Stephen Gonsalves   Pitcher

       
 
Born: July 8, 1994
Birthplace: San Diego, CA
Height: 6-5
Weight: 220
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
   
Drafted: 4th round, 2013 by MIN
How Acquired: Claimed off waivers from the NYM (July 2020)
High School: Cathedral Catholic (CA)
   

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Pronunciation: gon-SAHL-vess
First Pro Contract: June 19, 2013 (MIN)
Signing Scout: John Leavitt (MIN)
Signing Bonus: $700,000
   
Pro Debut: July 5, 2013 (GCL Twins)
MLB Debut: August 20, 2018 (MIN)
   
Twitter: @TheSGonsalves
Instagram: @stephen_gonsalves1


Signed with Chicago (NL) (Dec. 2021)
 
 
 
 
 
     
  Scouting Report & Links      
         
  Physical Description: Tall, athletic pitcher's frame. Still may have some room to grow despite already being listed at 6-5, 220. Long arms, thinner in the lower half.

Mechanics: Easy delievery from a three-quarter arm slot. Well-balanced, not much unnecessary movement. Repeatable. Mediocre control.

Fastball: Four-seam fastball sits 90-92 mph and tops out at 94 mph. Glove side run. Throws the pitch about 60% of the time. Looks faster due to his extension.

Slider: 83-85 mph. Slurvy action. Fringe-average pitch.

Curveball: 71-75 mph. 1-to-6 movement. Average pitch. More potential than his slider.
  Changeup: Above-average 81-82 mph changeup.

Career Notes: Was suspended 8 games in high school for covering for a teammate. Missed time in 2016 with a shoulder strain. Missed a big portion of 2019 with an elbow injury. Claimed off waivers by the Mets in November 2019. Claimed off waivers by Boston in July 2020, then cleared waivers in August and was outrighted. Re-signed with the organization prior to becoming a minor league free agent in 2020. Opened 2021 season at the Alternate Training Site.

Summation: Needs to be able to stay healthy and limit the walks. Profiles as emergency rotation depth with a back-of-the-rotation ceiling.

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    Pitching Stats                                          
  year team lg level org age w l era g gs sv ip h r er hr hbp bb so whip k/9 bb/9
2013 GCL Twins GCL Rk Min 18 1 0 0.63 5 2 0 14.1 8 1 1 0 0 7 18 1.05 11.30 4.40
  2013 Elizabethton Twins App Rk Min 18 1 1 1.29 3 3 0 14.0 10 2 2 0 0 4 21 1.00 13.50 2.57
  2014 Elizabethton Twins App Rk Min 19 2 0 2.79 6 6 0 29.0 23 12 9 1 1 10 26 1.14 8.07 3.10
  2014 Cedar Rapids Kernels Midw A Min 19 2 3 3.19 8 8 0 36.2 31 17 13 1 2 11 44 1.15 10.80 2.70
  2015 Cedar Rapids Kernels Midw A Min 20 6 1 1.15 9 9 0 55.0 29 8 7 2 0 15 77 0.80 12.60 2.45
  2015 Fort Myers Miracle FSL A+ Min 20 7 2 2.61 15 15 0 79.1 66 26 23 2 0 38 55 1.31 6.24 4.31
  2016 Fort Myers Miracle FSL A+ Min 21 5 4 2.33 11 11 0 65.2 43 19 17 2 0 20 66 0.96 9.05 2.74
  2016 Chattanooga Lookouts Sou AA Min 21 8 1 1.82 13 13 0 74.1 43 17 15 1 4 37 89 1.08 10.78 4.48
2017 Chattanooga Lookouts Sou AA Min 22 8 3 2.68 15 15 0 87.1 67 28 26 7 4 23 96 1.03 9.89 2.37
  2017 Rochester Red Wings IL AAA Min 22 1 2 5.56 5 4 0 22.2 27 14 14 4 0 8 22 1.54 8.74 3.18
  2018 Chattanooga Lookouts Sou AA Min 23 3 0 1.77 4 4 0 20.1 11 4 4 2 0 10 25 1.03 11.07 4.43
  2018 Rochester Red Wings IL AAA Min 23 9 3 2.96 19 18 0 100.1 65 33 33 6 6 55 95 1.20 8.52 4.93
  2018 Minnesota Twins AL MLB Min 23 2 2 6.57 7 4 0 24.2 28 22 18 2 1 22 16 2.03 5.84 8.03
  2019 Gulf Coast Twins GCL Rk Min 24 0 1 2.00 5 5 0 9.0 6 2 2 2 0 0 16 0.67 16.00 0.00
  2019 Pensacola Blue Wahoos Sou AA Min 24 0 0 13.50 2 0 0 2.0 2 4 3 1 1 2 3 2.00 13.50 9.00
  2019 Rochester Red Wings IL AAA Min 24 0 1 4.50 1 1 0 2.0 1 1 1 0 0 5 2 3.00 9.00 22.50
  2020 Season Cancelled --- --- Bos 25 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
  2021 Worcester Red Sox TAE AAA Bos 26 5 4 4.68 22 10 1 73.0 65 41 38 13 6 52 103 1.60 12.70 6.40
  2021 Boston Red Sox AL MLB Bos 26 0 0 4.15 3 0 0 4.1 2 2 2 0 1 2 4 0.92 8.30 4.20
  2022 Iowa Cubs IL AAA CHC 27 1 0 4.26 8 0 0 12.2 9 6 6 2 3 11 21 1.58 1392 7.82
   
     
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  Awards   SoxProspects.com Awards  
  2017 Perfect Game Pre-Season All-American   -  
   

   
     
 
 
 
     
 
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