Pitching
His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. The Florida Marlins 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. His composure needs work. When Ellis starts getting hit, he gets mad and loses concentration. When you throw a curveball, it better break. Hanging curves equal earned runs in this league, you just can't get away with them. Unfortunately, Ellis's curveball tends to hang. This man owns lefties. Put it this way, if your lineup is full of them, you might want rethink your lineup.

Defense & Hitting
For a lefty, his move to first base is average at best, and he has a tendency to forget about runners at second, thereby creating opportunities to swipe third. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Ellis is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Ellis has some pop in his swing.

2010 Outlook
The Florida Marlins signed him to a long-term contract, but don't think they won't drop Ellis like a hot potato if something better comes along.

          -- Ska Nyman, A-Ball Scout