IP | 59.2 |
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ERA | 3.92 |
WHIP | 1.17 |
BB/9 | 2.72 |
SO/9 | 7.99 |
- Full name Joseph Newman Mantiply
- Born 03/01/1991 in Danville, VA
- Profile Ht.: 6'4" / Wt.: 219 / Bats: R / Throws: L
- School Virginia Tech
- Debut 09/03/2016
- Drafted in the 27th round (816th overall) by the Detroit Tigers in 2013.
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A starter at Virginia Tech, Mantiply moved to the bullpen in 2014, which helped his strikeout rate jump to 9.4 per nine innings. Mantiply spent most of the season as a 23-year-old at low Class A West Michigan, but the Tigers skipped him to Double-A Erie in August, where he didn't miss a beat. He followed that up with a strong showing in the Arizona Fall League. Mantiply doesn't overpower, throwing 88-91 mph, but he's not afraid to pitch inside and can manipulate the movement on the pitch to generate sink and tail or cut the ball. He has an average changeup that managers voted the best in the Midwest League, and he has a fringy slider that flashes average. Mantiply has an unorthodox delivery and throws across his body, but that gives him needed deception, and he repeats his mechanics to throw consistent strikes, which gives him a chance to be a middle reliever in the majors.
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- Rated Best Changeup in the Midwest League in 2014