Anthony Misiewicz

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Seattle Mariners #22 prospect in 2021
  TRACK RECORD: The question of what role would best suit Misiewicz was answered in 2020, when the Mariners made him a reliever. He made the Opening Day roster in 2020 and stayed in the majors throughout the abbreviated season, logging a 4.05 ERA in 21 appearances.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: With Misiewicz's role more clearly defined, his stuff took a step forward. His fastball sat 94 mph and played up with the nearly 6 feet of extension he generates out of his delivery. Misiewicz's primary pitch is a 90 mph cutter. He controls his cutter better than his four-seamer and it shows plus potential at times, although it got hit hard at times in the majors. His hard, low-80s curveball has sweeping movement but is a below-average pitch. Misiewicz has solid pitchability and above-average control. He was limited to one-inning stints in his debut but has the ability to go multiple innings as a former starter.
  
  THE FUTURE: Misiewicz excelled against lefthanded batters but got hit hard by righties in his debut. With the three-batter minimum rule here to stay, he's going to have to fix that to nail down a permanent spot in the Mariners bullpen.
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  Ranked Seattle Mariners #29 prospect in 2020
  TRACK RECORD: Misiewicz spent most of the 2019 season as a starting pitcher, but the value he can bring to a big league team is a bit more diverse. Spot starter? Long reliever? Lefty specialist? The answer is all of the above. After spending most of the season in Triple-A, Misiewicz easily fits the label of “major league ready.”
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Often described in the past as being more of a finesse pitcher with good pitchability, Misiewicz improved his command and became more aggressive with his low-90s fastball, touching 94 mph with natural movement and good extension. He uses the heater to set up a curveball that flashes plus, and also mixed in a cutter/slider in the high 80s and an average changeup. Consistently scattering his pitches around the zone to keep batters from getting too comfortable, Misiewicz has been described as being effectively wild, using a delivery that has him falling off a bit toward third base.
  
  THE FUTURE: There's a really good chance that Misiewicz makes his big league debut at some point in the 2020 season, especially since he could be that staff 's Swiss army knife by filling multiple roles.
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  Ranked Seattle Mariners #26 prospect in 2019
  Track Record: Used mostly as a reliever in college, Misiewicz has worked primarily in the rotation since turning pro. Traded to the Rays in August 2017, he was reacquired by the Mariners four months later via trade. Misiewicz struggled at Double-A in 2018 but got back on track in the Arizona Fall League.
  
  Scouting Report: Misiewicz is a gritty, strike-throwing competitor with a four-pitch mix who gets by with finesse more than pure stuff. His fringe-average fastball sits 88-92 mph with some tail, and his 79-81 mph above-average curveball has late angle and sharp, downward action. His 86-88 mph slider is more of a cutter that he throws for strikes. Misiewicz also mixes in a low-80s changeup that showed improvement in the AFL. He repeats his high three-quarters arm slot well, but it doesn't provide a lot of deception.
  
  The Future: Misiewicz doesn't have a record of pitching deep into his starts, and he is generally more effective in shorter stints, marking him as a likely relief candidate.
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  Ranked Seattle Mariners #18 prospect in 2018
  Originally drafted by the Mariners in 2015 out of Michigan State after a three-year college career spent mostly in the Wolverines' bullpen, Misiewicz reached Double-A before being packaged in a trade to the Rays midway through the 2017 season. Tampa Bay then sent him back to Seattle for $1 million of international bonus pool money that the Mariners had accumulated prior to their unsuccessful attempt to sign Japanese superstar Shohei Ohtani. Misiewicz pitches above his mostly fringy stuff by throwing strikes, with his control being better than his command. He uses a four-seam fastball from 88-93 mph with average tail. He has feel for a firm mid-80s mph changeup with sink, which grades as a fringe-average pitch. Rounding out the arsenal is an average 79-82 mph downer curveball that slurves at times and doesn't get enough swings and misses from lefthanded hitters. He repeats a simple, deliberate high three-quarters delivery that doesn't provide a lot of deception. Misiewicz profiles as an up-and-down back-end starter or swingman. He had some success at Double-A in 2017 and could be ready to move up to Triple-A in 2018.

