Givens is a young pitcher with a power arm, but his reluctance to work strictly away to lefties is the causation of being a two-pitch pitcher.
What a journey it’s been for Mychal Givens.
Drafted 54th overall in 2009, the Tampa native was viewed as a primary shortstop, though he was unable to make the cruel adjustment from high school to minor league pitching. Accruing a .247/.331/.311 slash between rookie ball and High-A Frederick, the Orioles suggested a move to the mound prior to the 2013 season, a conversion that’s seen both parties nod their respective heads in approval.