FL 2017 Draft Spotlight: LHP Shane Drohan
May 15, 2017
By Doug Freeman
Florida Scouting Director
Florida State recruit. Immediately noticeable about Drohan is the fact he has put on 20 or so pounds of muscle on a still lean and projectable frame. Mechanically he is sound, staying balanced over the rubber with a good lower half. He has had some questions about command in the past, although he would get the ball out of his glove late at times leading to some arm side high misses, he would show much improved command. With a clean 3/4 arm action, he worked a fastball in the 88-91 mph range early settling in at 86-89 with some late life. He has always featured a plus curveball, but was not always able to throw for a strike. He showed the ability to use the pitch as a swing and miss pitch using it for four of his nine strikeouts, but also consistently threw it for strikes at 75-79 mph. To go along with a live fastball and plus curveball, he showed a much improved changeup at 85-88 mph with quality arm speed.
Overall, Drohan shows a feel for three pitches and is one of the arms that can project to be a starter in professional baseball. There is present stuff, he showed the ability to remain under control with runners on base and still a lot of upside left in the young, fresh left hander.
Scouting Report
03/29/17 - Immediately noticeable about Drohan is the fact he has put on 20 or so pounds of muscle on a still lean and projectable frame. Mechanically he is sound, staying balanced over the rubber with a good lower half. He has had some questions about command in the past, although he would get the ball out of his glove late at times leading to some arm side high misses, he would show much improved command. With a clean 3/4 arm action, he worked a fastball in the 88-91 mph range early settling in at 86-89 with some late life. He has always featured a plus curveball, but was not always able to throw for a strike. He showed the ability to use the pitch as a swing and miss pitch using it for four of his nine strikeouts, but also consistently threw it for strikes at 75-79 mph. To go along with a live fastball and plus curveball, he showed a much improved changeup at 85-88 mph with quality arm speed.
Overall, Drohan shows a feel for three pitches and is one of the arms that can project to be a starter in professional baseball. There is present stuff, he showed the ability to remain under control with runners on base and still a lot of upside left in the young, fresh left hander.
10/16/16- Florida State recruit. Is a long and lean 6-foot-3, 180 pounds. The lefty has a clean and easy arm action, but the fastball only worked at 85-86 mph this weekend. He has shown some inconsistent velocity, but most likely due to the minimal innings he has thrown compared to others in the class. The mechanics and arm action work and as he continues to log innings you should see the velocity jump and stay consistent along with more consistent command of the pitch. To go along with the fastball, he also showed an above average curveball with tight spin and alte depth which shows to be a swing and miss pitch at 74-76 mph.
7/13/16- Committed to Florida State University.
7/8/16- Uncommitted. No. 90 in Florida in the 2017 class looked good again continuing to throw strikes while maintaining his fastball velocity at 84-87 mph with a loose easy arm action with much more to come. He continued to show an above average curveball at 72-74 mph with tight spin and depth. He also threw a changeup at 76-77 mph. Drohan is still one of the best arms still available in the 2017 class.
05/28/16- Drohan is a tall, wiry 6-foot-2, 170-pound left-handed pitcher with loose and free arm action. He worked 83-86 mph with his fastball with more velocity to come. When he gets extension and stays on top of the breaking ball it shows a good late depth and comes out on the same plane as the fastball. Very interesting uncommitted lefty who will continue to get better throughout the summer.