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Ronny Henriquez, P
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There are always a few little toy cannon hurlers with light speed arm actions floating around and Henriquez, who spent 2018 in the DSL then skipped several levels and pitched well in full-season ball in 2019, is one of them. Despite measuring maybe -- maybe -- 5-foot-10 (maybe), his arm generates mid-90s velocity with grace and ease, and he goes right after hitters at the letters. He was 94-96 for me this spring. His upper-80s split/change has sinking, fading action and is aided by Henriquez's consistent arm speed. He'll double and triple up on the changeup. While his low-80s slurve is not of the same quality from a pure stuff standpoint, it plays fine when it's located and I think a plus on-mound athlete like Henriquez projects for at least above-average command. I don't think his size is a barrier to starting. He's a fantastic athlete, his delivery is well-balanced and controlled, and one of the variables in the formula for torque (essentially, stress on the elbow) is lever length, which causes me to question conventional wisdom that bigger pitchers are more durable. If Henriquez's breaking ball quality and/or consistency improves, then he's a candidate to move into the top 100. If it doesn't, then he's still a likely impact member of a staff who I'd slot in a multi-inning relief role.