Joey Cantillo has been one of the best pitchers in the Midwest League in 2019. (Photo: Jeff Nycz) FORT WAYNE,…
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[…] injuries to star prospect Ryan Weathers limited him to just 5.2 innings in May, Joey Cantillo has stepped up and dominated for the TinCaps, allowing just two earned runs in five starts (26.1 innings) while […]
[…] The lefty worked six innings and allowed five hits and two earned runs, striking out 10. The lefty, who’s been working on adding velocity, also hit 94 mph with a fastball his fastest pitch in a game. Cantillo has had a breakout campaign […]
[…] the league in virtually every category, including a 1.93 ERA and 128 strikeouts in 98 innings. We interviewed the Hawaiian lefty earlier this […]
[…] as our pitcher of the year in the Arizona League, he got better this season. The big lefty added a few ticks on his fastball and developed more consistency with his changeup and the beginnings of a very good curveball. The […]
[…] Cantillo, who is closer in age to most 2018 high school draftees than his own classmates, added velocity last year and the most optimistic projections of his future reasonably anticipate another improvement. If […]
[…] Fort Wayne last season, punching out 128 hitters. His fastball, which sits in the 87-90 mph range showed improvement and he was able to hit 94 mph in a start with the TinCaps. His best off-speed pitch is his […]