John Holobetz Greenville Drive Pitcher

       
 
Age: 22
Born: July 31, 2002
Birthplace: Pottsville, PA
Height: 6-3
Weight: 190
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
   
Drafted: 5th round, 2024 by MIL
How Acquired: Acquired from Milwaukee with a draft pick and Yophery Rodriguez for Quinn Priester (April 2025)
College: Old Dominion
High School: Pottsville Area (PA)
   

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First Pro Contract: July 26, 2024 (MIL)
Signing Scout: N/A
Signing Bonus: $322,500
Rule 5 Draft Eligible: December 2027
MLFA Eligible: November 2029
   
Pro Debut: April 9, 2025 (Carolina)
Added to 40-man: -
MLB Debut: -
Service Time (1/25): 0 days
Options Remaining: 3 (0 used)
Contract (2025): MiLB contract
   
Twitter: @JHolobetz
Instagram: @thejohn_holobetz

 
 
 
 
 
     
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  Physical Description: Tall, projectable frame. Still has some room to fill out.

Mechanics: Throws from a three-quarters arm slot starting on the first base side of the rubber. Rhythmic, effortful delivery. Medium-high leg kick which he tucks in between his lead arm and throwing arm. Deceptive delivery. Hides the ball well behind. Falls off hard to the first base side. Quick arm.

Fastball: 92-94 mph. Tops out at 96 mph. Heavily reliant on pitch. Shows life up in the zone and bat-missing ability. Solid command and control profile. Comfortable pitching at the top of the strike zone.

Slider: 83-86 mph. Two-plane shape with depth. Primary secondary offering.

Changeup: High-80s. Two-seamish action. Work in progress, third pitch.		   Career Notes: Did not pitch for Milwaukee after being drafted in 2024. Acquired as the player to be named in the Quinn Priester trade.

Summation: Intriguing right-hander with a quality fastball and deceptive delivery. Will initially be developed as a starter, but needs to improve secondary offerings to start long-term and does not have a prototypical delivery for a starter. Has shown bat-missing ability with his fastball and could become an intriguing bullpen arm should the team move him out of the rotation.

Note: This page will be updated with a complete scouting report after the scouting team has seen the player in person.

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  year team lg level org age w l era g gs sv ip h r er hr hbp bb so whip k/9 bb/9
2022 Radford BS NCAA --- 19 3 2 5.90 20 3 2 39.2 46 31 26 5 6 17 34 1.59 7.71 3.86
  2023 Old Dominion SBC NCAA --- 20 2 1 3.37 18 1 6 42.2 37 16 16 4 5 10 49 1.10 10.34 2.11
  2024 Old Dominion SBC NCAA --- 21 3 4 4.00 11 4 0 45.0 43 28 20 2 4 14 42 1.27 8.40 2.80
2025 Carolina Mudcats Car A MIL 22 3 0 3.00 5 3 0 24.0 16 10 8 1 1 5 31 0.88 11.62 1.88
2025 Greenville Drive SAL A+ Bos 22     stats                            
   
     
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