
J.C. Flowers Slider
J.C. Flowers had a quality season with the Low-A Bradenton Marauders and High-A Greensboro Grasshoppers. He pitched a total of 78.2 innings, posting a 3.78 ERA, 3.62 FIP, and 1.27 WHIP. The right-hander was a 4th round pick by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2019 and is overall one of the lesser talked about right-handers in the system.
Flowers throws a four-seamer, two-seamer, and changeup. But his slider is not only the best slider in the system, but arguably the best pitch among any offering Pirates’ prospects have. The pitch has devastating break. It resides in the upper-80’s and has massive north-to-south movement. According to FanGraphs, it can have a two-plane shape.
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Flowers’ slider is truly an elite offering. He makes batters look silly on the pitch. If one of his offerings, any of his two fastballs, or change-up can play to an average or better level, he’ll at the very least have the outlook of a reliever. If both his fastballs can play to an average or better grade, he may just end up as a starting pitcher long-term.