Domingo German

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked New York Yankees #16 prospect in 2018
  German first burst onto the national scene at the 2014 Futures Game in Minnesota. There, he pitched a scoreless inning that included strikeouts of two of the game's top prospects at the time--the Cubs' Kris Bryant and the Rangers' Joey Gallo. He was included in a trade with the Yankees that winter along with righthander Nate Eovaldi and infielder Garrett Jones in the deal that sent infielder Martin Prado and righthander David Phelps to the Marlins. He missed the 2015 season with Tommy John surgery but made up for lost time over the next two seasons and made his major league debut this June. He was dominant in the minor leagues this season, going 8-6, 2.88 with 119 strikeouts in 109.1 innings between Double-A Trenton and Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He boasts a three-pitch mix, starting with a fastball that sat between 92-96 this year and touched as high as 97 on occasion. German replaced his slider this year with a curveball that sat between 79-83 mph and a changeup in the 86-90 range. Both pitches flashed above-average potential, and he showed an ability in the minors to get lefties and righties out with near-equal aplomb. He's likely to head back to Triple-A to begin 2018.
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  Ranked Miami Marlins #6 prospect in 2015
  German had never pitched in full-season ball until 2014, when he broke out in a big way at low Class A Greensboro. The Marlins' lone representative at the 2014 Futures Game, he impressed with a scoreless inning that featured strikeouts of top prospects Kris Bryant and Joey Gallo. Pitchability isn't German's strength right now, but throwing strikes is. He has an easy delivery he repeats well to go with a loose, live arm that produces above-average life on a heavy sinking fastball that sits in the 91-96 mph range and touches 97. He got his share of groundballs with his fastball and with his low-80s changeup, a pitch he's shown he knows how to use and that flashes average potential. German throws his slurvy curveball with low-80s power and 10-to-4 break. It's his third pitch at this point, which has some scouts projecting him as a future reliever. He's still in the early stages of learning pitch sequencing and how to set up hitters. German's control of a plus fastball makes him a prospect, but he'll need to develop his secondary stuff to be a future rotation option in Miami. Added to the 40-man roster in November, he is set to move up to high Class A Jupiter for 2015 and hopes to follow the career path of fellow live-armed Dominican Jose Urena.

Minor League Top Prospects

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  Ranked South Atlantic League #16 prospect in 2014
  Greensboro rode a deep and talented pitching staff to an SAL playoff appearance, led by German, who rose to prominence with a Futures Game appearance. German lives down in the zone with a 91-94 mph fastball that touches 97. He has outstanding control for a Class A pitcher and can locate his fastball to both sides of the plate. The biggest concern for German is his lack of a quality breaking ball. He throws a slurvy pitch now that lacks the bite or shape to generate many swings and misses. His changeup is a better pitch, with late action, and it plays up because he pitches so well off his fastball.

• December, 2014 Scouting Report
  German had never pitched in full-season ball until 2014, when he broke out in a big way at low Class A Greensboro. The Marlins' lone representative at the 2014 Futures Game, he impressed with a scoreless inning that featured strikeouts of top prospects Kris Bryant and Joey Gallo. Pitchability isn't German's strength right now, but throwing strikes is. He has an easy delivery he repeats well to go with a loose, live arm that produces above-average life on a heavy sinking fastball that sits in the 91-96 mph range and touches 97. He got his share of groundballs with his fastball and with his low-80s changeup, a pitch he's shown he knows how to use and that flashes average potential. German throws his slurvy curveball with low-80s power and 10-to-4 break. It's his third pitch at this point, which has some scouts projecting him as a future reliever. He's still in the early stages of learning pitch sequencing and how to set up hitters. German's control of a plus fastball makes him a prospect, but he'll need to develop his secondary stuff to be a future rotation option in Miami. Added to the 40-man roster in November, he is set to move up to high Class A Jupiter for 2015 and hopes to follow the career path of fellow live-armed Dominican Jose Urena.