Rank History
| Year | Team | Position | Team Rank | OFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | HOU | RHP | 35 | 30 |
Grades Update: Jan 2021
| OFP | Role | FB | CB | SL | Cont/Cmd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 30 | 45 | 45 | 40 | 40/30 |
Jan 2021 Report
Evaluator: Trevor Hooth
Age: 25 yr
Height: 6-1
Weight: 172 lbs
Hits/Throws: R/R
Acquired: 2014 IFA
RuleV: Eligible
Physical Description: Physically mature. Thick build, but not in a bad way. He looks heavier than the listed weight. Appears to have built out the frame very well.
Delivery & Mechanics: Traditional 3/4 arm slot. High effort delivery. Ditched the windup and threw only out of the stretch by the end of 2019, which really helped simplify the mechanics. Hands are stomach height. Keeps front leg open. Hands rise to chest as leg comes up. Before reaching the height of the balance point the hands start dropping. Stays tall as he extends out. Finishes high and facing the plate.
Fastball: 94-95. Arm side run. Likes to make this pitch come back to the outside corner against righties. He tends to bury this pitch when he tries to put a little more behind it. He prefers to use this to change pace off his curveball rather than lead with it. Plays best at the knees, which is where he tries to work it. Grade: 45
Curveball: 77. Not quite a true 12-6 shape, but very close. Will use this pitch in any count. Sharp break creates whiffs. It doesn't get as much vertical movement as you'd like, but it's still a pitch he has a lot of confidence in. He controls it to both sides of the plate, making the pitch play up. Grade: 45
Slider: Can get up to 88. Gets some horizontal movement, but it's more of a gyro offering. Visually, the shape looks somewhere in the middle of a true slider or true cutter. It doesn't fool many hitters, but can get a swing and miss when breaking away from a corner. If he misses in the wrong spot, this pitch can get taken a very long way. Grade: 40
Control and Command: He tends to overthrow quite a bit, causing him to bury his pitches. He also can miss corners. Walks are a big part of his game. That being said, he does a good job keeping everything off the big part of the plate. So the knock in control is more for missing the zone, rather than missing in spots susceptible to hard contact. Control: 40 | Command: 30
Overall: Abandoning the windup was helpful in simplifying mechanics, but there's still plenty of control issues for Rosado. His pitch mix plays well off each other, but there's no pitch that pops as one that can stand alone. He loves to employ the curveball early and often, which makes the fastball play well. Without any significant improvement somewhere, it's going to be a very tough road for Rosado to have a big league future.
OFP: 30
Role: 30 - Up/Down Emergency Depth
Risk: Moderate
