If you follow minor league prospects, you know that scouting reports like to “grade” their skills, using a numerical scale where 20 is the worst, 50 is average, and 80 is the absolute best.
As I watched the Rays face the Astros in the playoffs, I thought it could be interesting to apply the same grading scale to the guys who were already up in The Show. Using that minor league 20-80 prospect grading scale, our own Ian Malinowski slapped some near-elite 70s on Gerrit Cole’s fastball and slider as we watched the probable Cy Young carve through the Rays lineup.