One of the best things that we get from the Arizona Fall League, is more play-by-play data to work with, and some of that also comes with pitch tracking data in certain ballparks. While not every ballpark in Arizona has the systems set up for public consumption, some of them do and we’ve already gotten data from it on all of the Cincinnati Reds pitchers that are out participating in the fall league.
Before we dive into some of the scouting and deep stats, let’s take a look at the stats for the season from the pitchers through October 20th:
| Player | IP | ERA | H | HR | BB | K |
| Seth Varner | 6.0 | 4.50 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Barrett Astin | 6.0 | 1.50 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
| Evan Mitchell | 5.0 | 1.80 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Nick Routt | 4.0 | 2.25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Solid to better performances across the board so far in limited action for the pitchers. The season is only a week-and-a-half in, so the sample size is going to be small for everyone at this point.
Let’s jump into some scouting information and break down of pitches for each guy.
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Seth Varner | LHP
Varner made the start for Peoria earlier today and we got our first look at him with the pitch tracking in his career. His fastball worked in the 85-89 MPH range on the day, which isn’t out of the normal area for him. The fastball though had two versions. There was one that had traditional 4-seam movement, but he also threw a handful that had some cutting action to them. Varner also mixed in a change up between 77-80 MPH that showed good dropping action. There were even a few sliders that were 76-80 MPH thrown in the start. He’s had five swinging strikes in 104 pitches thrown.
Barrett Astin | RHP
Astin has thrown in two games with the pitch tracking systems rolling, including earlier today. Between those two outings he has worked with his fastball int he 90-95 MPH range. He’s also throwing a cutter in the mid-to-upper 80’s and a slider in the low-to-mid 80’s. He’s generated eight swinging strikes out of 78 total pitches thrown.
Evan Mitchell | RHP
Mitchell has pitched in from of the two games with the pitch tracking systems rolling. In those two outings he worked with his fastball in the 92-95 MPH range, showing 2-seam movement on the pitch. He’s also been mixing in a cutter/slider. The pitch shares some of the characteristics of each and some seem to blend together – working in the 86-89 MPH range. He’s turned in eight swinging strikes out of 57 pitches.
Nick Routt | LHP
Routt has thrown twice with the pitch tracking systems going. In those two games his fastball has worked between 88-92 MPH with 4-seam movement. He’s also mixed in a change up in the low-to-mid 80’s and a slider in the 84-87 MPH range. He’s also mixed in a slider in the low-to-mid 80’s. The lefty has generated seven swinging strikes out of 55 pitches thrown.
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