Matt Ball, RHP, Los Angeles Angels

Picked up off waivers by the Los Angeles Angels last December after spending the first few years of his career in the Chicago White Sox minor league system … Big kid, works very quickly; good tempo pushes the pace on hitters. Efficient; strike thrower. Three-quarters release from conventional delivery, working from the first base side of the rubber … Fastball sat 90-95 in my May look, paired with an 84-87 change, 74-77 curve, and 82-85 slider; also timed 1.59 – 1.64 to the plate with runners on first base … Showed more slider than curveball through outing; didn’t throw curve very much; slider is sharp with some tilt, shows feel for working side to side with it. Fastball is the main attraction here, though; no-nonsense guy who attacks hitters with it, pitch explodes to the plate and really jumps on guys; good power behind it with some sneaky velo. Some life to it running back over arm-side, too; sawed off a few RHH in this outing with heavy, boring fastball back in off the plate … Great first impression with clean, quick four-inning outing here; love him as a buy-low waiver addition. Ceiling likely more towards relief role with power fastball/slider combo, but command profile will allow him to work multiple innings; Matt Ball could quietly turn into an interesting swingman for the Los Angeles Angels in a couple years.

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