Jerry Vasto
| IP | 4 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 9 |
| WHIP | 2 |
| BB/9 | 4.5 |
| SO/9 | 9 |
- Full name Gerard J. Vasto
- Born 02/12/1992 in Atlantic Highlands, NJ
- Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 195 / Bats: L / Throws: L
- School Felician
- Debut 06/10/2018
- Drafted in the 24th round (713th overall) by the Colorado Rockies in 2014.
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As a New Jersey product who attended Hudson High in Highlands and Division II Felician College in Rutherford, Vasto was easy for amateur scouts to miss. In fact the Rockies made him the first Hudson alum to be drafted in 30 years. Vasto finished 2016 at Double-A Hartford and then in the Arizona Fall League and is on the verge of reaching the big leagues. He has added velocity in pro ball and now pitches at 92 mph with his fastball and 86 mph with his hard slider. The two-pitch selection is enough to get by in relief, particularly with the natural deception in his delivery. He has struck out 139 batters in 115 pro innings and is particularly tough on lefthanded batters, who went 27-for-130 (.208) with five extra-base hits in 2015 and 2016. Vasto will compete with Sam Moll for a job as a lefty reliever in the Rockies bullpen both in 2017 and the years to come.
