Franklyn Kilome

We keep waiting for Kilome to put his impressive physical tools together and start looking the part of a No. 2 starter, but the closer he gets to the majors, the less impressive he appears. The 22-year-old righty notched a 3.54 FIP at High-A, but his 11.2 K-BB% was mediocre, given his stuff. He was even less overpowering at Double-A, where his 4.1 K-BB% ranked in the bottom 15 percent of Eastern League pitchers. Kilome works with a heavy, mid-90s fastball and has a curveball that will flash plus. Unfortunately, at 6-foot-6, there are a lot of moving parts with his delivery and his command has not improved over the past couple seasons. If his command improves and his slider or changeup were to emerge as a quality third pitch, he could be a No. 3 or No. 4 starter. The more likely outcome is that he moves to the bullpen in a year or two, as he is already on the 40-man roster. He would profile as an eighth or ninth-inning arm in relief.