Scott Moviel is a RHP in the Mets farm system. Last year, the Mets drafted Moviel in the second round, pick number 77 and assigned him to the Gulf Coast League (Rookie). In his 19-year old season, he posted an 0-2 record, 3.38 ERA in 12 G over 40.0 IP. He struck out 37 batters and walked 11.
What makes this pitcher stand out, literally, is his height. Over the internet and through Sporting News Baseball 2008, I have seen 3 different measurements, but they are all towering. The consensus from thebaseballcube.com and Sporting News is that he is 6 feet and 11 inches, but I have also seen 6'10 and 6'9, but lets go with 6'11.
His fast ball clocks in 87-93 MPH, but he has to get the height affect as well that makes his fastball seem faster. I would assume from the position of the batter, it probably feels that his arm is halfway to home plate when that ball is released.
Sporting News ranked him at #7 in their Top 10 Mets prospects. Important to not though is that #2 (Guerra), #3 (Humber), and #5 (Mulvey) are on that list as well, and they are now on the Twins. So if the everyone shifts up, then he is #4 on the top 10 list.
There is a scouting report that can be found here. The basic synopsis is that he has a good fastball and curveball, but both can be held back by his mechanics and delivery that can be inconsistent at times. The more inconsistent in his delivery, the less control he has, and then he becomes ineffective. They call him a project, but a workable project.
Should be fun to follow Moviel through the minors and hopefully one day to the majors.
