Mack's Mock Pick - 1.28 - LHP - Anthony Solometo

 

Anthony Solometo

Mack's take - 

Solomento really improved his picture when he showed up this summer with a new, improved fastball that hit 97.

Add that to his funky delivery and he was almost unhittable.

I really like this kid.

 

LHP      6-3     210      Bishop Eustace Prep HS 

 

1-14-21  -  Baseball America

 

Anthony Solometo

 

Gloucester Catholic HS, Gloucester City, N.J.LHP

 

Ht: 6-2 | Wt: 210 | B-T: L-L

Commit/Drafted: North Carolina

Age At Draft: 18.6

 

A funky lefthander out of New Jersey, Solometo has plenty of moving parts in his delivery and one of the longer arm actions you’ll see. Listed at 6-foot-2, 210 pounds, many evaluators have pointed to Madison Bumgarner as a comparison for Solometo’s delivery. He turns his back hip to the batter in his wind up, with a high leg kick before completely unfurling his arm in the back with a full circle swing before delivering to the plate with a lower, three-quarter slot and closed off lower half. Despite all of those moving parts, Solometo has done a nice job putting a powerful two-pitch combo in the strike zone. The North Carolina commit has a fastball that sits in the 90-93 mph range and gets up to 95 and has also shown flashes of a plus slider in the low 80s, with above-average spin. At the moment, Solometo doesn’t show much of a third pitch, but he has two potential 60-grade offerings with his fastball and slider. There are concerns about his future command given his delivery and athleticism and because of that he has some reliever risk as well, but the pure stuff is solid and he will always create uncomfortable at-bats for hitters on both sides of the plate. 

 

12-25-20 - https://medium.com/minor-league-madhouse/2021-mlb-mock-draft-3

 

New York Yankees

 

In 2019, the Yankees tapped the New Jersey prep ranks, nabbing Delbarton teammates Anthony Volpe in the first round and Jack Leiter in the 20th round. Leiter didn’t sign, but the Yankees have an opportunity to grab an even more intriguing prospect in 2021. Depending on who you ask, Anthony Solometo is potentially the best left handed prep pitcher in the class with an incredibly deceptive delivery that some have compared to a hybrid of Madison Bumgarner and Mackenzie Gore. Solometo operates in the low 90’s and despite the unconventional delivery, has repeatable mechanics. His secondary pitches are average to above average, depending on how on he is, but when he’s on, the slider can be an effective weapon.

  

12-3-20  -  Perfect Game combined their picks for the first two rounds in this mock draft  -

 

16. Miami Marlins | Jonathan Cannon, RHP, Georgia | (2/45) Anthony Solometo, LHP, Bishop Eustace

 

Cannon is a draft-eligible sophomore with more than enough projection on him to go extremely high in this draft class. A mid-90s fastball, plus changeup and room for continued development seem like a solid proponent for Miami. Cannon also does not have a lot of mileage on his arm at this point logging just 11.1 innings prior to the COVID-19 shutdown and he's a player that could really rise given the spring he and the Bulldogs of Georgia have in 2021. Funk and deception are what Solometo fires at hitters of either handedness. The left-hander from New Jersey has seen his fastball tick up as high as 96 mph for scouts from a tough angle and a slider that will grade out as plus at times. A pair of arms in as many picks for Miami in this mock recognizes a need for the Marlins in this year’s draft. -Greg Gerard

 

Cervino’s Take: Jonathan Cannon makes for the second sophomore eligible arm taken and, like Leiter, Cannon will have to prove his stuff over a full year in the SEC. The Marlins like prep lefties, such as Braxton Garrett and Trevor Rogers of recent memory, and Solometo might be the best left-hander in this class. These two picks would be a jolt of pitching depth to the Marlins system and both of the arms have power arsenals along with the ability to stick as starters long term. 

