Josh Green Stats & Scouting Report

IP	2
ERA	4.5
WHIP	2
BB/9	4.5
SO/9	9

Full name Joshua Taylor Green
Born 08/31/1995 in Baton Rouge, LA
Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 211 / Bats: R / Throws: R
School Southeastern Louisiana
Drafted in the 14th round (429th overall) by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2018 (signed for $5,000).

Top Rankings

Organization Prospect Rankings

TRACK RECORD: A 14th-round senior sign out of Southeastern Louisiana, Green opened eyes during his pro debut in 2018 before breaking out as a prospect in 2019. He led the organization in wins (11) and finished second in ERA (2.71) while advancing to Double-A and was named the Diamondbacks' minor league pitcher of the year.

SCOUTING REPORT: Riding a heavy, sinking fastball that harkens back to a different era, Green recorded one of the highest ground-ball rates in the minors. His sinker sits in the low-to-mid 90s, touching 96 at its best. His curveball improved to the point that it might be his best secondary offering ahead of his changeup, as an average pitch. He also has a cutter/slider. Green's secondaries are truly secondary, but he limits walks and homers and is something of a workhorse. He went at least five innings in all 22 of his starts.

THE FUTURE: Rival scouts believe Green's stuff is too light to compare to a turbo-sinkerballer like Dakota Hudson, but the Diamondbacks view him differently. They see enough stuff to go along with a durable frame and aptitude and believe he can become a back-end starter.

Minor League Top Prospects

Green tore through the Cal League with virtually one pitch: his sinker. A present plus major league offering, Green overwhelmed younger hitters who rarely saw that quality of pitch and was promoted to Double-A in early July. Green’s sinker sits 92-93 mph and runs up to 96 mph. It features hard, armside movement down and in, and he locates it to both sides of the plate. He pours in strikes at the bottom of the zone and recorded a 66 percent ground ball rate this season, ninth-highest in the minors. Green was able to get by on just his sinker, so his secondaries have a ways to go. His breaking ball has a chance to be average, and his changeup is a distant third pitch. He’ll need to refine those to become a back-end starter.

Scouting Reports

TRACK RECORD: A 14th-round senior sign out of Southeastern Louisiana, Green opened eyes during his pro debut in 2018 before breaking out as a prospect in 2019. He led the organization in wins (11) and finished second in ERA (2.71) while advancing to Double-A and was named the Diamondbacks’ minor league pitcher of the year.

SCOUTING REPORT: Riding a heavy, sinking fastball that harkens back to a different era, Green recorded one of the highest ground-ball rates in the minors. His sinker sits in the low-to-mid 90s, touching 96 at its best. His curveball improved to the point that it might be his best secondary offering ahead of his changeup, as an average pitch. He also has a cutter/slider. Green’s secondaries are truly secondary, but he limits walks and homers and is something of a workhorse. He went at least five innings in all 22 of his starts.

THE FUTURE: Rival scouts believe Green’s stuff is too light to compare to a turbo-sinkerballer like Dakota Hudson, but the Diamondbacks view him differently. They see enough stuff to go along with a durable frame and aptitude and believe he can become a back-end starter.
TRACK RECORD: A 14th-round senior sign out of Southeastern Louisiana, Green opened eyes during his pro debut in 2018 before breaking out as a prospect in 2019. He led the organization in wins (11) and finished second in ERA (2.71) while advancing to Double-A and was named the Diamondbacks' minor league pitcher of the year.

SCOUTING REPORT: Riding a heavy, sinking fastball that harkens back to a different era, Green recorded one of the highest ground-ball rates in the minors. His sinker sits in the low-to-mid 90s, touching 96 at its best. His curveball improved to the point that it might be his best secondary offering ahead of his changeup, as an average pitch. He also has a cutter/slider. Green's secondaries are truly secondary, but he limits walks and homers and is something of a workhorse. He went at least five innings in all 22 of his starts.

THE FUTURE: Rival scouts believe Green's stuff is too light to compare to a turbo-sinkerballer like Dakota Hudson, but the Diamondbacks view him differently. They see enough stuff to go along with a durable frame and aptitude and believe he can become a back-end starter.
Green tore through the Cal League with virtually one pitch: his sinker. A present plus major league offering, Green overwhelmed younger hitters who rarely saw that quality of pitch and was promoted to Double-A in early July. Green’s sinker sits 92-93 mph and runs up to 96 mph. It features hard, armside movement down and in, and he locates it to both sides of the plate. He pours in strikes at the bottom of the zone and recorded a 66 percent ground ball rate this season, ninth-highest in the minors. Green was able to get by on just his sinker, so his secondaries have a ways to go. His breaking ball has a chance to be average, and his changeup is a distant third pitch. He’ll need to refine those to become a back-end starter.