Though limited in upside, Conlon’s best attribute is that he is a strike-throwing machine. He has continued to show double-plus control this season (1.3 BB/9), backing up his 2016 numbers of 1.5 BB/9 across two Class A levels in 2016. He works quickly from an abbreviated windup with a long arm action with arm stab in the back and a herky-jerky delivery that comes with some head whack that lends some deception.

His four-pitch mix, however, offers nothing in the form of a major league average offering. His fastball is well-below-average offering sitting just 86-to-89 mph, and it shows some arm-side run and tail with average overall movement. He’s also got an, at times, useable slider in the 77-to-78 mph range with slurvy action, but most are below-average pitches. His curveball is a below average, 12-to-6 big roller in the 71-to-72 mph range. He seldom used his changeup, sitting 75-to-77 mph, which was surprising since it was reportedly his best pitch. While he can control and command the entire arsenal effectively, and at present is striking out a batter-per-inning and sporting a 2.88 ERA across seven starts, it’s hard to project Conlon any further than his present profile, and the repertoire will be subject to significant damage at the higher levels if given the chance, because, velocity and movement issues aside, he simply is absent a legitimate out pitch. Conlon will most likely have a ceiling of a Role 30, Triple-A organizational arm.