Andrew
Mayhew

5/23/16 High three-quarter slot with quick arm. You might have to see it to believe it, but Mayhew's 5-foot-9, 130-pound frame produced a FB at 87-89 in the first inning that scraped 90 one time. He was 87-88 in the 2nd and still 86-87 in his 5th (and final) inning. As one might imagine, the pitch doesn't have a lot of plane to it, but it has life and some late armside run. Pounded zone (no walks) and struck out six, mostly swinging on FBs. Also featured a hard slider at 78-79 that has short, top-to-bottom tilt. Flashed a firm change-up at 84-mph, but did not utilized it often.

7/22/15 Don’t be deceived by his diminutive 5-foot-9, 130-pound frame. Pitched with quick arm out of a three-quarter slot with compact, drop-and-drive delivery and back shoulder dip. Fastball sat 83-84, touching 85, and had some life when up, although, at his size, he needs to work extremely hard to get down in the zone. Primary offspeed pitch was a tight slider at 73-75, while he also mixed in a slower 11/5 curveball at 66-67 and a firm change-up at 77-78.

5/18/15 Youngster who gets the most out of his undersized frame. Compact delivery with quick arm. FB sat 83-84 with some armside action when down, but flattened out when up. Maintained his velo in the stretch and was quick to the plate, giving his catcher a chance. Secondary stuff has picked up some pace since we last saw him, with CB now checking in at 71-72 and SL at 73-74. Showed ability to throw CB for K and used SL mostly as chase pitch.

1/10/15 Mayhew flashed a loose arm and a simple, efficient delivery with command of four pitches.  He sat 82-84 with his fastball that shows late life. Mayhew's 70 mph curveball has tight rotation and 11/5 shape while his 72 mph slider has some down action out of the same high 3/4 arm slot. The righty completed his array of pitches by showcasing a 75 mph changeup with arm side fade thrown at fastball arm speed.