Using data as well as feedback from experienced scouts, the Prep Baseball Report team has put together preliminary pitcher rankings for the inaugural Draft League season. We’ll be updating and expanding the pitcher rankings periodically as the league progresses and more pitchers enter the league. Prior to the MLB draft, we’ll release Draft slot and role projections within the rankings. 

Contributors: Tad Slowik, David Seifert, Mike Rosenbaum, David Shapero, Trevor Madison, Mason McCrae, Alex DaSilva.

1. Andrew Moore, RHP

• Fastball 94-96, T97 with 117 Hop+
• Gyro SL with low spin
• Change 79-82 has good arm speed deception tail and sink

2. Chase Costello, RHP

• Fastball with late tail. 93-94, T95, 37.1 CSW% and avoids barrels well, .216 xBA and 40% whiff% on the fastball.
• Changeup 79-82 is a solid average of 20" HB, has arm speed deception, and hasn't been barreled 

3. Joseph Miceli, RHP

• Fastball 113 Hop+ and commands it well, 38.5 CSW%
• Curveball has sharp break, 2800 spin rate and could see growth with more extension
• Change 84-85 has arm speed deception and the bottom will drop out when thrown well

4. Jimmy Burnette, LHP

• Fastball jumps up on hitters quickly. 90-93, T95. 53% whiff%
• Fastball comes out of the hand easy with a nice effortless delivery
• Slider, 87% whiff%, 2700-2800 spin rate, moves down and in effectively to RHH
• Pounds the zone and avoids barrels

5. Eduardo Rivera, LHP

• 17 year old whose fastball sits 91-93, T96, and a 60% chase rate, ball explodes off-hand and gets on hitters quickly
• Sweeping slider with a 60% CSW and slightly below average spin rate

6. Kobe Robinson, RHP

• Fastball 93-96, T96.2 with an extremely low release that plays better when thrown with more rise than run
• 121 Hop+ leads the league
• Slider is sweeping with a little depth, 2400 spin rate

7. Ronan Kopp, LHP

• Fastball 95-96, T98 and 108 Hop+, 19.4" IVB, and 61% whiff% rate
• Slider 2900 spin rate
• 18 year old has big stuff, 13 BB in 9 innings

8. Mitch Bratt, LHP

• 17 year old with 88-91, T 91.8 fastball
• Curveball plays with -12” IVB, averages 75 with 2200 spin rate
• Changeup has a 28.6% whiff% rate and a 41.7 CSW%
• 3 serviceable pitches and competes

9. Kiernan Higgins, RHP

• Fastball 92, T 94.6, with 18”of IVB.
• Split (change) very late-breaking deceptive pitch bottom drops out, and should be an out pitch as hitters have a tough time picking it up
• Curveball/slider up to 2900-3000 spin rate

10. Dylan Heid, RHP

• Fastball up to 94.4 with elite extension and rise that generated whiffs
• Fastball is thrown 90% of the time
• Slider is short sweeping slider has below average spin

11. Jacob DeLabio, RHP

• Fastball sits 92-95, T 96 and 2400-2500 spin rate, avg 19.3 IVB
• Hides the ball well and throws right over the top with a 12:30 tilt,  extension 4.5-5 ft
• Curveball is 76-77 touching 2615 spin rate with sharp downer action. 
• Hasn't been barreled up much and 23 K/3 BB

12. Chris Wall, LHP

• Fastball sits 90-92, T93 with a 48% whiff% and a 6.5 extension
• Slider 79-81 has 10" of HB and a whopping 67% CSW%
• Changeup 81-83 has good arm speed deception, matches well with fastball, 12" IVB and 12" HB

13. Ga'von Wray, RHP

• Fastball sits 89-91 T92, with occasional cut (tilt 11:30-1:15)
• Slider 78-80 has sweeping action with some depth, -15.7 HB, -4.5 IVB, 60% CSW%
• Changeup 83-85 slightly more HB than IVB

14. Trevor Tietz, RHP

• Fastball 92-95 T96, Hop+ 114, 17” IVB, swing and miss 31% CSW%, able to live up in the zone.
• Slider 77-80, average spin, sweep -10” HB, with depth (slurve), 37.5% CSW%.
• Changeup is best secondary pitch, with 15.4” HB, gets swing and misses and chase, 44.4 CSW% + 40% chase

15. Holden Christian, LHP

• Fastball sits 89-90, T91, 18" IVB
• 113+ Hop makes his fastball play up a tick from the velocity
• Curveball 76-77, 2000 spin rate, sweeps with a -10 VAA

16. Cole Ayers, RHP

• Curveball flummoxes hitters, 60% chase rate, 52.9% CSW%, and locates the ball in the zone 72% of the time, supreme out-pitch
• Fastball that's touched 95 and 18" of IVB, 1:00 tilt

17. Luis Guerrero, RHP

• Fastball 91-95, generating a high Whiff rate
• Curveball 75-77  with 2200 - 2478 spin rate, that showed down action
• Split 80-85 has good deception many bottoming out 

18. Will Stevens, RHP

• Fastball max effort 93-94, T97+, 2500 spin rate, 37% whiff% rate, avoids barrels well, .284 xwOBA
• Slider with 2750 spin rate and 17" of both IVB and HB, inducing an 83% whiff% rate to date

19. Griffin Miller, RHP

• Fastball 91-93, T95.8, 2500 spin rate, with 5.4-5.8 ft extension
• Curveball has -15” IVB and is an out pitch

20. Deylen Miley, RHP

• Fastball 92-94, T95, has + rise 21" IVB with a 12:45 tilt, throws in the zone 69%, and generated whiffs. 
• Slider has -7" HB and a -9 VAA
• Changeup has 9" HB

 

Honorable Mention:

Drake Batcho, LHP

Dominic Hambley, RHP

Francisco Mateo, RHP

Ryan Velazquez, RHP