Andrew Painter Sparkles In Second AFL Outing
Despite not having thrown a competitive pitch for two seasons, righthander Andrew Painter has held serve as the Phillies’ top prospect. In his second outing in the Arizona Fall League, he reinforced that status. The Florida prep prospect effortlessly pumped in a combination of mid-90s heaters (his fastball peaked at 98) at the front of a mix which also included a curveball, slider, changeup and cutter. Painter looked a little rusty in the first inning—and gave up a run as a result—but an inning later looked more like the version who dominated the minor leagues in his first full season as a pro and earned Baseball America’s inaugural Pitcher of the Year award in the process. He racked up strikeouts on his final two hitters of the outing before handing the ball off to fellow Phillies prospect Griff McGarry. He got six swings and misses over the course of 33 pitches.
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