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Physical Description: Medium
frame. Good athlete. Some remaining projection, especially in
his upper body.
Mechanics: Throws from a
three-quarters arm slot starting on the third-base side of the
rubber. Jerky, drop-and-drive delivery with some effort. Has
cleaned his delivery up considerably throughout his time in
college. Medium leg kick. Short strider with sub-5.7 feet
extension. Jerky arm action with a short arm circle where he
hides the ball behind his body. Average release height. Repeats
delivery well.
Fastball: 95-97 mph. Tops
out at 99 mph. Able to hold velocity deep into outings. Took a
step forward with his command and control and had a 68.1-percent
strike rate with the pitch as a junior. Pitch has average shape
and flashed bat-missing ability more due to its velocity than
its shape. Potential plus offering.
Cutter:
88-91 mph. Hard pitch with short, horizontal break. Used
frequently and able to throw for strikes consistently. Shows
bat-missing ability and is capable of generating chase.
Potential plus offering.
Slider: 84-88
mph. Two-plane shape. Flashes tilt and depth at its best. Able
to land the pitch in the zone or bury it down and out when
looking for whiffs. Potential above-average offering.
Curveball: 78-82 mph. 11-to-5 shape. Pitch has
considerable depth. Long break; struggles to consistently land
it in the zone, but generates a bunch of whiffs when it is
competitive. Potential fringe-average offering.
Changeup: 87-90 mph. Least-used offering and is a work
in progress. On the firm side, but will show heavy fade at its
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Career Notes: Twin brother and
teammate, Malachi, was drafted by the Tigers in the second round
(#62 overall) in 2025. Was not drafted out of high school
(although his brother was). Pitched for Northwest Florida State
JC as a freshman before transferring to Oklahoma (as did his
brother). Pitched in the Cape Cod League for Chatham and for the
Team USA collegiate national team after his sophomore year.
Significantly raised his draft stock each year of college,
particularly in his junior year, when developed into one of the
top college arms while cutting his walk rate in half and adding
velocity. Young for a college draftee, as he will not turn 21
until a month after the draft. Was a consensus top 10 talent in
the 2025 draft and fell to the Red Sox at the 15th pick overall.
Summation: Intriguing right-hander with big
velocity and multiple potential above-average secondaries. Has
mid-rotation upside if he continues on the trajectory he is on.
Made considerable strides with his command and control as a
junior and continued to refine his secondaries. Fastball plays
more due to velocity than shape, which could be something the
Red Sox look to tweak to allow it to have more life. Cutter and
slider are two distinct offerings that he has good control of
and have strong bat-missing ability. Changeup and curveball both
flash bat-missing ability, but he needs to find more consistency
with them. Great makeup; hard worker who should fit in well in
the Red Sox pitching development program.
Note: This page will be
updated with a complete scouting report after the scouting team
has seen the player in person.
Links
Red Sox select Kyson Witherspoon with 1st round pick
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