Hildemaro Requena
Born July 20, 1997
RHP
Currently listed at 6-2, 170
Signed as an international free agent from Maracay Venezuela, July 2013
Sox Prospects scouting report:
"Right-hander with an average pitcher’s frame with some projection in his lower half. Fastball sits 88-90 mph. Best secondary is a changeup 82-83 mph with some fade. Also will show a curveball in the mid-70s."
In 222 career IP, he is 16-11, 2.24 with 177K and 65 BB.
Career stats here.
Requena went 11-3, 1.98 in 95.1 IP for Class A Greenville this year, with 84K and 31 BB.
In winning a playoff elimination game against the NYY Charleston affiliate last weekend, Requena threw 7.1 scoreless IP, allowing 4 hits and three walks while striking out 4.
He's been on fire lately, not allowing a single earned run over his last five starts and 32.1 innings.
Alex Speier writes: "In nine starts since moving to the rotation, the 20-year-old is 8-0 with a 0.51 ERA on the strength of his aggressive strike-throwing with a three-pitch mix that features a heavy diet of his
breaking ball and changeup."
http://Requena (11-3) continued to show his development. After spending much of the season in the bullpen, he received a chance to start after several other pitchers earned promotions to higher minor league levels. On Saturday, Requena held the RiverDogs scoreless by limiting them to four hits and three walks in 7 1/3 innings. Requena, 20, has not allowed an earned run in a month, a span of 36 1/3 innings during which opponents have managed only 15 hits. He struck out four Saturday, but more important to his pitching, he got 12 outs on groundballs. "He's a great example of a pitcher who says, 'Ready, here it is, hit it,' " Fenster said. "He's going after the hitters with (pitches that) sink and trusting his defense behind him." Requena left in the eighth ahead 2-0 but with two runners on base. Joan Martinez got a strikeout and a flyout to end Charleston's threat, and Dalbec then made it much harder for the RiverDogs to threaten Greenville's lead again.
From the Greenville paper:
"Requena (11-3) continued to show his development. After spending much of the season in the bullpen, he received a chance to start after several other pitchers earned promotions to higher minor league levels.
Requena, 20, has not allowed an earned run in a month, a span of 36 1/3 innings during which opponents have managed only 15 hits.
He struck out four Saturday, but more important to his pitching, he got 12 outs on groundballs.
"He's a great example of a pitcher who says, 'Ready, here it is, hit it,'" Fenster said. "He's going after the hitters with (pitches that) sink and trusting his defense behind him."
Born July 20, 1997
RHP
Currently listed at 6-2, 170
Signed as an international free agent from Maracay Venezuela, July 2013
Sox Prospects scouting report:
"Right-hander with an average pitcher’s frame with some projection in his lower half. Fastball sits 88-90 mph. Best secondary is a changeup 82-83 mph with some fade. Also will show a curveball in the mid-70s."
In 222 career IP, he is 16-11, 2.24 with 177K and 65 BB.
Career stats here.
Requena went 11-3, 1.98 in 95.1 IP for Class A Greenville this year, with 84K and 31 BB.
In winning a playoff elimination game against the NYY Charleston affiliate last weekend, Requena threw 7.1 scoreless IP, allowing 4 hits and three walks while striking out 4.
He's been on fire lately, not allowing a single earned run over his last five starts and 32.1 innings.
Alex Speier writes: "In nine starts since moving to the rotation, the 20-year-old is 8-0 with a 0.51 ERA on the strength of his aggressive strike-throwing with a three-pitch mix that features a heavy diet of his
breaking ball and changeup."
http://Requena (11-3) continued to show his development. After spending much of the season in the bullpen, he received a chance to start after several other pitchers earned promotions to higher minor league levels. On Saturday, Requena held the RiverDogs scoreless by limiting them to four hits and three walks in 7 1/3 innings. Requena, 20, has not allowed an earned run in a month, a span of 36 1/3 innings during which opponents have managed only 15 hits. He struck out four Saturday, but more important to his pitching, he got 12 outs on groundballs. "He's a great example of a pitcher who says, 'Ready, here it is, hit it,' " Fenster said. "He's going after the hitters with (pitches that) sink and trusting his defense behind him." Requena left in the eighth ahead 2-0 but with two runners on base. Joan Martinez got a strikeout and a flyout to end Charleston's threat, and Dalbec then made it much harder for the RiverDogs to threaten Greenville's lead again.
From the Greenville paper:
"Requena (11-3) continued to show his development. After spending much of the season in the bullpen, he received a chance to start after several other pitchers earned promotions to higher minor league levels.
Requena, 20, has not allowed an earned run in a month, a span of 36 1/3 innings during which opponents have managed only 15 hits.
He struck out four Saturday, but more important to his pitching, he got 12 outs on groundballs.
"He's a great example of a pitcher who says, 'Ready, here it is, hit it,'" Fenster said. "He's going after the hitters with (pitches that) sink and trusting his defense behind him."
