Most consider the pitching staff for the Class AAA Louisville Bats the best the Reds have had on their top minor league level in years. Here are the 12 pitchers with a scouting report from Louisville pitching coach Ted Power:
Name R/L Ht Age Power's comment
Tom Shearn R 6-4 29 Needs to get his fastball and slider over, but an improving slider
Steven Kelly R 6-1 27 Throws different change-ups that run in on righties and lefties
Brian Shackelford L 6-1 30 Needs consistent work, best with cut fastball
Brad Salmon R 6-3 27 Low 90s fastball, good split finger that goes down on the plate
Michael Gosling L 6-2 25 Much improved arm strength, relies more on his slider
Phil Dumatrait L 6-2 25 Just a matter of consistency, has improved in the past few seasons
Gary Majewski R 6-1 27 Velocity is up to 92 mph, needs to get into pitching shape
Jason Kershner L 6-2 30 Uses a short arm delivery to make the ball seem faster
Wes Wilkerson R 6-4 30 Hard throwing, can sail pitches away from right handers
Ricky Stone R 6-1 32 One of the best sinkers Power has seen, uses it well with a slider
Bobby Livingston L 6-3 24 Almost made the big-league Reds out of spring training
Homer Bailey R 6-4 20 Plenty of raw talent with some delivery flaws; very eager to learn