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Joey Cantillo, P

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He was a Pick to Click of mine last offseason, but Cantillo hasn't added any fastball velocity (he sat 87-89 in the Fall), so I can't justify moving him into the Top 100 this offseason. I still think, even at a lesser velocity, Cantillo's fastball will play fine because of its flat angle and the big carry created by how perfectly it backspins, but it needs to become at least a low-90s offering to have a shot to dominate (like Colin Poche's fastball). It behooves Cantillo to add power to his breaking ball as well. Though it only needs to function as a pitch he can flip into the zone for a strike once in a while, it's currently bending in at about 70 mph and that gives hitters too much time to adjust to it in mid-air. But Cantillo's money pitch is his changeup, and his ability to locate it in consistently enticing areas. He's still just 21 and his new org has a history of helping pitchers add velo, and for getting the most out of changeup/command pitchers, but until we see a velocity spike I'll have Cantillo in the 45 FV tier. (Alternate site)

Name	Age	Lvl	Team	Level	G	GS	IP	ERA	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	FIP	xFIP	SIERA
Joey Cantillo	24	B	CLE	mlb	9	8	38.2	4.89	10.2	3.5	1.4	4.07	3.46	3.70