Highly regarded pitching prospect, Jake Arrieta, is set to make his major league debut against the New York Yankees. Here’s what you need to know about Arrieta before you watch him dominate the Yankees:
- Struggles to locate his fastball, moving it around the zone will be the key to his success.
- Fastball sits 91-94, touching 96 occasionally, with a lot of movement.
- Slider is a plus pitch and his main secondary offering.
- Changeup is his 3rd pitch and he’ll throw in a curveball every now and then.
I’ll be charting his start and will post a game scouting report shortly after the Orioles win.
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Jordan founded Orioles-Nation.com in November 2009. He is a computer science & business major at Towson University. He is the site programmer, designer, editor and primary minor league writer. He also contributes to and maintains the site’s prospect rankings and scouting reports. Jordan's work has been recognized in a number of publications including MASN, The Baltimore Sun, MLB Trade Rumors, FanGraphs and Project Prospect. In addition, Jordan is a special contributor to John Sickels’ (formerly of ESPN.com) blog, Minor League Ball. Read more about Jordan at JordanTuwiner.com and follow him on Google+ and on Twitter @JordanTuwiner.
