LHP 6-4 205 TAMU
Mack's spin -
Round two starts with someone that really caught my eye last year. Childress came out of the box for TAMU with mad skills on the bump.
Many expect big things from him this year.
I do too.
2020 TAMU stat line - 4-G, 4-starts, 2-0, 1.84, 14.2-IP, 17-K
1-14-21 - Baseball America
Jonathan Childress
Texas A&M LHP
Ht: 6-4 | Wt: 205 | B-T: L-L
Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.5
A decorated high school pitcher, Childress ranked as the No. 107 player in the 2018 draft class, but made it to campus after his velocity slipped during the spring of his senior year at Forney (Texas) High. Childress got off to a quick start at Texas A&M as a freshman in 2019, posting a 2.13 ERA over three starts and 12.2 innings before his season was ended after undergoing Tommy John surgery. The 6-foot-4, 205-pound southpaw went back to work in the 2020 season, posting a 1.84 ERA over four starts and 14.2 innings, with 17 strikeouts and four walks. Some scouts think he’s heading for a breakout season in 2021 if he can get a full campaign under his belt, thanks to advanced pitchability, solid stuff and deception in his delivery. Post-surgery Childress was throwing his fastball in the 88-92 mph range with excellent feel for spinning a breaking ball that tracks back to his amateur days, when he spun one of the best curveballs in the prep class. Childress can also throw a changeup and has feel to land all three offerings for strikes.
12-3-20 - Perfect Game combined their picks for the first two rounds in this mock draft -
21. Chicago Cubs | Jackson Jobe, RHP, Heritage Hall (Okla.) | (2/50) Jon Childress, LHP, Texas A&M
A great athlete that has made a full transition to the mound, Jackson Jobe has now become one of the nation’s premier arms and lands himself in the first round in this mock to the Cubs. At 6-foot-2, 190 pounds, he looks the part with the athleticism as a sub-7.0 runner and secondary shortstop to control the limbs well, but it’s the mid-90s fastball and what may be regarded as the best slider in the class that garners this much helium. Jon Childress gives the Cubs a former Perfect Game All-American, and premier prep talent a couple years ago, as their second-round pick from College Station. The long and projectable left-hander works in the low-90s with great angle at release while showing feel for a firm cutter and an even better slider with big potential. -Tyler Russo
Sakowski’s Take: Jobe earns rave reviews for both the evaluation and the metrics of his stuff on the mound, highlighted by a slider that flashes 70 mph at times. He’s got tremendous upside with that combination of stuff and athleticism, while Childress, a Tommy John survivor, represents another potential upside play at pick 50. Childress has the upside to go higher if he performs in the SEC this spring, but pick 50 looks like a good spot right now based on fall intel.
11-11-20 - Prospects Live Top 300 Prospect List -
55. Jonathan Childress - LHP
Bio:
Height: 6-4
Weight: 215 lbs
Hits/Throws: L-L
Hometown: Forney, TX
School: Texas A&M
At the beginning of his Freshman campaign Childress came out the gate hot, posting a 2.13 ERA over 12 innings of work. Unfortunately an elbow injury ended his season and he spent the 2019 campaign as a red shirt. Healthy for the 2020 pandemic shortened season Childress was even better, allowing just three earned runs over 14.2 innings of work, punching out 17 batters in the process. Childress mixes mostly his fastball and his curveball using the latter as his out pitch. A lefty that had a real chance to pitch himself higher onto this list with a full season.
3. LHP Jonathan Childress, Texas A&M
Bat: L. Throw: L. 6’4″, 205 lbs. Born 1/22/2000. Hometown: Forney, TX
2019-2020: 2-1, 1.98 ERA, 0.84 WHIP, 25/5 K/BB in 27.1 IP.
Jonathan Childress is yet another player following the three major themes on this list: a pitcher (6/8 so far) who could have been drafted high out of high school (5/8) but who lacks much of a track record so far in college (4/8). Childress was off to a hot start as a freshman in 2019 but went down with Tommy John surgery pretty quickly, then looked great in his brief return in 2020. Together, it only amounts to 27.1 innings, but he’s struck out 25 to just five walks and allowed just 25 baserunners in total. In his seven career appearances, the toughest lineups he’s had to face were Houston (2019) and Rice (2020), but there is a lot to like regardless.
The big lefty who grew up on the eastern edge of Dallas-Fort Worth makes for a very uncomfortable at bat. Coming from a crossfire delivery, he hides the ball very well and puts nice angle on the ball. His fastball velocity has fluctuated over the years, climbing as high as 94 in high school, but he didn’t maintain that velocity as the 2018 draft neared and since returning from Tommy John, he’s sat around 90 for the most part. Childress’ two plane curveball is his best and most consistent pitch, a plus breaker that he can backdoor for strikes and change the shape of for a different look. He also tosses a solid changeup, and in his small sample in college, he has shown the ability to command all three pitches very well. Fully healthy now, he has a chance to really elevate his stock this spring simply by pitching how he’s capable of, and any uptick in velocity should send him moving up boards in a hurry. Aside from a lack of track record, there is no reason to believe Childress can’t be a mid-rotation starter.
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2 comments:
I believe mack you said it was a poor draft for Lefty pitchers
But you have more in your top 30 than I would have expected
Is this a reach because lefty’s go high ? Or are they worthy of being selected where you have them
Eddie, we need to draft a lefty high up. I have an article in a few days on prospects that will touch on that subject.
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