RHP Virginia
1-15-21 - ncaa.com -
Mike Vasil worked three shutout innings and pitched at mostly 91-92 along with three solid offspeed offerings, highlighted by his sharp downer curveball at 77-81. His delivery doesn’t have much effort and he has a big, strong frame, so it’s easy to envision him throwing harder than he did in this look. And indeed, he has thrown harder this fall.
“I think he’s really matured,” O’Connor said. “He’s been better than he showed that day, it’s been as high as 95 a handful of times, it’s been more 91-94 touching 95, the breaking ball’s been more consistent, the changeup has gotten better. It’s just more of the growth and maturity in his overall game has progressed. The changeup is the pitch that I think has really come along for him.”
1-14-21 - Baseball America
Mike Vasil
Virginia RHP
Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 225 | B-T: L-R
Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.3
Vasil was one of the highest-upside high school pitchers in a loaded 2018 draft class. He had a chance to go in the first round even after getting injured early in his high school season, but emailed teams just before the draft and said he would honor his commitment to Virginia. Vasil’s stock has fallen since then, as the 6-foot-4, 225-pound righthander got hit around as a freshman and has failed to take steps forward in terms of stuff. His fastball velocity has hovered around the 88-90 mph range, and while he does have above-average command of the pitch, there is also a question about his ability to spin a breaking ball. He throws both a curveball and a slider, but neither have much depth or spin to profile as average secondaries at the moment, and some evaluators wonder if he would be able to find success with a cutter. His best secondary offering is a changeup that could be an above-average pitch. Vasil has too much pedigree to be completely overlooked, and scouts are hoping to see the jump they always expected next spring. For now he remains an enigma for teams, but one that scouts will bear down on quickly next spring.
12-3-20 - Perfect Game combined their picks for the first two rounds in this mock draft -
15. Milwaukee Brewers | Ethan Wilson, OF, University of South Alabama | (2/44) Mike Vasil, RHP. University of Virginia
We stayed with college players in the top two rounds and both could be serious risers in the spring to bring some value here. Wilson had a monster freshman year hitting seventeen home runs and these type of left-handed college bats are always a premium. Vasil seems to have gotten back to form as the fastball is back in the mid-to-upper 90s with a refined delivery. They both could be fast risers in the minor leagues. -Jered Goodwin
Sakowski’s Take: It looks like a good crop for the Brewers here, with Wilson potentially looking like a Heston Kjerstad type of college bat who could rise up boards with a strong spring. Vasil turned down substantial money as a prep to head to Virginia and has been up-and-down, but as Jered alluded to, the velocity seems to be back and should he regain the form he flashed a couple years ago, he could potentially look like a steal in the 40’s once we look at the board in July.
Mack's spin -
I began touting this kid when he was in high school and was upset when he was injured in his final high school season and pulled his name from the draft. At the point of the day before that, he was projected as a first round prep pick.
Since then, simply put, he hasn't pitched up to the standard he did when he was in high school.
No one is in need of a great 2021 more than Vasil.
Right now I have him as a late Day 2 pick.
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