Quite the outing tonight. 6 IP 1 H, 9Ks.
This is Matt's scouting report on him:
"Summary: Graves was a project when the Phillies took him in the 7th round of the 2022 draft, and he is still very much a project now. He is long and lanky and struggles to repeat his delivery. His velocity has increased a little bit, sitting 88 to 93, and touching up to 94. It is a high spin pitch (2400-2500 RPM), but has sinker movement as opposed to bat missing rise. He has a pair of breaking balls in a similar velocity range. His slider is 79-81 mph and more vertically oriented, sitting about 2700-2800 RPM. It blends into his sweeping curveball that is more in the 77-79 mph range and will peak closer to 2900 RPM. He also has a changeup in the 82-84 mph range that he kills the spin on well. He does miss some bats, but his command and control lag due to his size, and he struggles repeating his delivery. He has room to add strength and velocity, and the breaking balls show the promise to be bat-missing weapons if he can find consistency. It was always going to take time for him, and his 2023 season doesn’t change that."
