CALL-UPS: June 6-12, 2017
Jun 11 2017
Photo: Phil Maton (RHP, SD)
Contributing writers: Jeremy Deloney (JD), Rob Gordon (RG), Nick Richards (NR) and Matthew St-Germain (MSG)
June 12, 2017
Phil Maton (RHP, SD)
The Padres promoted the 24-year-old from Triple-A and he’ll pitch in the middle innings for now. Maton has much more potential than that, however, as he owns outstanding, natural stuff and a late-innings mentality. He’s breezed through the minors with his power arsenal, highlighted by his heavy 92-96 mph fastball. He also mixes in a hard curveball, cutter and slider. There isn’t much need for him to change speeds. Maton repeats his simple delivery and maintains his arm slot effectively on all of his offerings. The Padres 20th-round pick in 2015, he was converted to a...
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