Yoan Lopez, RHP, Arizona Diamondbacks
Who Is He?
Lopez was signed the same offseason as Yasmany Tomas by the Diamondbacks as they invested heavily in the island in one offseason. He made his debut for AA Mobile and had some injury issues that cut into his season and his effectiveness as he made a total of 11 appearances, 10 of them starts, throwing 54 innings with a 4.17 ERA and 1.35 WHIP between Mobile and one rehab start for the rookie-league team as he returned from his injury.
Lopez is not a strikeout artist, and he’s most likely going to be a guy who induces a lot of ground ball outs through a heavy fastball and a slider. He returned to Mobile this year, and thus far, the results have been somewhat better through 7 starts. He’s thrown 33 innings with a 3.82 ERA and 1.52 WHIP.
While Lopez may not profile to be the ace that some were attempting to sell him as when he was a free agent, he does have a very good ability to get ground outs, and that can be very useful in the back of the rotation or in the bullpen down the line.
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