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4/27/21

Mack's Mock Pick - #85 - RHP - Mason Pelio

 


Mason Pelio

 

Mack's spin -

Big time FB (98) from this 6-3 righty.

Current 2021 stat line, as of 4-25:  10-ST, 3-5, 6.66, 1.79, 48.2-IP, 44-K, 32-BB

I have him as the 35th RHP on my board, but I am going to have to move him down per this miserable start of the season.



RHP      6-3        220        Boston College 

 

2020 Boston College stat line - 4-starts, 1-2, 4.09, 1.46, 22-IP, 19-K, 10-BB 

 

4-19-21 - TTF - Mock 2.0 -

 

27. San Diego Padres: Mason Pelio, RHP, Boston College

 

Mason Pelio is a name that wasn’t even on this list a few months ago. Now I’ve seen him in the top-20 in more mocks than I can’ count and I can see why. Boston College has some special talent this year, and Pelio leads the staff. Fastball can hit 97 MPH, but his changeup could very well be his plus pitch. His breaking pitches aren’t too hot though. 

 

4-15-21 - BA -

 

Mason Pelio, RHP, Boston College

 

A 6-foot-3, 230-pound righthander with big velocity, Pelio came into the year with a lot of buzz as one of the top college pitching prospects in the country. Instead, he got off to a rough start, we dropped him to No. 80 in our latest draft rankings update, and he continued to scuffle. Through eight starts, Pelio has a 6.70 ERA in 41.2 innings with 36 strikeouts and 28 walks.

 

Pelio's issues aren't difficult to diagnose. He throws hard—his fastball sits at 92-95 mph, he ran it up to 98 mph against NC State last weekend and he's touched 99 this year—but he struggles to throw his fastball for strikes. When he does throw his fastball in the zone, he's not commanding it, so it's getting hit hard, often with hitters working from favorable counts. Pelio does have an effective changeup, flashing as an above-average weapon in the mid 80s that he can use to miss bats when he keeps it down, though his control of that pitch has escaped him too often as well. He doesn't have a reliable breaking ball, with a fringy curveball that doesn't get many whiffs.

 

With his stock sliding, Pelio needs to rebound in the second half of the season by showing better fastball command. Whatever team drafts Pelio should continue to develop him as a starter, but long term he might end up in a bullpen role where he can throw upper-90s fastballs in short bursts and won't have to get through a lineup multiple times.

 

4-2-21 -  Through The Fence -

 

27. San Diego Padres: Mason Pelio, RHP, Boston College

 

Mason Pelio is a name that wasn’t even on this list a few months ago. Now I’ve seen him in the top-20 in more mocks than I can’ count and I can see why. Boston College has some special talent this year, and Pelio leads the staff. Fastball can hit 97 MPH, but his changeup could very well be his plus pitch. His breaking pitches aren’t too hot though. 

 

2-3-21 - ACC Baseball Review -

 

Pitcher of the Year: Mason Pelio, RHP, Boston College

 

The ACC doesn’t have a lock on the mound to go at the top of the first round like it did in 2020 with Louisville lefthander Reid Detmers. Perhaps one of Pelio or Wake Forest’s Ryan Cusick could have turned into that sort of player with a full 2020 season. Even without a full 2020 season, Pelio has shown tremendous improvement on the mound since his prep days—when he ranked as the No. 374 player on the 2018 BA 500 as a projection arm out of Rancho Bernardo (Calif.) High. Now standing a solid 6-foot-3, 230 pounds, Pelio has firmed up a fastball that sits 90-94 and ticks up higher at its best and has an above-average changeup that serves as his best secondary. As a full-time starter with the Eagles, Pelio has posted a 3.73 ERA over 94 innings with 81 strikeouts and 47 walks.

  

1-20-21 - D1 Baseball's top 100 College Prospects -

 

29 Mason Pelio RHP P Boston College ACC 

 

1-14-21  -  Baseball America

 

Mason Pelio Boston College RHP

 

Ht: 6-3 | Wt: 230 | B-T: R-R

Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted

Age At Draft: 21.0

 

Pelio was a projection arm out of high school—ranking No. 374 on the BA 500 in 2018—who scouts liked but didn’t quite see the sort of impact stuff it would take to sign him out of a strong Boston College commitment. Two years later, Pelio has increased his stock significantly, with improved fastball velocity and by honing a changeup that showed promise back in his Rancho Bernardo (Calif.) High days. Now Pelio is a sturdy, 6-foot-3, 230-pound righthander who sits in the 90-94 mph range and has touched a few ticks higher at his best. His changeup is an above-average pitch and his most consistent secondary, while his breaking ball remains fringy. Pelio had a strong freshman campaign in 2019, posting a 3.63 ERA over 13 starts and 72 innings, with 62 strikeouts (7.8 per nine) and 37 walks (4.6 per nine). Pelio throws with an easy operation and has a starter look, though how much he’s able to improve his breaking ball and miss bats more frequently will determine how much upside he has. 

 

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

 

San Diego Padres

 

The Padres finally broke through in 2020 thanks to a strong core and an aggressive approach during the season. Unlike their go-for-broke approach in 2015, this iteration of the Padres seems to be designed with sustainability in mind. With a strong farm system they can do whatever they like, and they are in a prime spot to grab a tremendous young local talent in Mason Pelio. Part of an impressive recruiting class, Pelio showed he meant business the minute he stepped foot on campus. Pelio’s fastball operates in the mid to high 90’s with potential to get faster with more growth. He complements that with a changeup that is above average. Pelio has a good feel for his pitches but he definitely needs work on commanding them. He needs to develop his slider/curve and have another strong spring if he wants to get in the first round. 

 

12-18-20 - Future Sox Mock Draft -

 

30. Cincinnati Reds (Compensation for Trevor Bauer): Mason Pelio, RHP, Boston College

 

Bauer hasn’t signed anywhere yet, but the Reds will receive this selection once he does so. Pelio is a 6-foot-4, 215-pound righty and he’s big, strong and durable. His fastball hits 97 mph consistently and there’s potential for a plus changeup in there as well. There’s lots of reliever risk here, but he’s a solid fit in Cincinnati’s Spin City pitching infrastructure.

 

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