| IP | 1 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 0 |
| WHIP | 0 |
| BB/9 | 0 |
| SO/9 | 9 |
- Full name Jojanse Torres
- Born 08/04/1995 in San Pedro De Macoris, Dominican Republic
- Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 188 / Bats: R / Throws: R
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Track Record: The Astros signed Torres for $150,000 as a 22-year-old during the 2018 international signing period. He dominated the Class A levels in 2019 and was invited to summer camp in 2020. Torres threw a few times in exhibitions at Minute Maid Park, but was shut down with elbow soreness shortly after. He appeared in eight games for Triple-A Sugar Land in 2021 before he having season-ending arthroscopic surgery to remove a bone chip from his right elbow.
Scouting Report: Torres has a tremendous four-seam fastball that sits in the high 90s and touches 100 mph. He is unafraid to challenge hitters with it and has had success in the minors doing so. His changeup could be his best secondary pitch, especially with the velocity difference off his fastball. He also throws a hard, mid-80s slider that gets chase swings along with a curveball, but he does not have enough consistency with either pitch. His control and command are suspect and will be tested against better competition.
The Future: Torres’ age and injury history invite questions whether he has time to develop the command and breaking pitches to be a starter. His overpowering fastball and changeup combination profile best out of the bullpen.
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TRACK RECORD: The Astros haven't shied away from signing pitchers in their late teens or early 20s in a Latin American scouting world focused on 16-year-old signings. Even for the Astros, Torres was older for a Dominican signing when they inked him for $150,000 at 22. Torres made the signing look prescient with a strong full-season debut at the Class A levels in 2019. He was with the major league team for exhibition games in July, but elbow issues prevented him from pitching during the regular season.
SCOUTING REPORT: Torres ran his fastball up to 98 mph that first year in the DSL in 2018, then in 2019 was regularly touching 100 mph. Torres has a huge fastball that stands out in a system deep with power arms. His heater sits 95-100 mph and he throws it with an aggressive, grip-it-and-rip-it approach. He shows feel for a changeup that has good velocity separation off his fastball. It has the best chance among his offspeed stuff to develop into a solid-average or better pitch. Torres also throws a slider and curveball that are both inconsistent. He has overpowered lower-level competition, but his control needs to get better against more discerning hitters.
THE FUTURE: Torres has just 135 innings with the Astros, so there's some hope his control and secondary feel can improve. The most likely outcome is a reliever, with Double-A probably his next stop. -
TRACK RECORD: Even in an organization that has no problem signing international arms who are considered quite old by normal standards, Torres is remarkable. He was already 22 when he signed and turned 23 at the end of his first season in the Dominican Summer League. He's made up for lost time by making it to high Class A just 13 months after he signed.
SCOUTING REPORT: Torres simply rears back and fires. There's little sublety or nuance to his approach on the mound. He peppers the strike zone and a foot around the edge of the zone with 95-100 mph fastballs, using a simple, aggressive delivery. His changeup is effective because it has 10 mph separation off his fastball—which hitters have to respect. Every now and then Torres will sync up and spin a plus slider, but he'll also throw a cement mixer that is a slider in name only. The same can be said for his curveball.
THE FUTURE: Arm strength like Torres cannot be ignored. He seems eventually ticketed to be a lowleverage reliever unless his well-below-average control and inconsistent breaking balls improve. But it's worth remembering he has just 135 pro innings under his belt so far.
Scouting Reports
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Track Record: The Astros signed Torres for $150,000 as a 22-year-old during the 2018 international signing period. He dominated the Class A levels in 2019 and was invited to summer camp in 2020. Torres threw a few times in exhibitions at Minute Maid Park, but was shut down with elbow soreness shortly after. He appeared in eight games for Triple-A Sugar Land in 2021 before he having season-ending arthroscopic surgery to remove a bone chip from his right elbow.
Scouting Report: Torres has a tremendous four-seam fastball that sits in the high 90s and touches 100 mph. He is unafraid to challenge hitters with it and has had success in the minors doing so. His changeup could be his best secondary pitch, especially with the velocity difference off his fastball. He also throws a hard, mid-80s slider that gets chase swings along with a curveball, but he does not have enough consistency with either pitch. His control and command are suspect and will be tested against better competition.
The Future: Torres’ age and injury history invite questions whether he has time to develop the command and breaking pitches to be a starter. His overpowering fastball and changeup combination profile best out of the bullpen.
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TRACK RECORD: The Astros haven't shied away from signing pitchers in their late teens or early 20s in a Latin American scouting world focused on 16-year-old signings. Even for the Astros, Torres was older for a Dominican signing when they inked him for $150,000 at 22. Torres made the signing look prescient with a strong full-season debut at the Class A levels in 2019. He was with the major league team for exhibition games in July, but elbow issues prevented him from pitching during the regular season.
