Tristan Beck, RHP
DOB: 6/24/1996
BATS: R  /  THROWS: R
ACQUIRED: Traded from Atlanta for with Mark Melancon, along with Dan Winkler
ORIGINALLY DRAFTED: 2018, 4th Round (by the Atlanta Braves)
LAST LEVEL: Triple-A
VOLATILITY: High

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GiantFutures 2023 Ranks: #11 Starting Pitcher

2022 Performance: Tristan Beck finally had a mostly healthy year, and had a solid year in the offensively-oriented Pacific Coast League.  He started the season with three games in Double-A, where he had a 2.57 ERA with 19 strikeouts to seven walks in 14.0 innings.  Though it was a brief appearance, Beck showed what the team hopes he can be in the time.

After that, he was promoted to Triple-A Sacramento, where he appeared in 20 games, 19 of which were starts.  He had just a 5.64 ERA with 97 strikeouts to 29 walks in 97.1 innings, while allowing 105 hits, 10 of which where home runs, to the tune of a .271 batting average allowed.

Beck started out with four rough games in Sacramento, when he had a 9.00 ERA, but generally got better as the season went on, with his ERA each month getting better, until he had a 4.00 ERA over five starts in August.  He ended the season on the IL, however, missing just a couple of weeks in September.  Overall, the right-handed pitcher managed a good starter’s profile, with a minimal split difference, allowing a .779 OPS against left-handed hitters versus a .716 OPS against right-handers.

Strengths and Weaknesses: Beck’s health has always been his weakness, as his most innings pitched before this past season was 81.1 innings.  To that end, Beck’s 111.1 innings in 2022 was a good sign.

Beck is a type of pitcher who throws a lot of different pitches, leading with a mid-90’s fastball, but throwing as many as six different types of pitches, based on Statcast, with his curve as his most used secondary pitch.  He also threw a slider, a sinker, a cutter, and a changeup, none of which grade out as a consistently plus pitch.  Beck’s profile doesn’t mesh with a Giants philosophy that generally leads to pitchers focusing on just a couple of their best pitches.

He has solid control, and his 2022 in Triple-A was one of his best walkrates in his career.  And while his pitches generally look good, he’s had problems with giving up hits.  When a pitcher has problems missing bats, things can go badly, and Beck’s ERA showed that.

2023 Outlook: Beck was protected on the 40-man roster this fall, and he should start the season probably in Triple-A, but as a starter who the team will rely on in case of injury to the guys in the bigs.  With a couple of starters coming off of injury this season, he may be needed often.

Future Profile: Beck’s ceiling is pretty low.  He’s got the profile to be a solid starting pitcher, a guy who’ll get both wins and take losses.  The big question is if he can stay healthy over the long-term.  If he can’ he’ll be a solid innings-eater in a big league rotation.