Jon Moscot
| IP | 33 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 6.818 |
| WHIP | 1.576 |
| BB/9 | 4.091 |
| SO/9 | 4.364 |
- Full name Jon Solomon Moscot
- Born 08/15/1991 in Santa Monica, CA
- Profile Ht.: 6'4" / Wt.: 210 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Pepperdine
- Debut 06/05/2015
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Drafted in the 4th round (142nd overall) by the Cincinnati Reds in 2012 (signed for $317,800).
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Moscot transferred to Pepperdine from Cuesta (Calif.) JC after his freshman year and found a home in the weekend rotation as a sophomore. After tying for the Cape Cod League lead in strikeouts last summer, Moscot carried his momentum over into this spring, going 4-5, 3.39 with 79 strikeouts and 18 walks through 90 innings as the Waves' Friday starter. Moscot is a lanky 6-foot-4, 210-pound strike-thrower with good feel for pitching. Some scouts are turned off by the head whack and slight recoil in his delivery, but the funkiness adds deception, and he has proven durable so far in his career. Moscot pitches with an average fastball with decent sink in the 88-91 mph range, bumping 92 early in games and touching 94 at his best this spring. He throws both an average changeup and a split-finger with some drop, though the two pitches can be difficult to tell apart. His slider is average and can be an out pitch when it's on. His solid stuff across the board, competitiveness and command give him a chance to be a back-of-the-rotation starter in the big leagues.
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There are no good injuries, but Moscot's dislocated left shoulder could not have come at a worse time. Moscot injured himself diving to tag the Tigers' Anthony Gose on a rundown. The season-ending injury came in his third start after joining the Reds rotation. Moscot throws a solid five-pitch mix of average offerings: a 90-92 mph sinker he can cut, a 92-94 mph four-seamer, a low-80s slider, low-80s changeup and a below-average curveball. He has a strike-throwing approach with fringe-average control. With his injury, Moscot will find himself battling young starters with more stuff and now more big league experience. Moscot did make it back onto the mound by the end of instructional league, but his injury was serious enough that he may have some rust to shake off in March. Moscot doesn't miss many bats, but he does generate groundballs. He profiles as a No. 5 starter, and now he has to work hard to stand out. -
Based on pure stuff, Moscot has more potential than Ben Lively, his Double-A Pensacola rotation-mate in 2014. Both righthanders lack a true plus pitch, but they succeed because they can throw three pitches for strikes at any point in the count. Moscot, a fourth-rounder from Pepperdine in 2012, has a touch more velocity on his fastball than Lively. He sits 89-92 mph with some cut and tail to his fastball, but he doesn't generate nearly as many swings and misses as Lively because he lacks the same deception. Moscot has above-average control that allows him to locate his potentially average slider and changeup. He has a big, durable frame. He heads to Triple-A Louisville, with a long-term future as a potential No. 5 starter. -
If one sought the unluckiest pitcher in the minors in 2013, Moscot would have a compelling case. Pitching for a woeful high Class A Bakersfield team, he earned an 0-3 start with a 7.36 ERA in April. But from the start of May to the end of July, Moscot was very reliable, posting a 4.27 ERA while working at least five innings in 15 of 18 starts. His reward: A 2-14 record at the time of his promotion to Double-A Pensacola. Moscot improved his pitch sequences as the season progressed, learning when to double up on his breaking ball and when to mix his pitches. He works with three average pitches--a 91-93 mph fastball, a slider and a changeup. Moscot finishes his delivery with an arm recoil, but he's proven to be durable. Even if he returns to Pensacola in April, Moscot could reach Triple-A Louisville at some point this year.
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Moscot transferred to Pepperdine from Cuesta (Calif.) JC after his freshman year and found a home in the weekend rotation as a sophomore. After tying for the Cape Cod League lead in strikeouts last summer, Moscot carried his momentum over into this spring, going 4-5, 3.39 with 79 strikeouts and 18 walks through 90 innings as the Waves' Friday starter. Moscot is a lanky 6-foot-4, 210-pound strike-thrower with good feel for pitching. Some scouts are turned off by the head whack and slight recoil in his delivery, but the funkiness adds deception, and he has proven durable so far in his career. Moscot pitches with an average fastball with decent sink in the 88-91 mph range, bumping 92 early in games and touching 94 at his best this spring. He throws both an average changeup and a split-finger with some drop, though the two pitches can be difficult to tell apart. His slider is average and can be an out pitch when it's on. His solid stuff across the board, competitiveness and command give him a chance to be a back-of-the-rotation starter in the big leagues.
