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Seth Halvorsen: Could Young Fireballer Close For Rockies?
14 mins agoSeth Halvorsen has some helium going this draft season. Halvorsen debuted with the Colorado Rockies in the last part of the 2024 season, appearing in 12 games, earning two wins and a save, and posting a 1.46 ERA, a 0.81 WHIP, and 13 strikeouts in 12 innings. The young pitcher from the University of Tennessee impressed with a 100 MPH average fastball velocity, which is in the 99th percentile in MLB. He showed a 28.3%K% with a paltry 4.3%BB%. Halvorsen features a three-pitch mix, using a split-finger and a slider while getting high groundball percentages with those pitches. Keeping the ball down and getting lots of ground balls is a key to pitcher success in the thin air of Denver, where he will pitch his home games. Many pundits have already anointed him as the closer, but he is just in the mix right now for saves. Victor Vodnik and Tyler Kinley are also part of this equation. If he wins the job, he could be a candidate for 20+ saves with good ratios and some strikeouts.