SCOUTING REPORT: Torres ran his fastball up to 98 mph that first year in the DSL in 2018, then in 2019 was regularly touching 100 mph. Torres has a huge fastball that stands out in a system deep with power arms. His heater sits 95-100 mph and he throws it with an aggressive, grip-it-and-rip-it approach. He shows feel for a changeup that has good velocity separation off his fastball. It has the best chance among his offspeed stuff to develop into a solid-average or better pitch. Torres also throws a slider and curveball that are both inconsistent. He has overpowered lower-level competition, but his control needs to get better against more discerning hitters.
THE FUTURE: Torres has just 135 innings with the Astros, so there's some hope his control and secondary feel can improve. The most likely outcome is a reliever, with Double-A probably his next stop. -
TRACK RECORD: The Astros haven't shied away from signing pitchers in their late teens or early 20s in a Latin American scouting world focused on 16-year-old signings. Even for the Astros, Torres was older for a Dominican signing when they inked him for $150,000 at 22. Torres made the signing look prescient with a strong full-season debut at the Class A levels in 2019. He was with the major league team for exhibition games in July, but elbow issues prevented him from pitching during the regular season.
SCOUTING REPORT: Torres ran his fastball up to 98 mph that first year in the DSL in 2018, then in 2019 was regularly touching 100 mph. Torres has a huge fastball that stands out in a system deep with power arms. His heater sits 95-100 mph and he throws it with an aggressive, grip-it-and-rip-it approach. He shows feel for a changeup that has good velocity separation off his fastball. It has the best chance among his offspeed stuff to develop into a solid-average or better pitch. Torres also throws a slider and curveball that are both inconsistent. He has overpowered lower-level competition, but his control needs to get better against more discerning hitters.
THE FUTURE: Torres has just 135 innings with the Astros, so there's some hope his control and secondary feel can improve. The most likely outcome is a reliever, with Double-A probably his next stop. -
TRACK RECORD: The Astros haven't shied away from signing pitchers in their late teens or early 20s in a Latin American scouting world focused on 16-year-old signings. Even for the Astros, Torres was older for a Dominican signing when they inked him for $150,000 at 22. Torres made the signing look prescient with a strong full-season debut at the Class A levels in 2019. He was with the major league team for exhibition games in July, but elbow issues prevented him from pitching during the regular season.
SCOUTING REPORT: Torres ran his fastball up to 98 mph that first year in the DSL in 2018, then in 2019 was regularly touching 100 mph. Torres has a huge fastball that stands out in a system deep with power arms. His heater sits 95-100 mph and he throws it with an aggressive, grip-it-and-rip-it approach. He shows feel for a changeup that has good velocity separation off his fastball. It has the best chance among his offspeed stuff to develop into a solid-average or better pitch. Torres also throws a slider and curveball that are both inconsistent. He has overpowered lower-level competition, but his control needs to get better against more discerning hitters.
THE FUTURE: Torres has just 135 innings with the Astros, so there's some hope his control and secondary feel can improve. The most likely outcome is a reliever, with Double-A probably his next stop. -
TRACK RECORD: Even in an organization that has no problem signing international arms who are considered quite old by normal standards, Torres is remarkable. He was already 22 when he signed and turned 23 at the end of his first season in the Dominican Summer League. He’s made up for lost time by making it to high Class A just 13 months after he signed.
SCOUTING REPORT: Torres simply rears back and fires. There’s little sublety or nuance to his approach on the mound. He peppers the strike zone and a foot around the edge of the zone with 95-100 mph fastballs, using a simple, aggressive delivery. His changeup is effective because it has 10 mph separation off his fastball—which hitters have to respect. Every now and then Torres will sync up and spin a plus slider, but he’ll also throw a cement mixer that is a slider in name only. The same can be said for his curveball.
THE FUTURE: Arm strength like Torres cannot be ignored. He seems eventually ticketed to be a lowleverage reliever unless his well-below-average control and inconsistent breaking balls improve. But it’s worth remembering he has just 135 pro innings under his belt so far. BA GRADE 50 Risk: Extreme BA GRADE 45 Risk: High -
TRACK RECORD: Even in an organization that has no problem signing international arms who are considered quite old by normal standards, Torres is remarkable. He was already 22 when he signed and turned 23 at the end of his first season in the Dominican Summer League. He's made up for lost time by making it to high Class A just 13 months after he signed.
SCOUTING REPORT: Torres simply rears back and fires. There's little sublety or nuance to his approach on the mound. He peppers the strike zone and a foot around the edge of the zone with 95-100 mph fastballs, using a simple, aggressive delivery. His changeup is effective because it has 10 mph separation off his fastball—which hitters have to respect. Every now and then Torres will sync up and spin a plus slider, but he'll also throw a cement mixer that is a slider in name only. The same can be said for his curveball.
THE FUTURE: Arm strength like Torres cannot be ignored. He seems eventually ticketed to be a lowleverage reliever unless his well-below-average control and inconsistent breaking balls improve. But it's worth remembering he has just 135 pro innings under his belt so far.
Career Transactions
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RHP Jojanse Torres assigned to Guerreros de Oaxaca.
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Corpus Christi Hooks released RHP Jojanse Torres.
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RHP Jojanse Torres roster status changed by Houston Astros.
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RHP Jojanse Torres roster status changed by Houston Astros.
