RHP Tyler Bremner, 1st round (2nd) – Los Angeles Angels - Signed $7,689,525

Hometown: San Diego, Calif.

Born and resides: San Diego.

Height/Weight: 6’ 2” 190 lbs.

Bats/Throws: R-R.

Slot Value: $10,252,700

Scout: Bo Hughes.

School: University of California, Santa Barbara.

Coach: Andrew Checketts.

Previous Teams: Team USA College team … CBA (California Baseball Academy), Scripps Ranch High School, The Longhorns.

Rankings: Listed 11th on Baseball America’s final top 500 … No. 18 on MLB Pipeline’s top 250 … No. 13 on Baseball America’s top 400 and top 500 ... Third on Baseball America’s top 300 ... No. 4 on MLB Pipeline ... No. 7 on Perfect Game Scouting Service top 400 ... Ranked 28th on ESPN’s top 150 prospects … No. 34 on The Athletic’s top 100 … Baseball America’s No. 1 college player in the state of California.

Canadian passport: Yes. He would like to play for Team Canada in the WBC to honour his mother Jennifer, who passed June 11, 2025.

Big date: Invited to MLB Draft Combine in Phoenix at Chase Field.

Genes: Born in San Diego, his parents are Canadian ... father Jason Bremner, is from Mississauga, grew up on Havenwood Drive and attended Glenforest Secondary School on Fieldgate Dr. and played for Forest Glen in Mississauga, and his late mother Jennifer, of Queensville, Ont., north of Newmarket. Both University of Western Ontario grads. Summered at Jen’s parents cottage on Kennisis Lake every summer for four-to-six weeks until travel ball schedule became too heavy, with sometimes as many as 20 cousins, aunts and uncles gathering on summer weekends.

Quotable: “Wouldn’t it be something to have Tyler Bremner pitching on Bremner Blvd?” asked Jason from Poway, Calif. before his son struck out 10 against University of California, Riverside Highlanders in an ESPN telecast. The Toronto Blue Jays choose eighth in the July draft.

Favourite teams: San Diego Padres and the Toronto Blue Jays.

Spring of 2025 with Santa Barbara: Finished with a 5-4 record and a 3.49 ERA in 14 starts ... Walked only 19 and struck out 111 in 77 1/3 innings ... Had 77 strikeouts in his final seven starts -- in 43 innings ... No one in the conference has more strikeouts than Bremner, his 111 were the most he has had in one season of college ball and the most in The Big West by 27 and eighth among all Division I pitchers. Bremner’s career total is 295 ... Struck out 13 in seven scoreless against CSU Bakersfield allowing three hits and walking one for the win … Gained the win against LMU as he fanned 10 allowing one run on one hit and one walk … The third strikeout put him alone atop UC Santa Barbara's career strikeout leaderboard, surpassing the 274 that Dan Yokubaitis collected between 1983-86 ... Pitched six innings of two-run ball allowing five hits and two walks as he piled up 10 strikeouts, leaving with a 3-2 lead, but had a no decision in a 4-3 win over Fullerton ... Took the loss against San Diego allowing four runs -- three earned -- on four hits and four walks, as he struck out eight ... Fanned 13 allowing three runs on six hits and one walk in no decision against Cal Poly ... Struck out 10 giving up four runs on seven hits and one walk in win against UC Riverside ... Struck out 10 facing UC Davis allowing one unearned run on four hits ... Tagged for six runs -- five earned -- on eight hits and one walk in loss to Long Beach State ... Whiffed seven in six innings as allowed three runs on six hits and walked two against UC Irvine ... Gave up one run on four hits and three walks as he struck out eight in six innings facing Hawaii ... Gave up three runs on four hits and three walks while fanning six against Cal State Northridge ... Was superb against Fresno State giving up one run on three hits while striking out four ... Allowed three runs on five hits in three innings against Seattle whiffing six ... Pitched three scoreless/hitless innings with one walk and 10 strikeouts in his debut against Campbell.

Honours: 2024 season at Santa Barbara _ Earned Perfect Game Second Team All-American honours … One of two Canadians named as a finalist for the Dick Howser award as the college player of the year … Perfect Game All-America Second Team … ABCA/Rawlings All-America Third Team … NCBWA All-America Third Team … Invited to USA Baseball Collegiate National Team Training Camp ... ABCA/Rawlings All-West Region First Team … First Team All-Big West … Named Big West Pitcher of the Week in April ... 2023 season at Santa Barbara _ All-Big West Honorable Mention ... 2022 season at Scripps Ranch HS _ Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason All American All Region First Team California ... Scripps High pitcher of the year ...With CBA Marucci National … Earned All-tournament team at WWBA Grads or 17U National championship in Marietta Ga. … 2021 season at Scripps Ranch _ Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason All American All Region Honourable Mention, California region ... With CBA Mariucci/Red Sox Scout Team: All-tournament team at WWBA World championship in Jupiter Fla. ... With CBA Marucci National _ Most Valuable Pitcher and all-tournament team at 18U PG Fall National championship in Surprise Az. and All-tournament team 17U World Series at Surprise Az. … 2020 season at Scripps Ranch _ Rawlings/Perfect Game Preseason All American All Region Honourable. Mention, California region … 2018 with San Diego Longhorns _ Earned All-Tounament team at 14U PG Super25 California Super qualifier in Cerritos Calif. … 2017 with San Diego Longhorns _ Named Most Valuable Pitcher and All-Tournament team at the PGBA 13U Battle of the West in Cerritos Calif.

Summer of 2024 with Team USA College Team: Pitched in one game in the International Friendship Series working three innings … Did not give up a run or hit and struck out four batters in a 9-0 win over Chinese Taipei in Greensboro, N.C. … Finished the series with a 0.00 ERA.

Spring of 2024 with Santa Barbara: Recorded an 11-1 mark in 19 appearances (nine starts) with a 2.54 ERA ... Struck out 104 batters in 88 2/3 innings, holding opponents to a .182 batting average … His strikeout total of 104 tied for the 10th-most in one season by a Gaucho pitcher, while his 11 victories match the fourth-best single-season mark … Finished regular season with the 15th-best ERA, 11th-fewest hits allowed per nine innings and third-lowest WHIP in all of Division I … Threw his first career complete game at Cal State Bakersfield, allowing one run striking out a career-high 12 hitters … Pitched 6 2/3 innings of one-run ball against Oregon in the Santa Barbara regional striking out eight … Worked as a reliever from Feb. 23 through April 7, including a six-inning relief outing at Cal Poly … Pitched five scoreless outings as a reliever, highlighted by a four-inning, hitless, seven-strikeout day against Long Beach State and one as a starter, blanking Fullerton over eight innings to complete Santa Barbara’s first sweep of the Titans since 1986.

Summer of 2023 with Corvallis in West Coast League: Had two appearances (one start) with a 2.25 ERA ... Walked one and fanned five in four innings.

Tyler’s late mother Jen, who grew up Queensville, Ont. (north of Newmarket, Ont.) and Jason Bremner, who grew up in Mississauga, Ont., with their son Tyler after a win.

Spring of 2023 with Santa Barbara: Was 5-4 with a 5.37 ERA in 17 games (eight starts) with only 17 walks and 80 strikeouts in 55 1/3 innings ,,, Finished with the 10th-highest strikeouts-per-nine-innings ratio (13.01 K/9) in all of Division I … Second among all Big West freshmen in strikeouts … Matched the team high with five wins and earned four saves … Earned his first career save with a near-perfect performance at Oregon, pitching the final three innings and striking out seven of the 10 Ducks he faced, with the only runner reaching on an error … Earned his first career win and had season-high nine strikeouts against Pepperdine, working six scoreless … Had two more scoreless outings on the season, both in relief, against UC San Diego and Loyola Marymount … Also had a two-inning outing against CSU Bakersfield in which he only allowed one unearned run.

Scouting reports

Baseball America

No. 3 RHP Tyler Bremner

School: UC Santa Barbara Drafted/Committed: Never Drafted

Age At Draft: 21.2

Bremner cemented himself as one of the premier arms in the country in 2024, when he posted a 2.54 ERA with 104 strikeouts to just 21 walks in 88 2/3 innings for UC Santa Barbara. Bremner has an easy, under control operation with present arm speed. He attacks hitters from a high 3/4s slot and his fastball sits in the 93-96 mph range while topping out at 98. It has big-time run and ride, and is most effective when located in the top half of the zone. His fastball’s velocity and shape makes it a plus pitch. He boasts two quality secondary offerings in a mid-80s change up and low-80s slider. Bremner’s change is the more polished of the two and earns 70-grade reviews, but his slider has consistently flashed plus. In 2024, Bremner’s change generated an impressive 46% miss rate. He has advanced feel for the offering and will throw it to both left and right-handed hitters. The change plays well off his mid-90s fastball and flashes late tumbling life. Bremner’s slider features ample late sweeping life, as well as some depth, and is a real weapon against right-handed hitters. Bremner profiles as a starter on the strength of his plus control, low-effort delivery and chance for three plus pitches. He has a chance to be the first arm off the board.

Scouting Grades: Fastball: 60. Slider: 55. Change up: 65. Control: 60.

