Top 50 Prospects: #18 – Tyler Skaggs
#18 Tyler Skaggs
Arizona Diamondbacks
DOB: 7/13/1991
Previous Rank: N/R
ETA: 2012
Skaggs really has nothing left to prove in the Minors in our opinion, even though he has never thrown a Triple-A pitch. His 10 starts in the Southern League were as convincing as any collected by any southpaw not named Matt Moore this season. He posted a 2.50 ERA for Mobile, striking out 73 guys and only issuing 15 walks in under 60 innings. While Arizona will undoubtedly send Skaggs back to the farm for more polishing, it’s no secret that he’s ready and should find himself among the Show’s youngest starting pitchers within the next year or two.
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | W | L | G | GS | IP | BB | SO | |
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2009 | 17 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | Rk | LAA | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 5 | 2 | 10.0 | 2 | 13 |
2009 | 17 | Orem | PION | Rk | LAA | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | 1 | 6 |
2009 | 17 | Angels | ARIZ | Rk | LAA | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 3 | 2 | 6.0 | 1 | 7 |
2010 | 18 | 2 Teams | 1 Lg | A | LAA,ARI | 9 | 5 | 3.29 | 23 | 18 | 98.1 | 25 | 102 |
2010 | 18 | Cedar Rapids | MIDW | A | LAA | 8 | 4 | 3.61 | 19 | 14 | 82.1 | 21 | 82 |
2010 | 18 | South Bend | MIDW | A | ARI | 1 | 1 | 1.69 | 4 | 4 | 16.0 | 4 | 20 |
2011 | 19 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A+-AA | ARI | 9 | 6 | 2.96 | 27 | 27 | 158.1 | 49 | 198 |
2011 | 19 | Visalia | CALL | A+ | ARI | 5 | 5 | 3.22 | 17 | 17 | 100.2 | 34 | 125 |
2011 | 19 | Mobile | SOUL | AA | ARI | 4 | 1 | 2.50 | 10 | 10 | 57.2 | 15 | 73 |
3 Seasons | 18 | 11 | 3.04 | 55 | 47 | 266.2 | 76 | 313 | |||||
A (1 season) | A | 9 | 5 | 3.29 | 23 | 18 | 98.1 | 25 | 102 | ||||
Rk (1 season) | Rk | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 5 | 2 | 10.0 | 2 | 13 | ||||
AA (1 season) | AA | 4 | 1 | 2.50 | 10 | 10 | 57.2 | 15 | 73 | ||||
A+ (1 season) | A+ | 5 | 5 | 3.22 | 17 | 17 | 100.2 | 34 | 125 |
Year | Age | Tm | Lg | Lev | Aff | W | L | IP | |||||||
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2009 | 17 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | Rk | LAA | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 10.0 | 1.100 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 11.7 | 6.50 |
2009 | 17 | Orem | PION | Rk | LAA | 0 | 0 | 4.50 | 4.0 | 1.500 | 11.2 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 13.5 | 6.00 |
2009 | 17 | Angels | ARIZ | Rk | LAA | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 6.0 | 0.833 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 10.5 | 7.00 |
2010 | 18 | 2 Teams | 1 Lg | A | LAA,ARI | 9 | 5 | 3.29 | 98.1 | 1.180 | 8.3 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 9.3 | 4.08 |
2010 | 18 | Cedar Rapids | MIDW | A | LAA | 8 | 4 | 3.61 | 82.1 | 1.202 | 8.5 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 9.0 | 3.90 |
2010 | 18 | South Bend | MIDW | A | ARI | 1 | 1 | 1.69 | 16.0 | 1.062 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 11.2 | 5.00 |
2011 | 19 | 2 Teams | 2 Lgs | A+-AA | ARI | 9 | 6 | 2.96 | 158.1 | 1.105 | 7.2 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 11.3 | 4.04 |
2011 | 19 | Visalia | CALL | A+ | ARI | 5 | 5 | 3.22 | 100.2 | 1.142 | 7.2 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 11.2 | 3.68 |
2011 | 19 | Mobile | SOUL | AA | ARI | 4 | 1 | 2.50 | 57.2 | 1.040 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 11.4 | 4.87 |
3 Seasons | 18 | 11 | 3.04 | 266.2 | 1.132 | 7.6 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 10.6 | 4.12 | |||||
A (1 season) | A | 9 | 5 | 3.29 | 98.1 | 1.180 | 8.3 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 9.3 | 4.08 | ||||
Rk (1 season) | Rk | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 10.0 | 1.100 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 11.7 | 6.50 | ||||
AA (1 season) | AA | 4 | 1 | 2.50 | 57.2 | 1.040 | 7.0 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 11.4 | 4.87 | ||||
A+ (1 season) | A+ | 5 | 5 | 3.22 | 100.2 | 1.142 | 7.2 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 11.2 | 3.68 |
Skaggs features three pitches that all grade as at least 55s, with his breaker a no-doubt plus to double-plus pitch. It is a very tight 12-6 bender that features excellent shape and can get both sides of the dish out consistently, both in the zone and in the dirt. His fastball has picked up several notches of pace in the last year and now is nearly always in the low-90s. His changeup is behind the other two pitches, but only because a changeup inherently has less life than aggressive fastballs and breakers. He turns it over quite well for a 20-year-old who has never needed it, though. His delivery is athletic, fluid, and repeatable. He gets excellent makeup grades as well. Skaggs is a prized commodity and is simply one more stellar arm that the geniuses in Phoenix have stockpiled.
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