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Victor Lizarraga
#1 · September 2, 2022, 2:08 pm
With a lean farm, time for Victor to get his own thread ...
Right-hander Victor Lizarraga – the top pitching prospect on the Storm’s roster – started the game off in an impressive fashion by striking out the side in order. His fastball sat in the low-90s and touched 94 mph on several pitches. He also showed good command of his mid-80s change to keep the Rawhide hitters off-balance.
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Randy Manese
#2 · September 2, 2022, 4:34 pm
#8 prospect he is fron San Diego too only 18 yrs old and having himself a season... excellent excellent Pitching prospect...
#3 · September 8, 2022, 12:44 am
Another great performance tonight! Hope he does well in the playoffs!
#4 · September 23, 2022, 9:19 am
Just a follow-up on a couple of impressive performances by Lizarraga in the playoffs, leading to the California League championship. Should re-join Hawkins and Rascon at Ft. Wayne next year and may be the youngest starting pitcher or could be even the youngest player in the Midwest League. Still can improve mechanics even though arm action and release are generally fine which might lead to a slight uptick in velocity; falls off slightly to the left in his delivery. What I like is his relatively low walk rate for his age/experience (3.2/9 innings), ground ball to fly ball ratio (1.29) and not giving up the big fly (0.5%) like so many other Padres pitchers in the system do. Keep that young arm healthy and we should have a decent bottom of the rotation starter in a couple of years at the big league level - could move fast. Improvements in his decent curve ball and developing change-up may give him a higher projection. If healthy, I look for him to do better than any of the pitchers we had at Ft. Wayne this year.
#5 · September 23, 2022, 2:08 pm
Quote from Randy Manese on September 23, 2022, 9:19 amJust a follow-up on a couple of impressive performances by Lizarraga in the playoffs, leading to the California League championship. Should re-join Hawkins and Rascon at Ft. Wayne next year and may be the youngest starting pitcher or could be even the youngest player in the Midwest League. Still can improve mechanics even though arm action and release are generally fine which might lead to a slight uptick in velocity; falls off slightly to the left in his delivery. What I like is his relatively low walk rate for his age/experience (3.2/9 innings), ground ball to fly ball ratio (1.29) and not giving up the big fly (0.5%) like so many other Padres pitchers in the system do. Keep that young arm healthy and we should have a decent bottom of the rotation starter in a couple of years at the big league level - could move fast. Improvements in his decent curve ball and developing change-up may give him a higher projection. If healthy, I look for him to do better than any of the pitchers we had at Ft. Wayne this year.
Really excited for Groome 2023... Wolf 2024 and this kid 2025?... all look like solid #4-#5 types.. Before the TOR types aka Snelling /Lesko/Williams/Musk start making noise circa 2026-27
Worst case scenario 3 or 4 more elite BP arms.. i like how Wolf /GROOME/and Lizarraga bring a completely different pitching style as a trio..... Wolf reminds me of LeBlanc but with a better SO pitch.. and LeBlanc played at the MLB level for a decade + Groome and Lizarraga are more traditional 93-95 (or will be) L/R types with improving control..(both similar to Nelson and Jameson Dbacks).. Lizarraga should gain +2 to 3 mph as he gets stronger and his body matures.. Groome probably is an offseason workout program (should hang with Musgrove in SD) from regaining that 96+ of his as he drops 20 lbs and increases his stam
#6 · April 28, 2023, 11:29 am
From today's DFR ...
Before the game got away from Fort Wayne in the middle innings, Victor Lizarraga made his return to the mound after recovering from the bug that went around the TinCaps’ clubhouse. Lizarraga allowed two runs on four hits, walking none and striking out four, falling victim to the big fly and leaving the fifth inning without recording an out. The 19-year-old Lizarraga, who was born in San Diego before being signed by the Padres out of Mexico, has struck out eight in 10.2 innings of work, posting an 0-1 record and 6.75 ERA in three appearances after showing his promise with an 8-3 record and 3.43 ERA in 20 appearances for Lake Elsinore in 2022.