Rank History
| Year | Team | Position | Team Rank | OFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | HOU | RHP | 9 | 45 |
Grades Update: Jan 2021
| OFP | Role | FB | SL | CH | Cont/Cmd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 40 | 50 | 55 | 40 | 45/40 |
Jan 2021 Report
Evaluator: Geoff Pontes
Age: 25 yr
Height: 6-2
Weight: 188 lbs
Hits/Throws: R/R
Acquired: 2015 IFA, MIL
RuleV: 2021
Physical Description: Tall, lean, with long levers, and a high waist. Muscular quads and glutes but not bulky, wiry strength and athletic pitcher's build. Similar frame to Luis Castillo.
Delivery & Mechanics: Throws exclusively from stretch, quick load up with a high leg lift that heavily closes off his frontside before drive. It's almost an old school looking operation as he gets deep tilt over his back hip as he twists and coils before drive exploding to the plate. He gets deep into his glutes allowing for him to carry 95+ mph velocity across multiple innings.
Fastball: Easy plus velocity sitting 94-97 mph consistently on the gun. For all that it has in the way of velocity, it lacks movement. Arrow straight and hitters are more easily on it at 95-97 than they should be. In Torres' favor he commands it well east to west dotting called third strikes in bunches. Works well elevated but he tends to cut it at bitin the upper quadrants. What should be an above average offering Torres' fastball isn't as overpowering as it always should be. The pitch plays down a grade and ultimately is closer to average than not. Grade: 50
Slider: Above average pitch he shows innate feel for. Torres will show two distinctly different versions of the slider, a slower more vertical slurve at 78-80 and a harder slider with more cut and less two plane break at 81-84 mph. He'll show each shape within an at bat almost cutting his slider on the harder version. Not afraid to pitch backwards doubling up on the pitch early in counts to work away with his fastball. Grade: 55
Changeup: Below average changeup that looks more like a straight two-seam fastball at 87-89 mph. Lacks any run or tumble, but he sequences it well off his fastball-slider combination. Not exclusively used to left handed hitters more a changeup of pace pitch. Grade: 40
Control and Command: Below average command profile despite his ability to manipulate his breaking ball. Will lose the strike zone for stretches and walk batters. Will start to nibble too much with his fastball or at times overthrow it. There's some potential he can turn a corner and get his strike throwing to average but it's a rather tough hill to climb due to his mechanics. Control: 45 | Command: 40
Overall: Another Houston hybrid arm with high octane stuff. Torres much like Luis Garcia, Cristian Javier and Framber Valdez can fill a variety of roles with an intriguing one-two punch in his fastball+slider combination. Has the ability to induce swinging strikes or weak contact, but his strike throwing hinders his potential as a starter. Throwing exclusively from the stretch Torres' operation plays up deception; as he hides the ball well, it conversely impacts his ability to consistently follow through and land on his intended target. Will likely struggle in a starting role, but could impact the have as a hybrid-reliever capable of going one to three innings at a time.
OFP: 45
Role: 40 - Long Reliever or Low Leverage Reliever
Risk: Moderate
