Geoff Pontes

1 week ago | buff.ly | Geoff Pontes

Skip to content Baseball America prospect expert Geoff Pontes answers your burning questions about MLB prospects. A lot of Jaxon Wiggins love recently. Do you believe the command has improved enough to where he can be a midrotation starting pitcher or more? GP: Wiggins is a really interesting case study, as he only had one healthy season as a starter at Arkansas.

1 week ago | baseballamerica.com | Geoff Pontes

Skip to content Baseball America prospect expert Geoff Pontes answers your burning questions about MLB prospects. A lot of Jaxon Wiggins love recently. Do you believe the command has improved enough to where he can be a midrotation starting pitcher or more? GP: Wiggins is a really interesting case study, as he only had one healthy season as a starter at Arkansas.

1 week ago | buff.ly | Geoff Pontes

In the last few years, Boston’s hitting development program has received praise for the work done under hitting director Jason Ochart. The organization has seen great results across a wide range of up-and-coming hitters in recent seasons—most notably Roman Anthony and Kristian Campbell— thanks in part to putting greater emphasis on developing bat speed, improving swing decisions and optimizing ball flight.

1 week ago | baseballamerica.com | Geoff Pontes

In the last few years, Boston’s hitting development program has received praise for the work done under hitting director Jason Ochart. The organization has seen great results across a wide range of up-and-coming hitters in recent seasons—most notably Roman Anthony and Kristian Campbell— thanks in part to putting greater emphasis on developing bat speed, improving swing decisions and optimizing ball flight.

1 week ago | baseballamerica.com | Geoff Pontes

Jonah Tong, RHP, MetsAfter a dozen starts, Tong has pitched his way onto the back end of the Top 100 Prospects list and looks like he’s headed to even greater heights over the next few months. Tong’s development of his changeup has led to increased results, as it’s resulted in less contact overall and a spike in groundball rate. Tong’s ability to generate whiffs (15.5% swinging-strike rate) and ground balls (55.2% rate) gives him the ability to get outs in a variety of fashions.