MLB Pipeline gave Masyn Winn’s arm a grade of 80, literally the top of the ladder, in the low season for Winn, a former two-way player in the St. Louis system. Louis, you can throw some of the best darts in the minor league baseball.
The short 20-year-old Parador picked up a ball that bounced off Astros prospect Yainer Diaz in the second inning and threw a 100.5 mph throw for easy exit. As a benchmark, the toughest pitching in the Major League era in the Statcast era reached 97.8 mph, and that was set this week by the Pirates ’shortstop Oneil Cruz. Winn surpassed 99.8 mph with arm strength last season at Single-A Palm Beach (where Statcast data is also available), so this is the first time he has broken three digits into available data. publicly.
Improving Winn’s baptism in High-A and Double-A helped make him a top 100 prospect for the first time in 2022, and his defense at six has always been special. But it is the arm that will probably attract the biggest bites to the Majors, as it did on Saturday.