Gotta trust the front office. Sr sign there indicates they’re saving money for an overslot. Hoping for Will Gasparino or Cooper Pratt.
BA: Bloss pitched for Lafayette for three seasons before transferring to Georgetown as a graduate student for the 2023 season. He’s been a consistent starter for the program and posted a 2.58 ERA over 13 starts and 76.2 innings, with a 31.4% strikeout rate and 7.8% walk rate in what was the best season of his college career. Standing at 6-foot-3, 205 pounds, Bloss utilizes a four-pitch mix and attacks from a three-quarter slot. His fastball sits 91-93 mph and has been up to 96-97, and he also works in a low-80s slider, a mid-70s curveball with 12-to-6 shape and solid spin and a mid-to-upper-80s changeup that’s a distant fourth offering for now. Bloss will be 22 on draft day and could be a senior target on day two. MLB: Bloss spent three years at Lafayette, largely pitching out of the rotation, while getting his undergraduate degree with a double major in math and economics. He moved on to Georgetown both to further his studies as a graduate student working towards a master's in finance and to keep pitching. His stuff has all ticked up, as well as his ability to use it, in 2023 en route to him being named Big East Pitcher of the Year and turning into one of the more intriguing senior signs in the class. The 6-foot-3 right-hander has the makings of a legitimate four-pitch arsenal. He's added some velocity since his Lafayette days with a fastball that averages around 93 mph and has touched 97 with good riding life to it, allowing him to miss a good amount of bats. He throws both a true overhand mid-70s curve and a harder, tighter low-80s slider, with the former typically a touch better than the latter, though both can flash above-average and elicit swings and misses. He doesn't throw his changeup often or land it for strikes consistently, but it does show some fade away from left-handed hitters at times. Bloss has done a much better job at finding the strike zone this year, but it's still control over command. Though he is a graduate student, he was just 21 for the entire spring season. Maybe he's a bullpen arm when all is said and done, but he could be a very good Day 2 value.
Prospects Live rank :121 Bloss didn't have much draft buzz entering the spring, but that quickly changed as he showcased an explosive fastball with mid-to-upper 90s velocity. Bloss has a strong, durable body with an efficient delivery and a high � arm slot. With solid command and excellent riding life through the zone, the fastball is difficult to square up. The result is a healthy dose of late swings leading to foul balls, weak popups, and whiffs. The ability to miss bats in the strike zone with the fastball is a highly sought-after trait, but Bloss also has two dependable breaking balls that complement the heater. He tunnels the slider well and is able to locate it to both sides of the plate or get hitters to chase it out of the zone. Bloss showcases good feel for both the slider and curve by pitching backward and doubling up on each during at-bats. The curve has good vertical depth and flashes bite, allowing him to steal strikes or bury the pitch below the zone for chases. Bloss doesn't have much of a changeup at this stage, and he's already 22 years old. His stuff and command can rival some of the top arms in the college class, but the shorter track record and small conference performance may work against him. He's a likely Day 2 pick with a sneaky ceiling who could potentially save a team some bonus pool money.
Future Stars rank:139 (also has him as a fast riser) Bloss, a transfer from Lafeyette College this season, took on a starter role for the Hoyas and absolutely exploded. Bloss' fastball is a real weapon, sitting 92-94, up to 97 with considerable carry through the zone. Bloss has an athletic delivery, the ball really jumping out of his hand. Bloss has a breaking ball that tunnels brilliantly off the fastball as well. He hardly walked anyone this season and piled up the strikeouts. Bloss will turn 22 right before the draft, but he's one of the favorites to be the first upperclass arm off the board.
Seems like the Astros have started focusing on pitchers who can command a fastball with interesting characteristics, preferably with large frames.
