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Atlanta Braves Scouting Report on Pitcher Matt Withrow

By Benjamin Chase

May 10, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Major league baseball gloves rest on the railing before the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
May 10, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Major league baseball gloves rest on the railing before the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /
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May 10, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Major league baseball gloves rest on the railing before the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
May 10, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Major league baseball gloves rest on the railing before the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Mets at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports /

The Atlanta Braves grabbed Matt Withrow just a month after acquiring his brother in trade from the Dodgers. Can Matt be the better pitcher for the Braves?

Who Is He?

On May 27, 2015, the Atlanta Braves acquired Chris Withrow from the Los Angeles Dodgers along with Juan Uribe. On June 9th, they drafted Matt Withrow, Chris’ brother, from Texas Tech in the 6th round of the draft. He had originally been drafted out of high school by his home state Texas Rangers in the 37th round, but he chose to go to college instead. After signing on June 22nd, he was assigned to Danville. Withrow made 13 starts and was hard luck in those starts, collecting an 0-4 record, but going 48 innings with a 3.45 ERA and 1.33 WHIP with a 16/35 BB/K ratio.

The Braves saw enough to send Withrow straight past low-A Rome to high-A Carolina for his first full-season assignment in 2016. He spent the entire season in the Carolina rotation and was my selection for the Mudcats pitcher of the year. On the season he made 25 appearances, throwing 120 2/3 innings, with a 3.80 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, and a 68/131 BB/K ratio. Withrow had a lengthy arm injury history in college, but he’s not experienced any such issues in pro ball at this point.

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