IP 114
ERA 3.316
WHIP 1.202
BB/9 1.737
SO/9 6.553
  • Full name Aaron Griffin
  • Born 06/17/1991 in El Cajon, CA
  • Profile Ht.: 6'4" / Wt.: 200 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Loyola Marymount
  • Drafted in the 10th round (308th overall) by the Tampa Bay Rays in 2013 (signed for $2,500).
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    The younger brother of Athletics righty A.J. Griffin, Aaron spent his first three years at LMU working primarily as a trusted reliever, but he thrived in the weekend rotation as a senior, going 4-5, 3.07 with 72 strikeouts and 19 walks in 88 innings. Griffin has a durable 6-foot-4, 210-pound frame and a crossfire delivery that gives him some deception. That helps his fringy fastball--which sits in the high 80s and tops out at 91--play up. He also has a fringe-average changeup against lefties, and a slurve and cutter that are below-average to fringy. He's a decent athlete with good feel for pitching, and he garnered some top-10-rounds interest as a cost-saving senior sign, though he lacks big league impact ability.

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