• March, 2021 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: The question of what role would best suit Misiewicz was answered in 2020, when the Mariners made him a reliever. He made the Opening Day roster in 2020 and stayed in the majors throughout the abbreviated season, logging a 4.05 ERA in 21 appearances.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: With Misiewicz's role more clearly defined, his stuff took a step forward. His fastball sat 94 mph and played up with the nearly 6 feet of extension he generates out of his delivery. Misiewicz's primary pitch is a 90 mph cutter. He controls his cutter better than his four-seamer and it shows plus potential at times, although it got hit hard at times in the majors. His hard, low-80s curveball has sweeping movement but is a below-average pitch. Misiewicz has solid pitchability and above-average control. He was limited to one-inning stints in his debut but has the ability to go multiple innings as a former starter.
  
  THE FUTURE: Misiewicz excelled against lefthanded batters but got hit hard by righties in his debut. With the three-batter minimum rule here to stay, he's going to have to fix that to nail down a permanent spot in the Mariners bullpen.
• December, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: The question of what role would best suit Misiewicz was answered in 2020, when the Mariners made him a reliever. He made the Opening Day roster in 2020 and stayed in the majors throughout the abbreviated season, logging a 4.05 ERA in 21 appearances.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: With Misiewicz's role more clearly defined, his stuff took a step forward. His fastball sat 94 mph and played up with the nearly 6 feet of extension he generates out of his delivery. Misiewicz's primary pitch is a 90 mph cutter. He controls his cutter better than his four-seamer and it shows plus potential at times, although it got hit hard at times in the majors. His hard, low-80s curveball has sweeping movement but is a below-average pitch. Misiewicz has solid pitchability and above-average control. He was limited to one-inning stints in his debut but has the ability to go multiple innings as a former starter.
  
  THE FUTURE: Misiewicz excelled against lefthanded batters but got hit hard by righties in his debut. With the three-batter minimum rule here to stay, he's going to have to fix that to nail down a permanent spot in the Mariners bullpen.
• July, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Misiewicz spent most of the 2019 season as a starting pitcher, but the value he can bring to a big league team is a bit more diverse. Spot starter? Long reliever? Lefty specialist? The answer is all of the above. After spending most of the season in Triple-A, Misiewicz easily fits the label of “major league ready.”
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Often described in the past as being more of a finesse pitcher with good pitchability, BA GRADE 50 Risk: Extreme BA GRADE 40 Risk: Medium BA GRADE 40 Risk: Medium Misiewicz improved his command and became more aggressive with his low-90s fastball, touching 94 mph with natural movement and good extension. He uses the heater to set up a curveball that flashes plus, and also mixed in a cutter/slider in the high 80s and an average changeup. Consistently scattering his pitches around the zone to keep batters from getting too comfortable, Misiewicz has been described as being effectively wild, using a delivery that has him falling off a bit toward third base.
  
  THE FUTURE: There’s a really good chance that Misiewicz makes his big league debut at some point in the 2020 season, especially since he could be that staff ’s Swiss army knife by filling multiple roles.
• February, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Misiewicz spent most of the 2019 season as a starting pitcher, but the value he can bring to a big league team is a bit more diverse. Spot starter? Long reliever? Lefty specialist? The answer is all of the above. After spending most of the season in Triple-A, Misiewicz easily fits the label of “major league ready.”
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Often described in the past as being more of a finesse pitcher with good pitchability, Misiewicz improved his command and became more aggressive with his low-90s fastball, touching 94 mph with natural movement and good extension. He uses the heater to set up a curveball that flashes plus, and also mixed in a cutter/slider in the high 80s and an average changeup. Consistently scattering his pitches around the zone to keep batters from getting too comfortable, Misiewicz has been described as being effectively wild, using a delivery that has him falling off a bit toward third base.
  
  THE FUTURE: There's a really good chance that Misiewicz makes his big league debut at some point in the 2020 season, especially since he could be that staff 's Swiss army knife by filling multiple roles.