22 years old.

Stamina Ctrl L R Velo GB/FB 1 2 3 4 5

76	75	59	69	89	80	83	57	34	42	42
82	88	66	76	91	83	87	63	39	51	42

If I had your team, I would. He makes your pitching staff better.

At 22, you want him to keep developing. But he's going to get hit in the majors. You've got to ride with him and get him innings, can't bury him in the bullpen if he struggles.

Yes, but since he needs more development, I would make sure to promote after the first 20 minor league games have been played. This way you get an extra year of control. I would play him as a starter in a four man rotation or as a long relief A with a 30-40 pitch count and high pull rate. This way he gets in more games. It is my understanding that development depends on games played.

I did promote that P to ML and he went 9-3 over 17 starts. 1.11 WHIP and 3.12 ERA. Thanks for the sound advice.

Glad he had a good year. Watch out for the regression to the mean though. Still probably need to get him into games for further development, but with those ratings, I have him giving up a .270 avg against batters and a .340 OBP over the long haul.

Exactly what I was thinking. Don't get discouraged when he struggles and pitches closer to his ratings.