This Live Looks piece covers Marco Luciano and the eve before his MLB call-up along with a handful of other Giants prospects and some future Rockies relievers.
The Fastball is the most important pitch in a pitcher’s arsenal. How we define a good fastball today is not the same way we used too. Raw velocity is no longer enough. Here are five pitchers with truly elite fastballs that go beyond just velocity or movement, but truly do everything.
Evan Gates dominated the minors in 2022 despite lacking impressive velocity, movement, or just general stuff. His command was also arguably below-average. So how is it that Evan Gates was so dominant for the Giants?
Daniel Espino is a top 15 prospect for his generationally great fastball, and elite slider. There is another much less heralded pitching prospect with the same fastball and the same slider. Meet Daniel Espino’s secret twin, and one of the more underrated pitching prospects in the game.
Here are some scouting looks at Giants’ prospects Heliot Ramos, Sean Hjelle, Gregory Santos, and David Villar and Rockies’ prospects Ryan Vilade and Jake Bird.
