For the Scouting Notebook this week we’ve got some notes from the Billings pitching staff with some scouting information on Mustangs starters Ty Boyles and Jose Lopez.
Ty Boyles got the start on opening night for the Billings Mustags despite being the youngest pitcher on the staff. The left hander is just 19-years-old and has spent the previous two seasons with the Arizona League Reds where he posted a 2.74 ERA in 75.2 innings with 26 walks and 83 strikeouts.
In his first start for the Mustangs he allowed just one earned run, though two unearned runs came across the plate. Thanks to the errors extending the outing, he only made it through 4.1 innings with two walks and three strikeouts.
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In his first outing the left hander was throwing in the 89-91 MPH range and he topped out at 93. He was also mixing in a change up and a curveball. His velocity is up a little bit from where it was last season when he was sitting more in the 87-90 MPH range.
Last night Jose Lopez made his professional debut. He was the Reds 6th round selection in the 2014 draft, but was recovering from Tommy John surgery when he was drafted out of Seton Hall.
He threw 3.2 hitless innings in his debut with two walks and four strikeouts. While I didn’t get a report from the game he pitched in, I was passed along a scouting report from his time in extended spring training.
The 21-year-old started 11 games in college, but most of his time was spent coming out of the bullpen. After Tommy John surgery and missing a year the Reds are moving him into the rotation. The early returns have him sitting in the 91-92 MPH range and touching 95 MPH with his fastball. He’s showing a solid change up and is still working on getting his slider back to where it was before his injury.
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