Rank History
| Year | Team | Position | Team Rank | OFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | CHC | LHP | 27 | 40 |
Grades Update: Nov 2020
| OFP | Role | FB | CB | SL | CH | Cmd/Cnt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 40 | 55 | 55 | 50 | 45 | 50/50 |
Nov 2020 Report
Evaluator: Matt Thompson
Age: 25 yr
Height: 6-0
Weight: 210 lbs
Hits/Throws: L/L
Acquired: 2018 Draft - Round 32
RuleV: 2021
Physical Description: Short, stocky. Well built with broad shoulders and big thighs. Lacks physical projection. Relatively new to pitching. Was an accomplished soccer player growing up. Missed time in college after getting hit the head with a line drive during batting practice.
Delivery & Mechanics: Exclusively from the stretch. Starts closed off and the cross-fire delivery adds even more funk to the profile. Doesn't look like he gets great extension, but would need the data to confirm that. 3/4 arm slot. Very repeatable, efficient delivery.
Fastball: Will change it up and throw a four-seamer or a sinker. Tops out at 95 but sits around 93 with arm-side run that's difficult to barrel. Sequences very well, no obvious patterns. Had a groundball rate around 60%, and excels at keeping the ball in the park. Grade: 55
Curveball: Re-worked the pitch and altered the grip to differentiate it from the slider. Tight, late 11-to-5 break. Will throw it for a strike and appears to have a slightly higher velocity version when he throws it as a chase pitch below the zone. Grade: 55
Slider: Sits in the upper 80s. Commands the pitch well. Tighter break and lives low in the zone. Not much depth, more horizontal break. Pitch gets weak contact. Grade: 50
Changeup: Glove side run. Really good separation off of the fastball. Pitch lives in the low-80s. Average command, not much depth. Grade: 45
Control and Command: Patterson throws strikes consistently. Command of his off-speed pitches is the separater and the main reason for his dominance in the lower levels. Control: 50 | Command: 50
Overall: Patterson pitched well enough out of the bullpen the Cubs transitioned him to the rotation in the middle of the 2019 season while he was at Myrtle Beach. While I think he's a reliever long term letting him start at polish his deeper arsenal is the right move. Patterson projects as a multi-inning relief arm with enough of an arsenal to make it difficult on hitters.
OFP: 40
Role: 40 - Spot Starter/Long Relief
Risk: Moderate
