IP 480
ERA 5.044
WHIP 1.427
BB/9 2.663
SO/9 6.769
  • Full name Matthew Stephen Long
  • Born 02/23/1984 in Columbus, OH
  • Profile Ht.: 6'5" / Wt.: 220 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Miami (OH)
  • Drafted in the 2nd round (73rd overall) by the Chicago White Sox in 2006 (signed for $330,000).
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    Long was one of Ohio's top high school prospects in 2002, as scouts looked at his long, lean frame and expected his stuff would mature along with his body. After a detour for Tommy John surgery in 2004 and rehabilitating his elbow in 2005, those projections finally have come true this spring. Long's fastball now sits at 92-94 mph and has peaked at 96. His curveball was his best pitch in high school, and he has regained a hard, tight breaking ball. He also has shown the command and durability scouts hoped for. Miami has used him in relief, and he could move quickly if he remains in that role in pro ball. After turning down the Giants as a 34th-round pick last year, Long is now poised to go much higher, perhaps as early as the supplemental first round.

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