Video: Simeon Woods Richards is a Stuff+ Monster

[Tom Froemming]

Minnesota Twins prospect Simeon Woods Richardson's stock has fallen after a year in which he posted a 4.91 ERA in Triple-A. Taking a look at some of the pitch arsenal data that's available tells a more optimistic story. Stuff+ loves him. Let's talk about his prospect stock, his pitches and take a look at some full at-bat highlights from 2023.

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[MinnInPa]

well..his "stuff" gets shelled .. 

[laloesch]

I've never been impressed with his "stuff" or his command.  There seems to be an obsession with SWR and I just don't see it given his minor league results so far.  

[Major League Ready]

Really interesting "stuff" Tom.  I would have liked to see him at driveline this off-season.  It seems like his weakness is the fastball.  Perhaps they could help him find more life and more consistency with his FB.

[JD-TWINS]

1 hour ago, Major League Ready said:

Really interesting "stuff" Tom.  I would have liked to see him at driveline this off-season.  It seems like his weakness is the fastball.  Perhaps they could help him find more life and more consistency with his FB.

So, I didn’t listen to the information but agree with other guys comments here, he hasn’t been that impressive to date. Reason for my note here is to state how I wonder why “getting help at Driveline…..” isn’t mandated by the organization at some point. I get there must be a cost & there’s a labor agreement to protect the player’s free time but IT’S HIS CAREER. I keep waiting for the Dodgers or the Yankees to just buy Driveline and shut it down to the rest of baseball - pay the workers off - and get NDA’s in place. Seems it would buy a 5 year advantage??

After seeing how it (Driveline) helped 3-4 guys on the current Twin’s staff - it seems it should be mandatory for guys not progressing, that have unrealized expectations. Could be the list is TOO LONG?

[Major League Ready]

1 hour ago, JD-TWINS said:

So, I didn’t listen to the information but agree with other guys comments here, he hasn’t been that impressive to date. Reason for my note here is to state how I wonder why “getting help at Driveline…..” isn’t mandated by the organization at some point. I get there must be a cost & there’s a labor agreement to protect the player’s free time but IT’S HIS CAREER. I keep waiting for the Dodgers or the Yankees to just buy Driveline and shut it down to the rest of baseball - pay the workers off - and get NDA’s in place. Seems it would buy a 5 year advantage??

After seeing how it (Driveline) helped 3-4 guys on the current Twin’s staff - it seems it should be mandatory for guys not progressing, that have unrealized expectations. Could be the list is TOO LONG?

I would guess demand is greater than supply at driveline and I would also guess that many teams are developing their own version of driveline.