Carlos Urrutia

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Chicago Cubs #21 prospect in 2001
  Urrutia could be another Carlos Zambrano in the making, though he’s only five months younger than his fellow Venezuelan and not nearly as advanced. Urrutia has been brought along very slowly, pitching just 61 innings in two years of Rookie ball and walking more batters than he struck out each season. Yet his size and live arm are clearly evident. He throws 94-95 mph and has a promising slider. He still needs plenty of work on developing a changeup, throwing strikes and setting up hitters, though he did start to make strides in instructional league. Urrutia isn’t anywhere close to the majors and probably isn’t ready for full-season ball, but he definitely bears watching.