Reds May 2023 Games Thread

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(05-29-2023, 10:14 AM)bengalfan74 Wrote: Takes a good arm for right. Does he have that?

He threw a 99.1 mph ball from SS to first base to get a runner out after bobbling the ball. It was the fastest throw in AAA or the majors in the infield this season. There have only been 7 95+ mph throws in the infield in AAA and MLB all season and EDLC has thrown three of them.

In fact, according to Baseball America, no one has thrown a ball harder than 97.9 mph since they began tracking infield throw speed in 2016.

https://www.baseballamerica.com/stories/elly-de-la-cruz-pegs-the-top-of-the-scouting-scale/

I don't know exactly how well an infield arm translates to an outfield arm, but I'd say he's at least above average in the throwing department.

FWIW, MLB.com rates his arm 60 on the 20 to 80 scale, which is a full standard deviation above average.