Rank History
| Year | Team | Position | Team Rank | OFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | CLE | LHP | 10 | 45 |
Grades Update: Nov 2020
| OFP | Role | FB | CB | CH | Ctr/Cmd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 55 | 60/50 |
Nov 2020 Report
Evaluator: Justin Lada
Age: 21 yr
Height: 6-4
Weight: 220 lbs
Hits/Throws: L/R
Acquired: 2017 Draft - Round 16, SD
RuleV: 2021
Physical Description: Tall, lanky frame. Long legs and long arms give him an impressive wingspan. Some physical projection left thanks to the overall frame and his age. Athletic, well built and moves well despite long levers.
Delivery & Mechanics: Works from third base side of rubber. Uses the lower half well, could get into his back leg harder. Belt high leg kick. Stays stacked before loading into his delivery. Good extension with plant leg. Uses glove arm high into air and good balance/posture during arm swing to hide the ball behind his back leg and create a natural high, near over the top arm slot. Efficient, sequenced delivery that he repeats well and takes advantage of his wingspan.
Fastball: 88-91 t94. Below average velocity and spin, but plays more average because of his wing span, extension and release point. Gets swings and misses in the zone because of its deception and extension. More control than command of the pitch overall. Comfortable spotting it low and to his glove side. Better at working east-west with it than north and south, but needs to live on the black with the pitch with its velocity. Not a premium offering and not a pitch he should feature a large percentage of the time, but more competitive than velocity and spin would indicate. Potential for a little more velocity still remains. Grade: 45
Curveball: 69-71. Over the top arm angle gives it good direction and shape. Can throw it as a pitch to get ahead and steal strikes and get hitters to expand below the zone. Needs added velocity to increase effectiveness and bite. Added velocity to fastball that could translate to curveball can help it play up to average. Grade: 50
Changeup: 77-79. Uses a vulcan grip. Easily a plus offering thanks to ability to sell it with fastball arm speed and the natural drop on it. Doesn't feature much run or fade, but drops under hitters bats. Pairs with his fastball exceptionally well and is adept at burying just at the bottom of the strike zone. Comfortable with the pitch. Will double up on it and throws it to left handers. Grade: 55
Control and Command: Fringe-average fastball command at least working north-south but is in the strike zone with all three offerings consistently. Can lose release point at times on curveball which hurts command. Commands changeup better than other two offerings. Does not miss by much when he does and avoids missing over the heart of the plate. Control: 60 | Command: 50
Overall: If Cantillo only takes marginal steps forward from how he currently operates, he could have a big league future in the back of a rotation. Plus makeup, work ethic, intelligent and confidence. Cleveland is great at taking pitchers who look like back end of the rotation fillers at first glance and then turning them into something more. Cantillo very much looks like that if you're just watching the radar gun but there's more there. That his fastball is already a competitive pitch despite having fringe-average metrics, if he adds fastball and curveball velocity, both of those offerings will improve, and in turn can make his changuep more effective.
OFP: 45
Role: 40 - Spot Starter/Long Reliever
Risk: Moderate
