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Originally Posted by darkhorse
Rated the Marlins 23rd best prospect by FanGraphs during the offseason because of a fastball that tops out in the high 80s. The real worry with a junkballer is that the margin for error is so slim. Still, whatever happens beyond this point, to pitch 14 innings of 5 hit shutout ball in your first two big league starts will be one to tell the grandkids.
https://blogs.fangraphs.com/top-32-p...miami-marlins/ |
What a difference a few months can make.
"Not overpowering, Yamamoto mixed in all five of his pitches, going heavy with 33 four-seam fastballs while adding 34 sliders, and 20 curveballs, according to Statcast. His fastball averaged 91.5 mph, maxing out at 93.2 mph. But it was his offspeed stuff that kept St. Louis guessing."
Adding velocity is a great way to enhance your prospect status and viability at the big league level.