San Diego Swing: Midseason Review

Williams is making his tools known throughout the professional scouting community, with his draft stock pointing upward. Legitimate top 5 round talent both at shortstop and on the mound. Despite his elite arm strength on the mound, Williams has made it known that he wants to play shortstop at the next level. There is swing and miss to his swing and he hasn't quite shown the ability to hit the ball the other way, two things that will have to be developed at the next level to make the next step. Power is really starting to show with 6 home runs through 14 games with many of the home runs majestic towering shots. 

Joe Musgrove threw the first no hitter in San Diego Padres history April 9, 2021. The twenty-eight year old was drafted in the first round of the 2011 MLB Draft out of Grossmont High School. Musgrove posted a 7-5 record, 2.40 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 5 CG, 78 ⅔ INN, 100K:14BB during his senior season. The local San Diegan was traded to the Padres in January of 2021 from the Pittsburgh Pirates. Musgrove made it known post-no hitter that it “was meant to be” with a mural already commissioned and completed on the Grossmont campus. 

PBR - California was lucky enough to catch up with Musgrove during the 2020 off-season and try out it’s new TrackMan unit. Musgrove’s stuff set the bar for pitchers in the PBR - California TrackMan data portal and helped set the stage for understanding the unit. Musgrove’s bullpen session was highlighted by his pinpoint control and his plus-ability with multiple off-speed pitches. Musgrove's ability to locate his slider, cutter and curveball has been a big reason for his early season success. The one seam fastball was another pitch that highlighted his session with similar movement to a hard sinker with hopes of tunneling off his changeup. 

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