Peyton Battenfield hails from Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Houston Astros drafted him in the ninth round of the 2019 draft. A couple of trades later and the pitching prospect now calls the Cleveland organization home.
I do not know much about Battenfield. We’re getting deeper into the countdown and are now encountering new and unfamiliar players. What I can tell you about Battenfield is that he pays attention, works hard, and understands what it is going to take to succeed.
Battenfield spoke to David Laurila of FanGraphs in August about developing a cutter. In the piece, he notes that he threw a slider in college but never quite figured out how to make it dance.