.  If he is not chosen this year, he will be a young minor league free agent next Winter - not turning 24 until December.  

Can he return to the form that made him so effective in 2019?  If so, he could be a very valuable pitcher in Binghamton and possibly even Syracuse in 2022.

Garrison Bryant’s FANGRAPHS page.

Garrison Bryant’s Baseball Savant page.

Stats: 

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Videos:

You Tube: Garrison Bryant Talks Fall League.

Some paint from @GarrisonBryant in his start with the Salt River Rafters yesterday. 🎨🖌️ pic.twitter.com/o3iwPK2Z3C

— Mets Farm Report (@MetsFarmReport) November 16, 2021

.@GarrisonBryant fanned four batters over three innings in his @MLBazFallLeague start yesterday. pic.twitter.com/SKhVbIv0hW

— Mets Farm Report (@MetsFarmReport) November 4, 2021

Three shutout innings in the books for @GarrisonBryant. 💪 pic.twitter.com/ey4Nrlyp97

— Mets Farm Report (@MetsFarmReport) October 20, 2021

Video of Garrison Bryant pitching in 2019 for Brooklyn.

John Smoltz interviewing Garrison Bryant.