Scouting Austin Romine & DJ Mitchell

June 25, 2009 by Mike Axisa 13 Comments

Adam Guttridge took a trip down to Tampa for THT, taking a look at two of the Yankees’ better prospects: Austin Romine & DJ Mitchell. Guttridge notes that Romine is “well-composed at the plate” but a “mixed picture” on defense. Mitchell was sitting high-80’s with the sinker, had good control of his slider, and flashed a promising changeup. Check it out, it’s a nice quick read. (h/t dan)

yanke1313

I’m a little upset that Mitchell sits high 80’s. I thought that he was a 90-92 guy with great sink.
- http://statspeak.net dan
  
  He’s only been pitching for a few years
- whozat
  
  Was this the stadium gun? This guy’s own gun? The consensus of all the scouts?
  
  I can’t imagine that a college righty with an 88MPH sinker would have a ceiling as high as a #3.
http://www.blueseatblogs.com Dave

I know this is extremely off topic, but RIP Michael Jackson.
- yanke1313
  
  Sad, also Farrah Fawcett.
Ivan

R.I.P Michael Jackson.

Im just stun right now. We all grew up watching this man.
- Henry
  
  A pedo is dead. We should rejoice.
http://www.fackyouk.blogspot.com MattB

When Romine was drafted, wasn’t the book on him that he was very good defensively and average offensively? Guttridge’s comments seem to be antithetical to that, but in line with what’s been showing up in DotF this year. So what’s the real story with Romine?
- Jack
  
  http://riveraveblues.com/2007/.....mine-1655/
  
  Basically: He’s not that great defensively, but he has the tools to be (Great arm, good athleticism). Kind of like pitchers with great stuff who haven’t harnessed it yet.
- Adayoff
  
  Please try not to use words like antithetical on a sports blog. It gets me confused.
Henry

High 80’s isn’t a pro prospect.
Accent Shallow

Saw this a couple days ago, definitely some interesting stuff.
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