 

11-13-20 -

 

Prospects Live  - @ProspectsLive

 

LHP Anthony Solometo and his Madison Bumgarner-esque delivery have really popped for scouts this summer. A fastball up to 97, paired with an absolute wipeout slider, we've currently got a first round value on him. 

 

Joe - @JoeDoyleMiLB

 

This kid really blew us away. If you haven't become familiar with prep lefty Anthony Solometo, I can't suggest the interview below enough. He's special 

 

11-11-20 - Prospects Live Top 300 Prospect List -

 

47. Anthony Solometo - LHP

 

Bio:

 

Height: 6-3

Weight: 210 lbs

Hits/Throws: L-L

Hometown: Sicklerville, NJ

School: Bishop Eustice

 

Imagine all the best parts of Mackenzie Gore, Chris Sale and Madison Bumgarner. That's Anthony Solometo. He may be the most uncomfortable at bat in the draft. The arm path is extremely long, but not in a volatile or dangerous way. The scap load is clean and the timing mechanism at foot strike is as safe as you can get at this age. FB is 93-96 with immense run and ride at 2400-2500 RPMS. Slider is a high 70s banger with serious depth and horizontal tilt. Both are 60 offerings. Solometo hasn't yet presented a third offering, but even a terribly fringy changeup would push him further up boards. Solometo presents a 3/4 release point. There's some room in the tank for better extension. If those tick up headed into next July, there's a good chance he's the first prep lefty off the board. 

 

11-7-2020 - PG - 

 

Anthony Solometo (2021 Sicklerville, NJ) has a lightning quick shoulder, utilizing a unique delivery and arm stroke. The body control and timing in his process helps him harness the sometimes over-whelming stuff as he sat 90-93/4 mph with a high spin rate slider. The pure ceiling may rival any arm in the class.

 

10-1-20  -  BA -

 

Anthony Solometo, LHP, New Jersey (Gloucester Catholic HS, Gloucester City, N.J.)

 

Solometo boosted his stock more than any player at the Future Stars Series, striking out nine of the 14 batters he faced, with all of his outs coming via strikeout in his three innings at Fenway Park. A North Carolina commit ranked as the No. 80 player in the 2021 high school class, Solometo's fastball and slider both had an extra gear from what he had shown earlier in the year, especially in an electric first inning when he sat at 93-94 mph and touched a 95 and a 96 once each. He settled in the next two innings at 89-93 mph, overall getting eight swings and misses on his fastball and five empty swings on a 79-84 mph slider, a weapon against both lefties and righties with deep lateral break. At 6-foot-2, 210 pounds, Solometo starts his unconventional delivery with a big leg kick and moves into a long, Madison Bumgarner-type arm action, creating uncomfortable at-bats for hitters that led to an abundance of awkward swings.

  

7-22-20 - draft prospects from the Northeast -

 

Anthony Solometo, LHP, New Jersey (Bishop Eustace Prep, Pennsauken Township, N.J.)

 

Solometo, ranked No. 75 in the 2021 high school class, had a quick, one-inning outing, facing four batters with two strikeouts, one walk and a hit batsman, with the third out coming on a caught stealing. A 17-year-old North Carolina commit, Solometo is 6-foot-3, 210 pounds and offers hitters an unconventional look from a funky delivery with a big leg kick and a long arm swing. It's a lot of long, moving parts going in different directions, but it's a strong fastball from the left side, sitting at 90-93 with tailing life and touching 94 once. His fastball was his most effective pitch, ahead of a short-breaking slider.

  

Prospects Live  - @ProspectsLive

 

Unconventional prep southpaw Anthony Solometo has seen a meteoric rise up draft boards this summer.

 

Joe  @JoeDoyleMiLB

 

This is really good stuff. I'm pretty high on Solometo. 

 

Prospects Live -

 

LHP Anthony Solometo ascended into the top southpaw prep for us over the past few weeks. It’s an awfully good fastball and a wipeout slider from an incredibly uncomfortable slot. He and Josh Hartle should volley back and forth until next July.

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