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Shao-Ching Chiang
Born: 11/10/1993 (Age: 26) |
| Bats: Right |
Throws: Right |
| Height: 6' 0" |
Weight: 185 |
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| Semi-windup. Delivery on stiffer end with some herks and jerks. 3/4 slot with average arm speed. Hands start at belt. Glove stays close to body from separation to finish. Minimal lower-half engagement. Generally repeats delivery, though comes with occasional hops at finish. |
| Kazuto Yamazaki |
| 11/14/2019 |
| Columbus Clippers (AAA, Indians) |
| 11/11/2019 |
| 50 |
| 2020 |
| Yes |
| Fastball |
55 |
93-94 |
96 |
Rail straight action with flashes of above average life. Effective up in the zone and above. Maintains velo from stretch and deep into start. |
| Splitter |
60 |
86-88 |
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Shows plus straight tumble. Can work as a big-league put-away pitch, though is occasionally left up. Used early in counts as well. |
| Slider |
50 |
84 |
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Sat steadily at 84 MPH (135-136 KPH) during this look. Flashes late, plus 10-4 break but is inconsistent. Has the potential to be an effective third pitch. |
| Curveball |
30 |
74-77 |
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Loopy, slow hooker with inconsistent shape. Nothing more than a show-me. |
| Changeup |
40 |
77-79 |
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Fringy fade and tumble. Thrown sporadically during this look. Currently a better offering than the CV, but he seems to prefer the hooker to the cambio. |
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Despite the age, Chiang has a bit more projection left to put together his three average-or-plus pitches. He throws enough strikes, though the command lags behind control. Walked a hitter on four wide misses right after giving up a long ball. The command is unlikely to improve due to his mechanics, but could serve as a second-division back-end starter as soon as 2020. Even if the slider consistency doesn't come along, there's at least a fastball/splitter, 7th-inning reliever fallback.
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