Chance Mako
RHP East Rowan, Salisbury, NC
East Rowan senior pitcher RHP Chance Mako is part of every prospect list for the 2023 MLB draft that will be held in July. Some have Mako in the top 50 — that’s for all the high school players in the country, plus all the draft-eligible college players. Others rate Mako in the top 100 or so. For the high school guys being considered for selection, it’s mostly about projection. What do they project to be four or five years from now? Scouts love how Mako projects.
Once a string-bean, Mako is growing into his body. He’s now 6-foot-7 and 195 pounds and hopes to hit the 200-pound milestone by the time his senior high school season starts. He throws two different fastballs — a four-seamer that appears to rise and a two-seamer that darts down. He’s touched 95 mph on the radar gun and he consistently throws 93s and 94s. Mako’s right arm whips sliders that spin and bite and make scouts drool. Those sliders are quite a bit swifter than the fastballs thrown by the average high school hurler. He can throw a deceptive changeup and he is blessed with that body type that scouts love to see on hurlers. Long and loose. Not too thick or too thin. Broad shoulders and long arms. Lots of room to add pounds and muscle through weight training and natural maturity.
11-4-22 - WWBA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS NOTEBOOK - https://www.prospectslive.com/prospects-live/2022-wwba-world-championships-notebook-1?s=03 -
RHP Chance Mako, East Rowan (NC), 2023
Performance: 4 IP, 1 H, 2 R, 6 K, 3 BB, 57% Strikes
Commitment: North Carolina State
Chance Mako had a somewhat uneven outing on Saturday, but was able to rely on the strength of his stuff to get through four innings with limited damage. His fastball sat 89-93 MPH and touched 94 with good armside life, and a slider flashing plus vertical break in the 79-81 MPH range was the main secondary offering. The issues with command were primarily related to the 6-6 Mako’s body getting out of sync, with some bad misses really plaguing him in the 2nd inning. Nevertheless, the blue chip NC State commit fought back to give South Charlotte length at the end of pool play--and remains a top pitching follow in the Carolinas.
7-26-22 - 2023 MLB DRAFT - TOP 100 HIGH SCHOOL PROSPECTS -
https://www.prospectslive.com/prospects-live/2022/1/15/2023-mlb-draft-prospects-38awn
32 RHP
Chance Mako
East Rowan, Salisbury, NC
Standing at the top of a very good North Carolina State 2023 recruiting class is the imposing, high-waisted 6-foot-5-inch frame of Mako. An abundance of projection sounds out with this profile led by an above-average fastball/slider combo. Fastball will live in the low-90s with explosive life at the top of the zone and plenty more velocity to project. Slider could be close to, if not a plus pitch already in the high-70s with consistent shape and an innate feel to spin. (RPMs north of 2800). Will absolutely fill the zone up with both pitches while missing plenty of bats. Changeup still a work in progress, but hard not to be bullish on the upside that Mako offers.
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Mako sounds good
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