4/8/25 : Today at the Complex - Extended Spring Training
- Steve Potter
- 6 days ago
- 2 min read
I was on site to watch four pitchers throw live BP’s - here are my notes.
Live Bullpens :
Erubiel Armenta, Kevin Warunek, Alexis De La Cruz, Adilson Peralta
Notes on Live BP’s :
LH Erubiel Armenta is a reliever who could help at either double or high A - he’s working back from multiple surgeries on his elbow - today showed decent pop like I remembered before the injuries - had difficulty locating the change up in today’s session but that’s a feel pitch that will come with repeated efforts.
LH Kevin Warunek showed 3/4 arm slot - decent slider to last hitter he faced, swing and miss impact - he threw quality strikes down in the zone - free and easy motion - good pop and ball movement - hopefully he gets into game action soon.
RH Alexis De La Cruz has a short arm delivery - lots of zip, high velocity - very upright - not much follow thru coming from the legs - Arm slot is relatively consistent - saw a slurve and fastball today - he did a two inning up down - big fella, velocity certainly gets attention.
RH Adilson Peralta has an abbreviated over the top delivery - seems to come out of the hand similar to a catcher’s behind the ear release - unique for a pitcher - a lot of thrust - fall off towards first motion - threw strikes - three K’s in an two inning up-down session - ball arrives on downward plane - good pop - slider with late break - straight change.
Hitters :
Cole Roberts hit a hump back single over second base. Victor Cardoza has a nice swing - he hit a liner to left field for a single.
Nikau Pouaka-Grego took a hanging curve from De La Cruz over the right field fence for a home run. Angel Mata has better bat to ball skills than folks know about, when he’s back to full game action I think he could be another in the catcher line to make waves this summer. It’s always fun to watch Alirio Ferrebus in action - he’s talkative on the field and it’s easy to see that he truly enjoys playing the game - strong skillset as well, he’s gonna have a good summer.
Happy Day, Happy Baseball ⚾️
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