Rhett Lowder
RHP Wake Forest
2022 WF stat line - 16-ST, 11-3, 3.08, 99-IP 105-K
12-15-22 - 2023 MLB Mock Draft:
6. Rhett Lowder, RHP, Wake Forest
Lawder won the ACC Pitcher of the Year last season. If he keeps up that kind of pitching, he will be a top-10 pick this season. Lowder has one of the best changeups in college baseball, and with excellent command and plenty of other pitches, he's got a ton of potential when he makes it in the MLB.
12-14-22 - Sox Machine
WAY-TOO-EARLY 2023 MLB MOCK DRAFT
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13. Chicago Cubs: Rhett Lowder, RHP, Wake Forest
Jed Hoyer, Dan Kantrovitz and the Cubs go back to the well and continue to add pitching to their pipeline. Lowder pitched well for Team USA and displayed a three-pitch mix after being named ACC Pitcher of the Year.
12-12-22 - MLB mock draft 2023
https://sportsnaut.com/mlb-mock-draft-2023/
8. Kansas City Royals: Rhett Lowder, starting pitcher, Wake Forest
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There’s a drop-off on the pitching side after Dollander, but at least one of the college arms will certainly be pushed up in ths months ahead. Rhett Lowder’s fastball-changeup combo took time to find success, but it all came together this past season and the slider is coming along. Three MLB-caliber pitches and the above-average command would put him on the fast track to the Kansas City Royals starting rotation.
Rhett Lowder stats (2022): 3,08 ERA, 105/26, 1.18 WHIP, 8.2 H/9, 9.5 K/9 in 99.1 IP
12-9-22 - 2023 MLB MOCK DRAFT 1.0
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9. Colorado Rockies: Rhett Lowder, RHP, Wake Forest
Lowder brings it. There’s a lot of Alek Manoah in his game. His two-seamer sits at 97, and his changeup is a plus pitch. Righty or lefty bats don’t matter; he eats them all up. There’s more in the tank coming as well. He’s a college arm who could compete for the top-pitcher grabbed when July’s draft rolls around.
12-7-22 - MLB DRAFT 2023: WINTER'S MOCK DRAFT - https://www.prepbaseballreport.com/news/PBR/MLB-Draft-2023-Mock-Draft-First-Edition-4397815602?s=03 -
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Royals
Rhett Lowder
RHP
Wake Forest; North Stanly HS (NC)
The Royals have went college heavy in four of the past five drafts. That trend continues in 2023 with the Lowder, the 2022 ACC Pitcher of the Year, as the best available at No. 8.
12-6-22 - 2023 MLB DRAFT - MOCK DRAFT 2.0 - https://www.prospectslive.com/prospects-live/2022-mlb-mock-draft-n78w7-st9r4-wa35p-2n5ls-8addg-ed27s?s=03 -
8. Kansas City Royals
Rhett Lowder, RHP, Wake Forest
There’s a lot of good college arms in this class and Lowder may be the best of the lot. Up to 97 with a plus, maybe better, changeup. Lowder has creative ways to get batters of both handedness out. His slider is solid average, maybe a tick better right now, but he’s got a whippy, athletic operation on the mound and some evaluators think there’s more in the tank coming.
11-4-22 - 2023 MLB Mock Draft 1.0 - https://www.perfectgame.org/articles/View.aspx?article=21422 -
17. Baltimore Orioles | Rhett Lowder, RHP, Wake Forest
Baltimore has its choice of several college arms at this spot, and Lowder can be a good bet to go even earlier come July with his combination of present stuff and polish. The fastball lived mid-90s with two refined secondaries that both grade as above-average and both have distinct shape and break. It’s a well-built arsenal and the ability to fill the zone at a very high level. -IB
12-2-22 - 2022 Fall Report: Wake Forest - https://d1baseball.com/fall-report/2022-wake-forest/?goal=0_98c95d11a2-2375b409ba-536911606&mc_cid=2375b409ba&mc_eid=b3ee91b95b -
Wake Forest’s weekend rotation is as talented as any in the country, right there with the likes of Tennessee, LSU, Florida and Arkansas. And if you’re making a list of college baseball’s best pitchers this year, it must start with Tennessee’s Chase Dollander (the reigning SEC pitcher of the year) and Wake’s Rhett Lowder (the reigning ACC pitcher of the year). They are also the top two pitchers on our recent Top 100 College Prospects list for the 2023 draft. The Deacs shut Lowder down this fall after he logged 99.1 innings last spring (going 11-3, 3.08 with a 105-26 K-BB mark) and then served as Team USA’s ace in the summer, but he’s the definition of a proven commodity, with three legitimate out pitches in a 92-95 fastball, a deceptive changeup with excellent fade and arm speed, and a sharp 82-84 slider with tight tilt.
