This week, Washington Nats’ pitcher Marquis Grissom Jr., son of 2X All Star and World Sequence champion Marquis Grissom Sr., has determined to share his musical style courtesy of Black Baseball Mixtape.
Grissom Jr., who’s presently the Nationals group’s #28 prospect, pitched his whole first full season as a more in-depth for Single-A Fredericksburg, racking up 11 saves whereas incomes a 2.18 ERA with 39 Ks in 41 1/3 innings. He opened 2024 within the Excessive-A Wilmington bullpen and moved as much as Double-A Harrisburg after dominating the South Atlantic League.
The 6-foot-2 RHP reveals common velocity across the 92-94 mph vary, however can run his fastball as much as 96-97 too. The standout pitch, nonetheless, is well his low-80s changeup. Not solely does the pitch get stable separation from the common heater, but it surely additionally fades properly to Grissom’s armside, resulting in some funky swings by left-handed hitters. He held lefties to a .448 OPS throughout his time with Wilmington, in comparison with .550 for righties.
As for Grissom’s audible palate, the L.A. born/Atlanta-bred righty doesn’t actually go for too many commercialized artists aside from Future and Metro Boomin, preferring artists corresponding to Detroit’s Veeze and Money Kidd, in addition to Philly’s Argo and Alabama favourite NoCap. Try his quick however stable choice of hits beneath courtesy of the nice folks at Black Baseball Mixtape!
