Nats prospect Kevin Bazzell catching ‘the best stuff’ in the Minors during the Fall League

Washington Nationals catching prospect Kevin Bazzell praised fellow prospect Jarlin Susana during the Arizona Fall League, calling him the pitcher with the best stuff in Minor League Baseball. Susana struck out six batters over three innings on Wednesday for Salt River, featuring fastballs reaching 102.4 mph alongside a breaking ball, sweeper, and a newly introduced cutter.

Bazzell has caught Susana across High-A Wilmington, Double-A Rochester, and the Fall League, noting that handling triple-digit velocity has sharpened his catching technique. Bazzell is also developing offensively, having hit nine home runs with a 125 wRC+ across 66 regular-season games after returning from an orbital bone fracture in May.