Mark Cornelison | Lexington Herald-Ledger
Kentucky.com recently did a feature on Ross Seaton that highlights why he is so highly touted.
Here is what Ricky Bennett had to say about the 19 year old right hander:
“Ross has got unbelievable talent. I mean, he’s big, he’s strong, he’s got a good fastball, he’s got a good breaking ball. That’s pretty apparent when you see him pitch,” said Ricky Bennett, assistant general manager and director of player personnel for the Astros. “One thing that separates Ross from some of the other guys is his maturity. He’s a mature high school kid.
“He understands what we’re trying to teach him. He wants to get better. He’s got great aptitude. And his work ethic is unbelievable. When you put all those things together, you’ve got a pretty good prospect.”
Seaton throws a good curve, a decent change and fast ball but his favorite pitch is the sinker.
Seaton talked about rubbing pitching elbows with some of the Astros’ pitchers this spring training. He got to spend some time with Doug Brocail.
“That man (Doug Brocail) has helped me out a ton. A ton,” Seaton said. “He’s a wealth of information, and he’s willing to give it out to the younger guys. And I’m really appreciative of that.”
What type of information?
“I actually talked to him last night, and he was basically reinforcing that a pitcher can never say the word ‘never, not, can’t, won’t’ on the mound,” Seaton said. “Everything is, ‘I’m going to do this, I will do this, I can do this.’ And then you go out and do it. It’s all positive reinforcement.”
Tuesday night, Seaton threw 7 shutout innings to drop his ERA to 1.14 and improved his record to 3-1 through 4 starts.