MLB: Fisher redshirted at Mississippi in 2020 before helping Walters State (Tenn.) CC reach the College World Series the following season. He hit 18 homers (including two grand slams in one game) after transferring to Charlotte in 2022 but went undrafted because of worries about his swing and strikeouts. Those concerns still exist, but at age 22 he's one of the top budget savers in this year's Draft after setting school records for single-season (30, third in NCAA Division I) and career (48) homers and breaking another mark with six blasts while winning MVP honors at the Conference USA tournament. Fisher stands upright at the plate with one mission on his mind: launching balls to his pull side with an uphill left-handed stroke. His combination of bat speed and strength, as well as the fact that 23 of his homers landed from the right-field pole to right-center, led one scout to dub him the mid-major version of Kyle Schwarber. Though he ranked fifth in D-I with 64 walks, his approach leads to troubles with non-fastballs and plenty of whiffs. While Fisher isn't the smoothest runner, he has solid speed and can steal an occasional base. An adequate right fielder for the 49ers, he has an average arm and projects as more of a left fielder in pro ball. He also spent some time at catcher during his season at Walters State. BA: Following a 2021 season in which he hit .321 with 21 doubles and 12 home runs at Walters State, Fisher transferred to Charlotte where his level of production only increased. He popped 18 home runs and 17 doubles during his debut season with the 49ers and in 2023 was one of college baseball’s premier sluggers. He was one of three Division I players to eclipse the 30-homer mark and finished with 30 home runs, 14 doubles and a scorching .347/.505/.809 slash line, as well as a 21.4% strikeout rate and 21.4% walk rate. While Fisher has some of the best accessible power in the class, he’s an extreme pull hitter and also has a decent amount of swing-and-miss in his game that could be amplified in pro ball. He’s struggled to make contact against both 92-plus mph velocity at a steady rate and quality spin, though when he does connect his above-average bat speed, strength and tight turn from the left side sends the ball a long way—with 90th percentile exit velocity numbers around 110 mph. At 6-foot-2, 210 pounds, Fisher is a definite corner outfield profile who runs OK for his size once he gets started but has a slow first step out of the box. He’s old for the class and will be 22 on draft day, but could be a priority senior sign among the top five rounds thanks to his gaudy power numbers. ESPN: 128. Cam Fisher (22.0), RF, Charlotte — Old for the class at a mid-major school but highly productive with 25 HR pro upside, solid-average speed in power and patience mold.
Another under slot guy. LF Cam Fisher, power bat with strikeout concerns. Would have been a solid pick in the 7th or later. This draft will only make sense if they get a really good overslot guy later on. Pretty sure I said the same thing last year about this point, and that worked out fine.
Future Stars rank:138 Fisher is a super-physical left-handed hitting outfielder with tons of raw strength and bat speed. He flexed his muscles early and often this season for the 49ers, blasting home runs a plenty, most of which featured mammoth exit velocities. Defensively, he's a bit more limited. A strong-armed fringy runner who takes so-so routes to the baseball, Fisher is likely destined for left field or potentially right field at the next level, though he doesn't project to be an asset per say at either spot. The raw power and pure juice is the calling card here, and it might be double-plus. The hit tool will dictate how high he can climb up the pro ladder. Prospects Live rank:120 Physicality? Check. Robust power to all fields? Check. Feel to hit and a stupidly high walk rate? Check. Fisher brings plenty of power to the table, boasting robust bat speed, and while he can expand the zone and run into issues with strikeouts, there's plenty to like here. He has decent speed and will see time defensively in the outfield at the next level, though he's limited to a corner spot and doesn't project very well out there.
I predict he's going to hit a lot of HRs for Asheville. I wonder if they go all college today, and just let Dana run wild with overslot day 3 picks.
Has anyone given thought that Dana may actually be running covert ops for MLB, purposely crippling us from the inside out by drafting poorly?? Has Dana and Manfred ever been seen in the same room at the same time? Think about it.
Round 5, Pick 164: Chase Jaworsky, SS, Rock Canyon High School, Highlands Ranch, Colorado Jaworsky is committed to Utah Valley (small-conference D1).
The only write-up I could find: Jaworsky put together one of the better offensive performances at Jupiter, which has merited attention leading into the Spring. The Colorado native really controls the bat well and adjusts to where he gets pitched, even if his hand path can get stiff at times. As a result, the barrel often finds the ball and there's surprising pull side impact from the lean middle infielder. Defensively, Jaworsky shows good range with above average footspeed and projects to develop the arm strength to handle shortstop, but said development is crucial to handle the physical rigors of the position. It's a late blooming profile that still has yet to see premium velocity, but athletic middle infielders with feel for hitting from the left side and pull side pop are a coveted prep demographic.
This feels like the first really Dana Brown pick. I'd be surprised if he gets a bonus way overslot, and seems more likely to be in the mid 6 figure bonus range that the Astros haven't really drafted from recently. I'm still holding out hope the Astros land one more high profile prospect, but its probably going to be in the 11th at this point.
Tall pitchers that command the strike zone and hitters with exceptional exit velocities. Not seeing the weird. Am seeing the risky
Brown has been on this organization 6 months. This is his first opportunity to put his stamp on it. At this point, we don't know how he feels aboutbthe current talent level or various strengths/weaknesses ( aside from the obvious). He may be prioritizing players he judges to be fast movers because he is not happy with upper levels. He may be picking cheap safe high floor college players to have money left for another overslot bonus baby or just to sign the most picks possible. This 5th rd pick sure looks to vary from that approach though. He may really like this one and grabbed him amongst the college guys to have a true development upside prospect.
