When you have a good fastball and good control, what do you have? Troy Melton.
Category Archives: Pitcher
Christian Scott, RHP, NYM
What will it take for Christian Scott to succeed as a starter for the Mets?
Drew Thorpe, RHP, NYY
A year ago, Drew Thorpe was all about potential. How’d that potential turn out?
Anthony Veneziano, LHP, KC
Knocking on the door of the majors is Anthony Veneziano. But in what role?
Mike Vasil, RHP, NYM
What happened to Mike Vasil this summer?
Zebby Matthews, RHP, MIN
Psst! Meet someone the scouts are ignoring. Meet Zebby Matthews
David Festa, RHP, MIN
It’s not every day I quote Dean Wormer in a writeup. Meet David Festa.
Justin Jarvis, RHP, MIL
You can learn a lot by looking beyond the raw numbers. Meet Justin Jarvis.
AJ Smith-Shawver, RHP, ATL
When you have a pitcher who walks too many, but scouts drool over, what gives? Meet AJ Smith-Shawver.
Carson Ragsdale, RHP, SF
Ready to take a leap of faith? Come on in and meet Carson Ragsdale.
Bryan Woo, RHP, SEA
After moving through three levels in 2022, Bryan Woo is already up to Double-A this year.
Cole Henry, RHP, WAS
While we wait for Cole Henry to recover from Thoracic Outlet surgery, what do his skills tell us await Nationals fans in the future?
Victor Lizarraga, RHP, SD
What were you doing at age 18? Victor Lizarraga was facing batters four years his senior. How’d he do?
Darius Vines, RHP, ATL
He’s succeeding at the highest minor league levels. What’s next for Darius Vines?
Jackson Wolf, LHP, SD
Sometimes it all comes together. Sometimes the command needs work. Meet Jackson Wolf.
Max Meyer, RHP, MIA
Tommy John Surgery has pushed back Max Meyer’s debut to probably 2024. What can we expect when he does return?
Andrew Painter, RHP, PHI
This is me telling you to trade for Andrew Painter as soon as y– oh, never mind, it’s too late.
Jared Shuster *, LHP, ATL
Have you ever tried to submerge a cork in water? Meet Jared Shuster.
Royber Salinas, RHP, OAK
Another part of that Sean Murphy trade, Royber Salinas does something that astonishes me.
Kyle Muller, LHP, OAK
One of the players coming back to Oakland in the Sean Murphy deal, Kyle Muller is a pretty good prospect.
Eury Pérez, RHP, MIA
Meet the next big (and I mean big) pitching prospect for the Marlins: Eury Pérez.
Cody Morris, RHP, CLE
Cody Morris started five games for the Guardians in September, 2022 with middling results. Is he a middling pitcher?
Evan Reifert, RHP, TAM
Let’s do something a bit different and examine a reliever instead of a starter. The scouts just checked out, but we are still looking at Evan Reifert.
Levi Stoudt *, RHP, CIN
A pitcher the Reds acquired from Seattle as part of the Luis Castillo deal, what do we know about Levi Stoudt?
Noah Cameron, LHP, KC
When a minor league prospect is ignored by the industry, what should we do? Meet Noah Cameron.