Scouting Kyle Gibson vs. Kalish, Rizzo, and the Portland Sea Dogs

MATCH-UP – New Britain Rock Cats (Minnesota Twins) vs. Portland Sea Dogs (Boston Red Sox)

KEY PROSPECTS WE’RE WATCHING – Kyle Gibson (RHP, Twins), Ryan Kalish (OF, Red Sox), Luis Exposito (C, Red Sox), Anthony Rizzo (1b, Red Sox), Yamaico Navarro (Red Sox), Ben Revere (CF, Twins), Yangervis Solarte (Twins, 3b)

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A quick note on video structure…videos are edited to include only key and legitimate prospects. Time between pitches and between innings are edited out. Some commercials may be left in out of respect for the companies that purchase ad buys.

I use time markers for when a particular hitter comes up to bat or a certain pitcher enters the game so you don’t have to shuffle through the video looking for key players. Games are edited so you can scout and evaluate a prospect in the most convenient and quickest way possible.

This was not one of Kyle Gibson’s best starts. He lacked his usual command and sharpness, especially with his fastball, which would routinely miss down in the strike zone. Gibson did get a number of ground balls with his fastball, however, which made up by his inability to miss any bats with the pitch.

Without his best stuff or his usual command, Gibson battled and managed to salvage this outing by only giving up two runs in five innings of work despite the fact that just over half his…

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