Boston Red Sox prospects: Yordanny Monegro dominates in Single-A debut
The pitching prospect wowed in his first start
Boston Red Sox pitching prospect Yordanny Mongero made three starts in the FCL this season. After dominating in those three starts, he earned a promotion to Single-A.
On Sunday, Monegro made his Single-A debut. The 20-year-old righty put on a masterclass of a performance.
Monegro tossed five shutout innings on Sunday, only needing 74 pitches to do so. He allowed two hits and walked no batters. Meanwhile, Monegro racked up an eye-popping 11 strikeouts.
It wasn't just a good game in the box score, either. Monegro was toying with hitters out there. He did so with some disgusting-looking pitches. The righty had 50 strikes in those 74 pitches. He picked up an impressive 17 swinging strikes and had only one three-ball count.
Monegro threw a few changeups and sliders, but it was the other two pitches that should get you excited.
The Dominican Republic native featured a live fastball that was hitting 97 MPH quite a few times. Then there was a curveball, and oh boy, that thing is going to visit me in my dreams.
Monegro was regularly throwing that high-70s curveball to end at-bats. He dropped it in the zone for a couple of looking strikeouts. Then he started burying it in the dirt, getting hitters to look silly.
Speaking of those curveballs in the dirt, catcher Enderso Lira deserves a shoutout. He did a great job all day of keeping those pitches in front of him and helping Monegro rack up those 11 strikeouts.
We had heard a bit about Yordanny Monegro before Sunday, but there's only so much information you can get when someone is in the DSL and FCL. With Monegro, we finally get a chance to see him in action in Single-A. His first impression was certainly a good one.
Contrary to the belief of some, the Boston Red Sox have a lot of talented pitching prospects, especially at their lower levels. It never hurts to add a few more names, though. And it looks like Yordanny Monegro is ready to join the fun with a lethal fastball/curveball combination.
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