A rookie pitcher for the Giants is making an impression on everyone in Spring Training, despite the fact that the team has recently made headlines by adding Matt Chapman and Blake Snell. Giants supporters need to get acquainted with Landen Roupp.
Spring Training has thus far featured speculation of a young pitcher for the San Francisco Giants.
As the fifteenth-best prospect in the Giants organization, MLB.com ranks Roupp. He has only been dominant in the minor levels, and thus far in Spring Training, he has continued to be dominant. 
The video below, which is from his spring debut, shows off his amazing breaking ball in all its nastiness:
That’s some really terrible stuff from the right-handed 25-year-old.
Roupp has mostly been a starter in the minor levels, but unless the Giants continue to lose starters to injuries, it appears likely that he will enter the majors as a reliever at some time in 2024.
Roupp pitched 31 innings with 42 strikeouts and a 1.74 ERA during his previous season at Richmond. Due to a back injury, he lost a significant portion of the year, but it appears he picked up where he left off the previous year.
Roupp’s sinkerball, which generates a lot of armside movement for right-handers, is a high-spin curveball on the pitch. He demonstrates a chanegup with some nice fading movement and a slider with some promise. In addition to being a strike thrower, Roupp possesses control over his curveball when used as a chase pitch outside of the strike zone.
Anecdotally, Roupp’s name has been mentioned frequently as a pitcher that many in camp have been impressed with if you listen to the radio calls or watch the limited Giants Spring Training coverage.
In an article published by Andrew Baggarly of The Athletic (subscription needed), several catchers and pitching coaches singled out Roupp for criticism for his appearance during camp.
Roupp has not pitched above Double-A, therefore it is unlikely that he will be on the squad on opening day. Still, nobody would be shocked if he ended up pitching for the team in 2024.
Roupp is a useful addition, given the state of unpredictability in the bullpen right now outside of the high-leverage arms and the rotation’s uncertainty in spite of Snell’s signing. It wouldn’t be shocking to see him in the major leagues in 2024 if he continues to dominate in the minors.
