Stharlin Torres signed in January of 2024 and would spend his 2024 season pitching in the Dominican Summer League. And pitch, did he. The right-handed starter posted a 1.76 ERA in his professional debut while throwing 56.1 innings and allowing just 35 hits – none of which were home runs.

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After a very strong performance in the DSL, the Cincinnati Reds brought Stharlin Torres to the US and in May he took the mound on the 6th when the Arizona Complex League season began. His first outing came out of the bullpen as the Reds used a piggyback system where guys would alternate starts and relief appearances and in his first game Torress threw 3.0 shutout innings of relief while striking out four.

Six days later he would get back on the mound and in his first start of the season he allowed two runs in 4.0 innings, walked no one, and he struck out nine batters. He also allowed the first home run of his career in that game. A week later he returned to face the White Sox and allowed two runs in 4.0 innings of relief and gave up another home run.

Over the next four games, Torres was rather stingy. He would make three starts and one relief appearance spanning three weeks and he didn’t allow an earned run, though he also had five walks and just nine strikeouts in 14.1 combined innings. His shutout streak ended on June 14th when he gave up a run to the Cubs in his 4.0 innings. A week later he gave up another run on the road to the Dodgers as he picked up six strikeouts in 4.0 innings of relief. In what turned out to be his final start of the year the righty threw 4.0 hitless innings against the Diamondbacks with a walk and six strikeouts. His season came to a close on July 5th when he allowed two runs in 3.1 innings against the Cubs.

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Position: Right-handed pitcher | B/T: R/R

Height: 6′ 0″ | Weight: 182 lbs. | Acquired: International FA (2024) | Born: June 19, 2006

Fastball | The pitch works in the 92-94 MPH range. He throws both a 2-seamer and a 4-seamer.

Curveball | A fringy pitch that works in the upper 70’s to low 80’s.

Slider | Similar to the curveball, it works in the upper 70’s to low 80’s and is a fringe-average offering.

Change Up | A potential above-average offering that works in the upper 80’s.

In the two seasons since signing, Stharlin Torres has been about as good as one can ask of him. He’s thrown 94.2 innings and has posted an ERA of 1.81, walked just 20 batters, and he’s struck out 95 of the 351 hitters that he’s faced. He’s only given up two home runs between his time in the two complex leagues.

All of the pieces are there for Stharlin Torres to be a starting pitcher in the long run. He’s throwing multiple pitches and he can throw them for strikes. He pounds the strikezone at an age when most guys simply can’t. On top of that he understands how to mix things up and attack hitters.

With that said, none of his pitches really stand out at this point. His best potential pitch is his change up. It’s got good movement and really drops off compared to the fastball, but it also could use some separation in velocity from the fastball. The fastball has solid velocity now and there may be a little more in there, but there’s not a lot of projection remaining on his 6′ 0″ and 182 lbs frame.

Torres could be a quick riser, but he may still be a year out from that happening. While his innings total in the official book isn’t the entire workload because he’s pitched outside of the “regular season” of the two complex levels that are shorter than the other seasons, he’s still only had seasons of 56.1 and 38.1 innings pitched. The right-hander is going to have to show he can get out there and handle a full starters workload and maintain his stuff while both throwing deeper into games and deeper into seasons. But if he can do that and his stuff improves it could be a quick ascent.

With a lot to still prove, the floor is low for Torres. That can be said for just about any pitcher with his level of experience. His pitchability is ahead of most guys with that level of experience, though, which puts him ahead of the game. The upside is that of a middle of the rotation starter who may not have overwhelming stuff but has solid stuff across the board and knows how to use it.

Stats

Interesting Stat on Stharlin Torres

In his six starts (24.0 innings) he held hitters to a .157/.195/.205 line. As a reliever in four games (14.1 innings) opponents hit .250/.298/.423 against him.