The Book on Michael Pineda

Prospect Info

Michael Pineda
Born 1/18/1989
RHP, SEA

Near-forgotten since elbow problems sidelined him in 2008, Michael Pineda is a lanky Dominican righthander who is once again zooming up the prospect charts in Seattle. Some scouts have concerns about Pineda's delivery: at 6-5 his shoulders and hips don't always seem to be following the same gameplan, and he sometimes shows some scary snap-back on his follow-through. Despite those reservations, though, Pineda looks like an advanced pitcher for his age and bracket already, and is definitely one of the top two or three pitchers on the depleted Mariner farm. His fastball hovers around the 92mph mark, nothing special in itself, but it comes in with reliable, natural sink that can give hitters fits, and when he mixes in his above-average slider and change, he can be almost untouchable. Watch for him to threaten for a Mariner rotation spot in 2012 or so.

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