Sandy Gaston Stats & Scouting Report

IP	11
ERA	9
WHIP	2.45
BB/9	13.91
SO/9	9

Full name Sandy Gaston
Born 12/16/2001 in Matanzas, Cuba
Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 200 / Bats: R / Throws: R

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Organization Prospect Rankings

Track Record: A $2.6 million signee out of Cuba in 2018, Gaston was one of the hardest-throwing 16-year-olds anyone had ever seen—he regularly touched 96-97 mph and brushed higher. But Gaston had very poor control, an extremely long arm action and an effortful delivery that finished with plenty of recoil. The Rays have helped him rework his delivery. He now throws with a much shorter arm action and significantly less effort.

Scouting Report: Gaston has one of the best arms in an organization filled with big arms. He can touch 100 mph as a starter and will sit at 96-98 mph in his best outings. Gaston’s fastball has good movement to go with his velocity. What he struggles to do is to get everything synced up, as his extremely fast arm means he has trouble staying in sync with his delivery, which leads to well below-average control. He made strides with turning a slurvy breaking ball into two different pitches. He now throws a cutterish slider and a bigger, downer low-80s power curveball. The curve has a chance to be at least above-average, and his changeup flashes at average as well.

The Future: Gaston still has a lot of work ahead of him. His control will have to improve by two grades for him to reach his impressive potential, but he’s already made significant strides and he’s shown his coachability and adaptability.

Scouting Reports

BA Grade: 45/High

Track Record: A $2.6 million signee out of Cuba in 2018, Gaston was one of the hardest-throwing 16-year-olds anyone had ever seen—he regularly touched 96-97 mph and brushed higher. But Gaston had very poor control, an extremely long arm action and an effortful delivery that finished with plenty of recoil. The Rays have helped him rework his delivery. He now throws with a much shorter arm action and significantly less effort.

Scouting Report: Gaston has one of the best arms in an organization filled with big arms. He can touch 100 mph as a starter and will sit at 96-98 mph in his best outings. Gaston&#39s fastball has good movement to go with his velocity. What he struggles to do is to get everything synced up, as his extremely fast arm means he has trouble staying in sync with his delivery, which leads to well below-average control. He made strides with turning a slurvy breaking ball into two different pitches. He now throws a cutterish slider and a bigger, downer low-80s power curveball. The curve has a chance to be at least above-average, and his changeup flashes at average as well.

The Future: Gaston still has a lot of work ahead of him. His control will have to improve by two grades for him to reach his impressive potential, but he&#39s already made significant strides and he&#39s shown his coachability and adaptability.
Track Record: A $2.6 million signee out of Cuba in 2018, Gaston was one of the hardest-throwing 16-year-olds anyone had ever seen—he regularly touched 96-97 mph and brushed higher. But Gaston had very poor control, an extremely long arm action and an effortful delivery that finished with plenty of recoil. The Rays have helped him rework his delivery. He now throws with a much shorter arm action and significantly less effort.

Scouting Report: Gaston has one of the best arms in an organization filled with big arms. He can touch 100 mph as a starter and will sit at 96-98 mph in his best outings. Gaston’s fastball has good movement to go with his velocity. What he struggles to do is to get everything synced up, as his extremely fast arm means he has trouble staying in sync with his delivery, which leads to well below-average control. He made strides with turning a slurvy breaking ball into two different pitches. He now throws a cutterish slider and a bigger, downer low-80s power curveball. The curve has a chance to be at least above-average, and his changeup flashes at average as well.

The Future: Gaston still has a lot of work ahead of him. His control will have to improve by two grades for him to reach his impressive potential, but he’s already made significant strides and he’s shown his coachability and adaptability.