Pitching Style
When using his right arm, Venditte delivers over the top and can throw a slider and curveball, as well as a fastball at around 90 miles per hour (140 km/h) that tops out at 94 miles per hour (151 km/h). His left-handed delivery is side-armed in which he throws a slider and a fastball that reaches 85 miles per hour (137 km/h). Though Venditte is considered a fan favorite and has excellent minor league numbers, he is not considered a top prospect because of his age and underwhelming fastball velocity.
Venditte uses a custom made six-fingered glove with a thumb-hole on each side allowing him to easily switch back and forth. He generally pitches with his right arm against right-handed batters and left-handed against left-handed batters which minimizes his opponent's advantage when strategically ordering batters in the line-up based on which side of the plate they hit from. Furthermore, by splitting his pitches between his arms, he is able to pitch longer than traditional pitchers before becoming fatigued.
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