Young Tyler is all set for his picture to be on the Rogers Centre Jumbotron.

Perfect Game

Frame/Delivery/Arm Action

Bremner has some physicality with a large frame. He’s got a sturdy look to him with an imposing look on the mound. He has present strength throughout, but I would have to assume that there is not much left in the frame projection-wise, though he may make some refinements moving forward. Bremner works from the wind-up with a sidestep into the delivery, working into a knee-to-core leg lift. The leg lift has some deception to it; it’s a quicker move working down the hill. From the stretch, he has lower hands to start with an even setup, showing a quick leg lift to the core. He has a longer and full takeaway working through the back, hiding it well while working through a high three-quarters arm slot. He creates some good extension at release and has arm speed working through it. Overall, Bremner’s delivery projects well and he certainly looks the part on the mound.

Arsenal/Pitch Mix

Bremner works into the upper-90s on the fastball, and he has reached back for 98 mph in the past, usually settling in the mid-90s. The pitch has a good ride to it, and he has a good angle and plane to the pitch. He controls the arm-side third of the zone well and can command the fastball with electric command. His best off-speed pitch is certainly his changeup. The pitch works the low- to mid-80s with really good depth and tumble to it. He pronates hard and will throw the pitch to righties, proving to be a plus-pitch and one that he can throw to both righties/lefties and continuously pound the zone with it while also missing bats with it. The pitch tunnels with the fastball really well and causes problems for the opposition. He has a slider in the mix as well and the pitch works the mid-to upper-80s with a tight gyro-shape to it. Short with sweep, and it’s a pitch he mixes in. It projects as the third-best pitch in the arsenal, though some believe it is a future-plus offering. He’s got three good pitches and can find ways to get the job done for his team.

Abilities/Traits To Like

Bremner has a really impressive delivery that projects well. He will be able to replicate the delivery and its projects for the next level. On top of that, he’s got two plus pitches presently, and some folks believe that he will be able to get a full arsenal of plus stuff down the line. The changeup is his best pitch in my book, given how easily he can pound the zone for called strikes or swings-and-misses and have success. The upper-90s fastball is obviously a weapon as well. UCSB has produced some quality arms over the years, and Bremner certainly looks the part as well, being another arm that projects well at the next level. Bremner’s profile has a lot to like moving forward; there’s no doubt about that.

The Buzz

Bremner has been near the top of this class since the inception of most draft boards and he has put together some really impressive stuff overall. He’s logged 34.0 innings so far this spring over 7 starts. He has issued just 9 walks to 37 punchouts. He shows an elite feel to command and is able to pound the zone with all of his pitches. He’s pitching to a 3.74 ERA over his 24 college starts and 43 total appearances and has been able to produce a proven track record over time.

Summation

Bremner is more than likely going to be a top-ten pick in this summer’s draft. There shouldn’t be any doubt that he is going to be a top pick this year and he could easily be college RHSP1 off the board, being the second arm off the board behind Jamie Arnold. He’s a physically sturdy and strong right-hander up to 98 mph on the heater with a plus-fastball, plus-changeup, and tons of feel to command the zone. He’s made noise in his college career, built a good resume, and proven that he’s got the stuff to bring quality impact to a pro organization.

MLB Pipeline

No. 4 RHP Tyler Bremner

UC Santa Barbara

AGE: 20

B-T: R- R

HT 6’ 2” WT 190

Scouting grades: Fastball: 65 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 65 | Control: 55 | Overall: 60

In his first two years at Santa Barbara, Bremner has slid back and forth between starting and relieving, finding success in both roles in 2024 to put up gaudy numbers. He began the year in the rotation but moved to the bullpen when Hudson Barrett got hurt. He was back in the rotation when Matt Ager struggled, helping the Gauchos reach (and host) a Regional.

With the chance for three plus pitches and easy velocity, Bremner has some thinking he could figure into conversations at the very top of the 2025 Draft. His fastball averaged a tick over 95 mph in 2024 and touched 98 mph with good ride, lighting up the radar gun with little effort and with some feeling there’s room for growth and more velocity to come in pro ball. His best secondary offering is his easily plus change up that some scouts hang a 70 grade on. He’ll throw it to any hitter in any count, and it stays on the fastball plane for a long time with late, hard fade, missing bats at a 46-percent clip in 2024. His 86-88 mph slider with gyro-type shape has improved as well.

Perhaps the only question surrounding Bremner is about durability, as he’s yet to show he can handle a full season of starting. But he throws all of his pitches for strikes and misses bats with all three offerings. Proving he can take the ball every Friday this spring should cement him near the top of most draft boards.