Hurston Waldrep
RHP Florida
2021 Southern Miss stat line - 17-ST, 6-2, 3.20, 1.16, 90-IP, 140-K
1-2-23 - Hurston Waldrep set to make an impact for Florida baseball
Waldrep is a 6’2 right-handed pitcher from Thomasville, Georgia. He played his first two years of college baseball at Southern Miss on its pitching staff. In his freshman season, he was used primarily in relief but got the nod as a sophomore to transition into a starting role.
That year, he posted a 6-2 record with a 3.20 ERA and had 140 strikeouts. Those numbers earned him an invite to play in the Netherlands with the USA national collegiate baseball team during the summer.
While he was busy pitching with the stars and stripes across his chest, talks of Waldrep becoming a Gator rose. Head coach Kevin O’Sullivan flew to the Netherlands to see what could be in store for his team, and it paid off.
Waldrep is now settled at the University of Florida but the one thing in his life that hasn’t changed — his Omaha mindset.
12-15-22 - 2023 MLB Mock Draft:
9. Hurston Waldrep, RHP, Florida
Waldrep is a high strikeout thrower, getting so many batters to chase out of the zone for strikeouts. He's a guy who will scream and get pumped up after ending an inning. Those types of pitchers are enjoyable for fan bases.
12-14-22 - Sox Machine
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16. San Francisco Giants: Hurston Waldrep, RHP, Florida
Waldrep is a 6-2, 205-pound righty with a plus slider and a fastball that touches 98 mph. He shows arm speed from a high slot and Farhan Zaidi likes drafting college players.
12-12-22 - 2022 Fall Report: Florida -
https://d1baseball.com/fall-report/2022-florida/
Southern Miss transfer Hurston Waldrep, a 6-foot-2, 205-pound junior righthander who went 6-2 with a 3.20 ERA for the Hattiesburg Regional champion Golden Eagles. Waldrep, with high-90s velocity and two quality secondary offerings, struck out 140 batters in his 90-innings pitched.
Waldrep, D1Baseball’s 14th top college prospect entering the season, comes in as one of the most significant transfers in the sport. Adding a high-profile transfer to a talented roster can be challenging. How has the adjustment to Gainesville gone thus far?
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12-9-22 - 2023 MLB MOCK DRAFT 1.0
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7. Cincinnati Reds: Hurston Waldrep, RHP, Florida
If you’ve followed my mock drafts, you know I’m always high on Florida pitchers. The Gators could be considered ‘Pitcher University’ with the names they’ve produced the past 20 years. Enter latest ace, Hurston Waldrep. He’s a right-handed gem with a plus-plus fastball and a mid-80s slider with a devastating break hitters hate to go up against. His changeup could use some work but this kid has one of the highest ceilings of any player in this draft.
12-8-22 - Five 2023 MLB Draft prospects for Marlins to consider with top pick - https://www.fishstripes.com/23497553/2023-mlb-draft-prospects-marlins -
3. RHP Hurston Waldrep
The first pitcher to mention on this list is Florida Gators right-hander Hurston Waldrep.
Waldrep is a 6’1”, 205-pound righty who had an excellent career for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles before transferring to Florida. During his time at Southern Miss, Waldrep posted a 7-2 record with a 3.22 ERA in 28 appearances and 17 starts. As a sophomore, Waldrep became the Saturday starter for the Golden Eagles and went 6-2 with a 3.20 ERA, 14 K/9, 1.16 WHIP, and struck out 140 batters in 90 innings pitched. He finished his 2022 season as an All-American.
Waldrep possesses a four-pitch mix that’s highlighted by his mid-to-upper 90s fastball. He touched 98 mph last season and has a devastating slider that gets plenty of whiffs. He’s a power arm with two plus pitches and draws some comparisons to Marlins prospect Max Meyer.
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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Red Sox
Hurston Waldrep
RHP
Florida; Thomasville HS (GA)
With a fastball that sniffs triple digits and a hammer for a breaking ball, the Southern Miss transfer is a strong year in the SEC away from the top half of the first round.
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 -
11. Los Angeles Angels
Hurston Waldrep, RHP, Florida
Waldrep, a transfer from Southern Miss, is a bulldog on the mound with an intimidating presence and the pure stuff to back it up. It’s a double-plus fastball, up to 98 with big ride and significant bat-missing qualities. He offers a mid-80s slider with two-plane break and tunnel that’s given righties fits. There’s a solid average changeup in there too, though he’s yet to really unleash it with much regularity. The Angels need pitching and this would be a big get.
11-4-22 - 2023 MLB Mock Draft 1.0 - https://www.perfectgame.org/articles/View.aspx?article=21422 -
19. Tampa Bay Rays | Hurston Waldrep, RHP, Florida
The Rays’ pitching factory is well-documented at this point and Waldrep offers monster stuff with a monster ceiling that the Rays would be well-equipped to help realize. Waldrep, a transfer from Southern Miss, will sit in the upper-90s in short stints, showing a double-plus slider and a changeup that is a weapon. He’s a big-stuff right-hander that doesn’t always throw strikes but has a similar profile to arms the Rays have acquired in the past like Nick Bitsko and Tyler Glasnow. -VC
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14 Hurston Waldrep RHP Florida SEC
11-12-22 - 2023 MLB Draft – Top 50 College Prospects -
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12. Hurston Waldrep, RHP, Florida – The unquestioned ace of the Southern Miss staff a season ago, Waldrep transferred to Gainsville for this season where he will try to repeat his impressive 14 K/9 ratio against elite college talent. His fastball sits 94-96 although I like his slider and change better than the fastball. The offspeed offerings have true plus potential and he used them to notch six straight Ks in his start in the regionals a season ago. There is a ton of late effort in his delivery, which is the only reason he is not in the top 10 right now, as there is real risk he winds up in a bullpen long term.
