LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 22: Joe Kelly #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches in the 11th inning agaisnt the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium on June 22, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. Dodgers won 5-4 in 11 innings. (Photo by John McCoy/Getty Images)

Dodgers Top Prospect Has Wow Moment With Joe Kelly

Clint Pasillas 08/29/2019

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Joe Kelly has been outright dominant since the start of June — and probably should be seeing some save opportunities for the Dodgers. Not only has Kelly tossed 10 scoreless innings over his last 11 appearances, he has done it with absolutely filthy stuff.

Joe Kelly, Wicked 3 Pitch K (all 2 seamers: 98, 98, and 99mph). ? pic.twitter.com/131NZailgo

— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) August 29, 2019

The second pitch in Pitching Ninja’s video should be illegal. That second pitch is so nasty, it made waves on social media, even trickling down to the Dodgers’ farm system.

Nah nah nah! This just ain’t right ????? https://t.co/mO05aN4lZe

— Jeter Downs (@jeter2downs) August 29, 2019

Jeter Downs is the number 6 prospect in the Los Angeles farm system, per MLB. He’s in the middle of a fine season with career highs in home runs (23) and OPS (.896) between Single-A Rancho, and now Double-A Tulsa.

Joe Kelly’s 98mph 2-seam fastball was so wicked that Downs took to Twitter to hit us with that fire take.