The prize of the deal that sent Blake Snell to the San Diego Pades, Luis Patino is among the best pitching prospects in all of baseball.
As they build up to their 100 prospect rankings being released, MLB Pipeline has listed their top ten right-handed pitching prospects in the gam entering the 2021 season. Coming in at 5th on the list is none other than the 21 year old pitcher whom the Rays acquired from San Diego.
Patiño’s velocity has ticked up as he’s gotten stronger, and he sat around 97 mph with his heater while touching 99 mph regularly with the Padres.