Prospect Spotlight: Jacob Condra-Bogan

Jacob Condra-Bogan       RHP        Potomac Nationals (High-A)

DOB: 8/30/1994     Height: 6’3”        Weight: 220       Bats: Right       Throws: Right

Jacob Condra-Bogan has an interesting backstory; originally drafted by Toronto in the 32nd round in 2017 after a career at Georgia Southern, he was unable to agree to terms with Toronto and was forced to play independent ball in the frontier league.  Kansas City signed him last winter, optioned him to Low-A to begin 2018 and watched him dominate the competition.  Condra-Bogan’s impressive results caught the Nationals’ attention, as he was the return for trading OF Brian Goodwin to the Royals in July.
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Condra-Bogan works exclusively from the stretch and utilizes an incredibly short arm swing into a traditional three-quarters arm slot.  It is almost jarring how fast he releases the ball from his hand.  He has a solid pitcher’s frame at 6’3” 220lbs (probably closer to 240lbs) and will need to watch his waistline as he matures.  Condra-Bogan is a below-average athlete who can struggle to repeat his delivery and is not particularly adept at fielding his position.  He has an excellent temperament for pitching in relief and an aggressive approach toward attacking opposing hitters.

He features a 3-pitch repertoire consisting of a fastball, slider and a changeup.  The fastball sits 92-to-94mph, touching 96mph at times, with arm-side sinking action into righties.  He has more present control than command, as he rarely walks hitters and pounds the bottom of the zone but struggles hitting his target.  The slider sits in the mid-80s with good quality spin, but the pitch shows more traditional curveball shape than sharp horizontal movement.  It is very inconsistent at present but has fringe-average to average potential.  Finally Condra-Bogan throws a 78-to-82mph changeup with good speed differential than his heater, but he dramatically slows his body and arm down while throwing it, easily tipping off opposing batters.

Condra-Bogan is an intriguing relief prospect due to his double-plus velocity, impressive control of the strike zone and occasionally impressive slider.  His lack of a plus off-speed pitch and mediocre command limits his overall ceiling.  That said Condra-Bogan has the ideal temperament and imposing mound presence to pitch in relief.  Condra-Bogan has a ceiling as a 7th inning reliever in the majors, with his most likely role being Triple-A reliever who receives a few cameos in the big leagues.

5 thoughts on “Prospect Spotlight: Jacob Condra-Bogan

  1. Bullpen review very good. Curious what a review on Steven Fuentes would sound like .
    In Fresno CA tonight.

    • Org award results.
      Ryan you said earlier this year Braymer has to turn the corner this summer. Yes he did !
      Jake Noll another Nats farmhand who accepted his roles in farm system. Rising up two pegs befitting the Boone award. Much like Raffie B, Read, Renda before him.
      Kudos to Anderson who plugged along @ Hags with a MASH unit on the DL and numerous guys passing through Hags on the way to Potomac
      like Steve McQueen in Bullitt Mustang .
      Poetic that Victor Robles had a showcase game in perhaps Bryce 34 s curtain call @ Nats Park .

      Old expo history raises its head in the possible global corruption in the Bronfman family ?

      • Oops I forgot. Review on one reliever begs the question in another : would Rizzo make a quality offer to former Lilliquist Card lad in Rosenthal for a rebooted bullpen??

    • Fuentes write up coming in the next week, perhaps as soon as tomorrow… sleeper arm in the system.

      • We both have similar hunches.
        Angel Guillen and J German not too far behind. Guillen with his Dane Dunning goggles
        Very cool Ryan

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