Dante
Vartolone

9/20/15 -- Vartolone has broad shoulders and is physical at 6-foot-2, 212 pounds. He hits from the right side with a narrow stance and weight stacked over his back side. He utilizes a longer stride and a big weight transfer which causes him to land hard on his stride foot. He shows pop to his pull side when he barrels it up. He has good fundamentals at first base but needs to improve upon his foot speed. His glove works well as he showed the ability to pick it. Primarily a right-handed pitcher, Vartolone pitches with slow tempo and good hip lead. He has arm speed but cups the ball on the bottom of his arm swing. Cleaning that up could lead to more efficiency in his arm action. He pitches from a high 3/4 arm slot with a heavy fastball at 75-80  miles-per-hour. His breaking ball has some depth potential at 66-69 MPH and his changeup has run and sink at 71-72 MPH.