Whitlock reached Double-A quickly after signing for an above-slot $247,500 as an 18th-rounder out of Alabama-Birmingham in 2017, but his development stalled when he had Tommy John surgery in July 2019. He gives hitters a tough look with his 6-foot-5 frame, low three-quarters slot and the extension in the delivery, which combine to produce heavy low-90s sinkers and low-80s sliders.
Reed has some decent power numbers in the low minors, but a lot of strikeouts. In High A last year he slashed .270/.365/.487 with 13 HRs over 238 ABs. A 2 to 1 K to BB ratio. He was an 8th rounder in 2017.In the AAA Phase, the Red Sox made two selections
Round 1
4) Red Sox: Tyreque Reed, 1B (Rangers)
Round 2
28) Red Sox: Kaleb Ort, RHP (Yankees)
More king though between the two as Adams wasn't a groundball guy, correct?I would say more towards Chance Adams or Michael King, recent NY prospects without dominant stuff who put up incredible minor league numbers but who have yet to translate that to the bigs (Adams went to KC and just had TJS, King was on NY last year and was bad).
I think Adams was a big groundball guy before getting hurt (late 2017?) and he’s never really recovered from that.More king though between the two as Adams wasn't a groundball guy, correct?
Are you worried about King being an AAAA player already?
Sounded more like Justin Masterson to me.Derek Lowe Redux?
The guy I always remember is Matt White, circa 2003. He was terrible and lasted maybe a week when he finally got to pitch. What I remember most about him, however, was that Gordon Edes must have written "Rule 5 Lefthander Matt White" an utterly excessive number of times; so many times one would have thought that "Rule 5 Lefthander" was part of the man's name.Odds he sticks: 60 percent
I was getting ready to post that the most memorable thing about Matt White was that he inherited a gravel pit from his aunt and became a billionaire... At least, that was what I remembered.The guy I always remember is Matt White, circa 2003. He was terrible and lasted maybe a week when he finally got to pitch. What I remember most about him, however, was that Gordon Edes must have written "Rule 5 Lefthander Matt White" an utterly excessive number of times; so many times one would have thought that "Rule 5 Lefthander" was part of the man's name.
Unfortunately for him, Matt White the businessman might be worse then Matt White the MLB pitcherI was getting ready to post that the most memorable thing about Matt White was that he inherited a gravel pit from his aunt and became a billionaire... At least, that was what I remembered.
Turns out, it wasn’t such a fairytale ending: https://www.gazettenet.com/Archives/2014/10/SWIFTRIVERSTONE-HG-100814.