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7 Rhett Lowder RHP Wake Forest ACC
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7. Rhett Lowder, RHP, Wake Forest – In addition to having the best hair in this year’s college class, Lowder might have the best changeup too. He struggled his freshman year, but really rebounded in 2022 to earn ACC pitcher of the year honors. The fastball sits low-to-mid-90s but has been up to 97. He has a slider that has plus potential to go with that change that will likely be a plus offering as well. On top of the stuff, he has advanced command of all three offerings that saw him strike out more than four batters for every free pass he allowed.
11-4-22 - Perfect Game 2023 MLB Mock Draft 1.0 -
https://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=21422&src=hmrep&s=03
17. Baltimore Orioles | Rhett Lowder, RHP, Wake Forest
Baltimore has its choice of several college arms at this spot, and Lowder can be a good bet to go even earlier come July with his combination of present stuff and polish. The fastball lived mid-90s with two refined secondaries that both grade as above-average and both have distinct shape and break. It’s a well-built arsenal and the ability to fill the zone at a very high level. -IB
10-19-22 - https://www.prospectslive.com/prospects-live/2022/1/15/2023-mlb-draft-prospects-fx4td?s=03 -
10. Rhett Lowder
Right-Handed Pitcher, Wake Forest
The reigning ACC Pitcher of the Year, Lowder has some of the best pitchability in the entire class. He's been into the mid-90's with the fastball, sitting in the low-90's later into starts with running life, mixing it with a good slider in the low-80's and a diabolical change-up with late parachute and fading life out of the zone in the mid-80's. It’s one of the best changeups in the class and comfortably projects plus. He can pitch backwards off the slider and change-up with ease and has good command and feel of his entire arsenal.
10-16-22 - 2023 MLB Draft: an early look at the ACC
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5. RHP Rhett Lowder, Wake Forest.
Bat: R. Throw: R. 6'2", 200 lbs. Born 3/8/2002. Hometown: Albemarle, NC.
2022: 11-3, 3.09 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, 105/26 K/BB in 99.1 innings.
It's all about the bats in this conference, but Rhett Lowder has so far emerged as the best arm in the prestigious league. He jumped right into the rotation as a freshman and broke out as a sophomore, striking out over one hundred batters along the way. There is no one plus attribute here, but Lowder does a little bit of everything well. His fastball sits in the low to mid 90's and can get up to 97 at his best, while his slider and changeup both look consistently above average to give him three big league pitches. He commands everything well to both sides of the plate, effectively navigating the loaded lineups of the ACC by executing where he needed to. That combination of pitchability and stuff is hard to find at times, and the North Carolina native also comes with some projection in a skinny 6'2" frame. Most pitchers nowadays like to identify as a Max Scherzer-esque "psychopath" or a Landon Sims-like "bulldog" on the mound, but Lowder doesn't really fit either of those descriptions. An artist in his spare time (literally, he creates oil paintings), he's quiet and composed on the mound and doesn't let much rattle him. It's the full package as a starting pitcher, one that has a very good chance to wind up in the middle of a big league rotation.
9-23-22 - Ben Badler @BenBadler
No. 2 pitcher in the new 2023 draft rankings, Wake Forest RHP Rhett Lowder.
First team All-American up to 97 mph, a ton of swing-and-miss on his changeup9-19-22 - Top 20 college prospects for '23 Draft -
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8. Rhett Lowder, RHP, Wake Forest
After getting battered for a 6.12 ERA as a freshman, Lowder rebounded to go 11-3 with a 3.08 ERA and a 105/26 K/BB ratio in 99 1/3 innings, win Atlantic Coast Conference pitcher of the year and establish himself as the top arm on Team USA. His 92-94 mph fastball peaks at 97 mph, while both his mid-80s changeup and low-80s slider can be plus pitches.
9-7-22 - https://www.prospectslive.com/prospects-live/2022-mlb-mock-draft-n78w7-st9r4-wa35p-2n5ls-8addg -
9. Chicago Cubs
Rhett Lowder, RHP, Wake Forest
The Cubbies went off the board with Oklahoma righty Cade Horton in 2022, their third college arm in the last four drafts. There’s a lot of good college arms in this class and Lowder may be the best of the lot. Up to 97 with a plus, maybe better, changeup. Lowder has creative ways to get batters of both handedness out. His slider is solid average, maybe a tick better right now, but he’s got a whippy, athletic operation on the mound and some evaluators think there’s more in the tank coming. Lowder would join a future rotation featuring Jordan Wicks, and Horton, a potential nasty three-headed monster, each of whom bring a different look and style to the bump.
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4 comments:
Might Lowder be there at #32?
He’s be a great get!
Very slight chance
Slight chance?
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