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Michael Matuella-2015 MLB Draft


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Michael Matuella is a right handed pitcher for Duke University who was undrafted out of high school. He has a four pitch mix, including a 93-97 mph fastball, a curve, slider, and changeup. He has a good, repeatable delivery, and his 6'7" frame gives him a good plane and angle, making his delivery hard to get a good read on. Matuella would likely have been a top five pick, but he suffered from Tommy John early on, making a fall very likely, and he suffered from numerous injuries even before his TJ surgery, so teams might be scared away by that. If he can get healthy he has the stuff to be a good #2 starter, as his fastball has gotten 70 grades, his curve is above average, and his slider and change are decent, plus he has fairly good control. Most teams haven't seen Matuella enough to get a good feel for him, since he has averaged under 50 innings a year at Duke, but his injuries should likely be nothing longterm or recurring, so that won't stop him from being a first round pick. The Twins likely won't take Matuella, since they were not interested in Jeff Hoffman last year, who many scouts believe was the #1 prospect in last year's draft when healthy, but this year's class is not as good, so the Twins could decide to roll the dice and take Matuella, since he has the stuff to be the #1 prospect in the draft.

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twinsfanstreif

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I've been saying this for a while, his delivery lends itself to injury. He puts way too much torque on his shoulder and back as he follows through. I wouldn't touch him with our pick, I'd maybe take a flier if we were sitting at the back of the 1st but he's pretty risky to me

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