Matt Andriese Stats & Scouting Report

IP	6
ERA	6
WHIP	1.33
BB/9	1.5
SO/9	10.5

Full name Matthew Lee Andriese
Born 08/28/1989 in Redlands, CA
Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 215 / Bats: R / Throws: R
School UC Riverside
Debut 04/10/2015
Drafted in the 3rd round (112th overall) by the San Diego Padres in 2011 (signed for $270,000).

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Scouts were intrigued by Andriese's frame and sinker coming out of high school in Redlands, Calif., in 2008, when he was a 37th-round pick. He has boosted his stock in three years at UC Riverside. He struggled as a sophomore, going 5-5, 4.95, but gained confidence in the Cape Cod League last summer and has gotten outs much more consistently this spring. Andriese has a physical, durable frame at 6-foot-3, 205 pounds. His delivery has stiffness and length, and he's just a fair athlete. He holds the 90-93 mph velocity on his slightly above-average fastball deep into games, and he flashes a sharp, late power curveball, though he needs to repeat it more consistently for it to become a true plus pitch. He also throws an average split-change with late tumble. Andriese generally has good command, but it can lapse at times. He projects as a durable mid-rotation starter.

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Andriese spent the second half of 2013 at Triple-A Tucson and showed a strong blend of command (3.6 SO/BB ratio) and ability to keep the ball on the ground (1.8 groundout/airout ratio). Both ratios placed him within the top 60 for qualified minor league starters. While he gets results, Andriese doesn't do it pretty, nor does he have knockout stuff. He unleashes low-90s sinkers that run in on the hands of righthanders, doing so with a long, hooking arm action and closed-off delivery that force him to pull the ball across his body. This appears to have no effect on his control because his career walk rate is 2.1 per nine innings. Andriese worked in more four-seamers at 93-94 mph in 2013 to change eye levels and set up an average high-70s curveball and mid-80s changeup. His curve often features vicious downward break, and he'll sometimes try to spot a slider/cutter or a splitter. Andriese could be a mid-rotation starter if he can improve his performance against lefthanders. They've hit .280/.335/.408 in full-season ball, so he'll try to improve upon that at Triple-A El Paso in 2014.
Andriese declined to sign with the Rangers as a 37th-round pick out of high school in 2008, but he came to terms with the Padres three years later, following an up-and-down career at UC Riverside, for $270,000 out of the third round. A physical righty with a chance for three solid pitches, he survived the jump from short-season ball in 2011 to high Class A in style, winning the California League ERA title (3.58) and ranking third in WHIP (1.22). His fastball sits at 91-92 mph, tops out at 95 and plays up thanks to sinking and tailing action that batters struggle to lift. Cal League righthanders managed to hit just .223/.259/.302 against him. Andriese throws slightly across his body, which along with a long arm action adds deception but also affects his command, particularly to his arm side. His control is fine, though, and he finds the zone with a hard downer curveball with plus potential as well as a tumbling splitter. He began throwing a mid-80s cutter in pro ball, but he uses it sparingly. If Andriese keeps lefties at bay, then he has mid-rotation potential. If not, he has the type of arm that will play in the bullpen. He's ready for Double-A.

Minor League Top Prospects

Andriese impressed some scouts this year, his first in the TL and perhaps his last, since he reached Triple-A Tucson at the all-star break. It was the continuation of a two-year run of success after the righthander won the high Class A California League ERA title (3.58) in 2012. Despite throwing across his body, Andriese still got a lot of outs and kept walks to a minimum. His fastball sat between 91-94 mph, and his delivery created deception. One scout liked his sinker, but noted that Andriese?s release point sometimes varied. His high-70s curveball got tremendous downward action and grades as a future plus, and he mixes in a splitter and cutter to keep things interesting. Scouts liked Andriese?s strong frame, envisioning him as an innings-eater. A mark in his favor: He held TL lefties to a batting line of .238/.299/.317 this season.
The third of three Padres 2011 draftees on this list, Andriese projects as a mid-rotation workhorse who generates strikeouts and groundouts. He throws from a lower three-quarters arm slot, which helps give his 91-94 mph fastball some sinking action. His best secondary pitch is an 85-86 mph splitter that he uses as his changeup. Andriese also throws a curveball that can be confused with a slider because of its shape and hard break. His body is a little soft and his delivery could be smoothed out a bit, but that doesn't prevent him from throwing strikes. "He's a guy who has a good feel for pitching," the NL scout said. "I loved his mound presence and he's got stuff. He mixes three pitches and all of them are average, if not a tick above."

Career Transactions

RHP Matt Andriese elected free agency.
Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp placed RHP Matt Andriese on the 7-day injured list.
Miami Marlins sent RHP Matt Andriese outright to Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp.
Miami Marlins designated RHP Matt Andriese for assignment.
Miami Marlins selected the contract of RHP Matt Andriese from Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp.
Miami Marlins sent RHP Matt Andriese outright to Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp.
Miami Marlins designated RHP Matt Andriese for assignment.
Miami Marlins selected the contract of RHP Matt Andriese from Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp.
RHP Matt Andriese assigned to Oklahoma City Dodgers.
RHP Matt Andriese roster status changed by Los Angeles Dodgers.
Los Angeles Dodgers signed free agent RHP Matt Andriese to a minor league contract.