11-4-22 - Perfect Game 2023 MLB Mock Draft 1.0 -
https://www.perfectgame.org/Articles/View.aspx?article=21422&src=hmrep&s=03
19. Tampa Bay Rays | Hurston Waldrep, RHP, Florida
The Rays’ pitching factory is well-documented at this point and Waldrep offers monster stuff with a monster ceiling that the Rays would be well-equipped to help realize. Waldrep, a transfer from Southern Miss, will sit in the upper-90s in short stints, showing a double-plus slider and a changeup that is a weapon. He’s a big-stuff right-hander that doesn’t always throw strikes but has a similar profile to arms the Rays have acquired in the past like Nick Bitsko and Tyler Glasnow. -VC
10-29-22 - Kyler Peterson @KPetersonPG
An extended look at RHP Hurston Waldrep... FB was 96-99 w/ carry over 2 frames. ++ SL 86-87 w/ shape like hammer CB, also threw separate CB at 83-84 as well. Great athlete, also showed solid SPL at 88-90
10-19-22 - https://www.prospectslive.com/prospects-live/2022/1/15/2023-mlb-draft-prospects-fx4td?s=03 -
Hurston Waldrep
Right-Handed Pitcher, Florida
Waldrep transferred out of Southern Miss to Florida for his junior year after some impressive undergrad campaigns. The fastball gets up to 99 with immense hop at the top of the zone and true bat-missing qualities. The slider is thrown firm and short with late two-plane tilt that Waldrep gets hitters to chase regularly. The curveball may have the most potential of all his secondaries, but landing it for strikes consistently has come and gone. He's also flashed an above average splitter, though it's inconsistent both in shape and execution. Waldrep has a super-athletic frame with well-proportioned strength and a wicked quick arm. He's a true power pitcher with a bulldog mentality on the bump.
RHP Hurston Waldrep
Hurston Waldrep broke out for Southern Miss last year after rarely seeing action as a reliever in 2021. He’s a big strikeout guy that doesn’t walk opponents often and can eat innings.
His fastball is hittable, but his off-speed stuff generates the swing and miss fairly often. He should be a lock for the No. 2 spot behind Sproat and provide some stability to the rotation.
9-19-22 - Top 20 college prospects for '23 Draft -
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19. Hurston Waldrep, RHP, Florida
A seldom-used reliever as a Southern Mississippi freshman, Waldrep logged a 3.20 ERA with a 140/33 K/BB ratio in 90 innings as a starter last spring, ranking third in NCAA Division I in whiff rate (14.0 per nine innings) before transferring to Florida. His fastball parks at 94-96 mph and peaks at 98 mph, though it gets hit harder than his mid-80s slider and changeup, and his delivery creates some reliever risk.
9-19-22 - 9-19-22 - Florida Paces Nation with Three Top-20 College Prospects - https://floridagators.com/news/2022/9/20/baseball-florida-paces-nation-with-three-top-20-college-prospects -
RHP Hurston Waldrep
Waldrep enters his first season as a Gator after transferring in from Southern Miss during the offseason. Highly regarded as one of the top arms in the nation, Waldrep was named a 2022 Third Team All-American by D1Baseball after churning out 90 frames of 3.20 ERA ball with 140 strikeouts – translating to 14.0 strikeouts per nine innings. The Thomasville, Ga. native was equally brilliant in limited action as a freshman in 2021, working to a 3.35 ERA and .217 batting average against with 16 strikeouts in 16 1/3 innings of work.
9-7-22 - https://www.prospectslive.com/prospects-live/2022-mlb-mock-draft-n78w7-st9r4-wa35p-2n5ls-8addg -
11. Texas Rangers
Hurston Waldrep, RHP, Florida
Waldrep, a transfer from Southern Miss, is a bulldog on the mound with an intimidating presence and the pure stuff to back it up. It’s a double-plus fastball, up to 98 with big ride and significant bat-missing qualities. He offers a mid-80s slider with two-plane break and tunnel that’s given righties fits. There’s a solid average changeup in there too, though he’s yet to really unleash it with much regularity. Waldrep shares a lot of similarities with Jack Leiter, the Rangers 2021 first rounder. The frame, the fastball, the projection and intensity; it’s all there. The Rangers are in a win-now mode, so combining Waldrep with Leiter, as well as 2022 first rounder Kumar Rocker in the very near future makes for a pretty intimidating rotation.
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14. Hurston Waldrep, RHP, Florida
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8. Hurston Waldrep
Right-Handed Pitcher, Florida
Waldep transferred out of Southern Miss to Florida for his junior year after some impressive undergrad campaigns. The fastball gets up to 97 with immense hop at the top of the zone and true bat-missing qualities. The slider is thrown firm and short with late two-plane tilt that Waldrep gets hitters to chase with regularity. He's also flashed an above average changeup, though it's inconsistent both in shape and execution. Waldrep has a super-athletic frame with well-proportioned strength and a wicked quick arm. He's a true power pitcher with a bulldog mentality on the bump.
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9. Angels: Hurston Waldrep, RHP, Southern Miss
Waldrep made a very strong transition to the Southern Miss rotation in 2022, striking out 14 batters per nine innings while walking 3.3. He’s bringing his mid-90s fastball (up to 98), a hard slider up to 90 mph, an occasional slower curve and a mid-80s changeup. He misses a ton of bats with all of his secondary stuff.
All the 2023 Draft Prospects in the Mack’s Mets database can be viewed by going to www.macksmets.blogspot.com and clicking on 2023 DRAFT PROSPECT DATABASE found on the top, left of the front page of the site.
2 comments:
Good fit for the Mets,what are the chances?
It appears Hurston won’t be around for the Mets. Shame. My brother would love a screamer.
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