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Originally Posted by Ocotillo
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What's your take on Quinn Mathews?
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Dunno much about him. Seems to be a fast riser; similar to Tink Hence in that he came from nowhere to explode up the prospect ranks.
Looks to me like the results are better than the stuff. Guessing he's a lefty that hides the ball really well. We won't know much about him until he gets to AAA. Or at least gets around 75 innings under his belt in AA. I just wanna see how his stuff works against more advanced hitters.
In the low minors, deception will get you a long way. By the time you get to AA and AAA, you have to actually be able to beat these guys to get those kinds of results. I just don't think you can scout stat lines in the low minors (at least not with pitchers; I think it works a little better for hitters). I mean he punched a guy out on a hung breaker in that clip and then threw an okay fastball to get the next guy but a big leaguer's going to spit on that pitch 9 times out of 10 (it wasn't a very competitive pitch; looked like a waste pitch that the guy swung at).
I like the delivery, though. Linear, fairly quiet, good finish. Maybe a little violent but nothing extreme. Looks like a nice foundation. I mean the guys getting outs and performing and there's nothing not to like about that. I just caution against putting too much stock in his numbers just yet.