RHP 6-6 205 Georgia
2020 Georgia stat line - 5-appearances, 3-0, 0.00, 0.53, 11.1-IP, 12-K
17. Jonathan Cannon, RHP, Georgia
Even if you watch Bulldog baseball on the reg, you still might miss Jonathan Cannon. With the combination of all eyes on Emerson Hancock and Cole Wilcox, and the severely shortened season, Cannon’s freshman campaign went by with just 11.1 innings where he struck out 12 and did not allow a run. He was used as a reliever, mostly because Georgia had a full stable of starting pitchers in 2020. Regardless, he left coaches and scouts drooling. With a fastball flashing 97, a slider flashing 87,and a changeup at 84 — all with plus potential — Cannon figures to be a starter in 2021 where he’ll have a chance to turn plenty of heads. He’ll be an eligible sophomore, which makes him even more appealing.
3. RHP Jonathan Cannon, Georgia
Bat: R. Throw: R. 6’6″, 205 lbs. Born 7/19/2000. Hometown: Alpharetta, GA
2020: 3-0, 0.00 ERA, 0.53 WHIP, 12/2 K/BB in 11.1 IP.
Unlike many of the other names on this list, Jonathan Cannon wasn’t necessarily famous on the high school circuit, but it took just 11.1 innings as a freshman at Georgia to push himself into the first round conversation. The lanky, 6’6″ right hander allowed just six baserunners and did not allow a run, striking out twelve and capping it off with 4.2 strong innings against Georgia Tech. A year after sending Emerson Hancock (Mariners) and Cole Wilcox (Padres) off to multi-million dollar bonuses, Georgia will give the draft-eligible sophomore the chance to step into the rotation and earn his own hefty payday.
For now, Cannon is mostly about projection, but not completely. Long and lanky at 6’6″, he has plenty of room to further fill out his huge frame, but his velocity has already begun creeping up. After topping out around 91-92 in high school, he’s now comfortably sitting in the low to mid 90’s and topping out around 96, with his long arms and natural extension putting nice run on the ball as well. His slider has sharpened into an above average pitch with nice horizontal bite, and his changeup is very advanced for an underclassman and gives him a potential plus pitch. The Atlanta-area native is very coordinated despite his lanky stature and fills up the strike zone consistently with solid-average command, giving even more projectability. Like Jaden Hill a few slots ahead of him, he now has to go out and prove he can hold his stuff over a full season in the rotation, but also like Hill, he hasn’t given us any reason to believe he can’t. If Cannon is still brushing 94-95 and throwing strikes in June after 70+ innings, we’ve got a first rounder on our hands.
10. Jonathan Cannon, RHP, Georgia
Cannon is the next strong-armed pitcher from a Georgia program that saw Emerson Hancock (Mariners) and Cole Wilcox (Padres) sign for a combined $9 million this summer. He didn't allow a run in 11 2/3 relief innings last spring, sitting in the mid-90s and showing signs of a plus slider and changeup, and there's plenty of projection remaining in his 6-foot-6, 207-pound frame.
Cannon...appropriate name. He has one.
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