Fried, 23, has a 5.49 ERA and 59:27 K:BB through 57.1 innings for Double-A Mississippi.
The strikeouts are nice, but Fried has allowed entirely too many baserunners. He has also been bitten by the home run ball, having served up seven homers in 11 starts. His inability to keep the ball down as much at the higher levels is coming back to haunt him. Fried still has plenty of upside, but he's been too inconsistent to remain an elite pitching prospect.