Sam Bachman
RHP 6-1 235 Miami
2020 Miami stat line - 4-starts, 1-2, 3.42, 23.2-IP, 31-K
11-30-20 - lookout landing -
RHP Sam Bachman is just coming into his own. His stuff has taken monumental steps forward this offseason and he’s on the precipice of vaulting his draft stock to an entirely separate tier. If Bachman brings the arsenal above into game-action consistently this Spring, he’s a very, very real option for the Mariners at 12. That’s how good this stuff is.
As it stands, he’s a pretty good bet to go in the first two rounds of the 2021 MLB Draft, but his ceiling is that of the 3rd best arm in the 2021 class.
Miami -
2020 - Made four appearances, all starts, on the mound during season … finished with 1-2 record and 3.42 ERA … led team with 31 strikeout sin 23.2 innings pitched … earned victory, allowing two runs on six hits in 8.0 innings pitched, while striking out 12 against Purdue Fort Wayne (2/21) … went eight innings, allowing only one unearned run on five hits and striking out 12 in win over Milwaukee (3/7).
PBR -
Another Friday MAC arm, Bachman burst onto the scene as a freshman, immediately stepping into the RedHawks rotation and earning All-MAC honors (7-1, 3.93). Sturdily built with an XL frame, the righthander is listed at 6-foot-1 and 235 pounds, though he’s noticeably tightened up his physique since my prior viewing in July. His coaches attribute the physical transformation to an increased focus on nutrition combined with his already exemplary work ethic. Working from a lower arm slot, he creates tough angles for righthanders which is amplified by the arm side tail of the fastball. The heater sat in the 94-to-96 mph velo band for the duration of my viewing and has reportedly been up to 99 mph a subsequent outing. At 83-to-87 mph and tunneling with his fastball, his slider is a put away pitch that will miss plenty of bats at the next level. He produced a 100% whiff rate on the slider in a recent scrimmage, eliciting 11 empty swings in the process. He also showed feel for his changeup, an 85-to-87 mph offering thrown with deceptive arm speed that effectively neutralizes lefties. The big righthander should have plenty of decision makers flocking to Oxford this spring to see him take the bump, and another solid season could land him squarely in Day One territory.
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