Dodgers rookie Ryan Pepiot cruised through the minor leagues despite some questionable command at times, due mostly to his outstanding changeup. Keith Law of The Athletic, back in February when he ranked the Dodgers farm system the best in baseball, had this to say about Pepiot’s changeup:
“Pepiot has an 80 changeup, one of the best pitches of its type in baseball right now, along with an above-average fastball, although he didn’t dominate left-handed batters last year as you’d expect for someone with a change or splitter of that caliber. Instead, he uses it as much to neutralize right-handed bats as left, and I think he could pitch in the majors in relief right now.