Surprised at 159km, “He’s 19 years old?”… 261.5 billion shortstops certified as next-generation stars
No one thought he was 19 years old. Philadelphia Phillies fastball prospect Andrew Painter has made his intense spring training debut.
Painter started the game against the Minnesota Twins held at Hammond Stadium in Fort Myers, Florida, on the 2nd (Korean time) and came down the mound with 3 hits, 1 strikeout and 1 run in 2 innings.
Painter, the 6th overall MLB pipeline selection and the 1st ranked prospect in the team, was nominated as the 13th overall pick in the 1st round of the 2021 rookie draft. are leaving He left 22 games, 103⅔ innings, 6 wins, 2 losses, 155 strikeouts, 25 walks, and a WHIP of 0.89 in 3 levels last year.
He is a promising prospect who can also expect a major league call-up sometime soon this year. On this day, Painter played with a strong heart, throwing a 99 mph fastball against Carlos Correa, a major league representative shortstop who signed a guaranteed contract for 6 years and 200 million dollars (approximately 261.5 billion won) last winter.
Correa praised and assured, “This friend will definitely become a star.” Minnesota coach Rocco Baldelli was stunned and said, “He’s 19?” Derek Hall, who started first base for Philadelphia that day, said, “I told Correa, ‘When I was 19, I was running every morning at junior college at the time.’ And that friend (painter) is on the verge of entering the big leagues.”메이저놀이터
MLB.com said, “It wasn’t perfect, but everyone watched that it was promising. Painter kept his cool even with everyone watching him. “He’s 19, but he hasn’t acted like that,” he said. This day was the first of several opportunities. Everyone expects it to be better next time.”
Painter said of the mound that day, “It felt good. I was happy with the cutter I threw, and my fastball was heavy today. I think it would have been nice to throw more balls into the strike zone,” he said, expressing regret, “I wanted to get ahead in the ball count battle, but I think I started a lot with a count that was behind the batters.”
Philadelphia coach Rob Thompson said, “The first pitches were all fastballs. We have work to do. He said, “But I was calm and calm again,” and evaluated the first appearance of a prospect who was not excited. /
