Pitching
Maleski also has a decent changeup. The Retired or Inactive Players hope he can work on his control a little bit. Every once and a while one slips away from him and either ends up at the backstop or in the right field bleachers. The running movement on his pitches makes life tougher on lefties than righties.
Defense & Hitting
He's reasonably quick to the plate but needs to vary his pickoff moves. Good baserunners appeared to time him last year. Maleski is nothing special in the field. Maleski is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Maleski has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Maleski as a pinch-runner on occasion.
2025 Outlook
AA isn't the right place for Maleski. Expect the Retired or Inactive Players to send him down for some minor retooling. I just don't know if The Retired or Inactive Players are ever going to get what they expect out of him.
-- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout