Tyler Bremner hasn’t been in pro ball long, and he’s barely had time to settle into Double-A. None of that mattered Tuesday night.
In Game 2 of the Southern League Finals at Toyota Field, the Angels’ No. 2 prospect looked anything but green. Bremner carved through Biloxi for five scoreless innings, striking out seven while allowing just two hits and two walks in Rocket City’s eventual 7-0 loss. He also piled up 13 swings-and-misses after throwing five innings of two-run ball in the semifinals against Knoxville.
That kind of poise has shown up throughout his first season in the system. The 2025 No. 2 overall pick finished with a 4.33 ERA between High-A Tri-City and Rocket City, but his year started with a burst: a 1.08 ERA and 25 strikeouts over 16 2/3 innings in April.
Bremner’s rise also earned him a spot in July’s All-Star Futures Game, where he recorded the final out of the American League’s 6-1 win. And the numbers behind his pro debut help explain why the Angels are so high on him. Across the two levels, he struck out 100 batters in 72 2/3 innings, good for a 12.4 K/9 percentage.
The right-hander works with a three-pitch mix built around two plus offerings, a 65-grade fastball and a changeup. That bat-missing ability was the calling card in college, too. The UC Santa Barbara product appeared in 50 games there, posting a 3.58 ERA and a 12.0 K/9 before moving on to the minors, where he has already shown he can keep pitching with power.
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