CALL-UPS: August 14-20, 2018

Stephen Gonsalves (LHP, MIN)

Contributing writers: Chris Blessing, Rob Gordon, Nick Richards, Matthew St-Germain, and Andy Smith.

August 20, 2018

Stephen Gonsalves (LHP, MIN)
On paper, you could be forgiven for thinking a 6’5”, 213-pound pitcher with a career 9.5 Dom is a power dude, but Gonsalves is every bit a pitchability/deception guy who has consistently maxed out what otherwise is a backend profile. He’s got an average fastball at 91 mph but his deception helps it play more to above-average utility, with good riding life that makes the ball hard to elevate. Gonsalves’ best pitch is his plus change that he’s able to consistently work the bottom edge of the zone with. He mixes in an average curve and below-average slider but these...

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