11/3/24

2025 Draft Prospect - RHP - Evan Chrest - FSU

 


https://www.prospectslive.com/prospects-live/2024/9/5/2025-mlb-draft-top-draft-prospect-transfers?s=03  

RHP EVAN CHREST (JACKSONVILLE TO FLORIDA STATE)

Evan Chrest isn’t as highly ranked as the other arms, but there is plenty of intrigue. The numbers in the stat sheet aren’t the prettiest, but the data behind them will interest most teams. His slider clocks in well above 2800 RPMs and induces a ton of chase. 

He’s got a developing fastball that sits in the low-90s and has topped out at 95 MPH. The two-pitch combo has helped him generate decent strikeout numbers, as he’s punched out 74 batters over 68.2 innings. He commands the slider decently as well. 

His changeup rounds out his three-pitch mix nicely, generating some decent Whiff on the pitch. He’s a bit undersized, coming in at 6’0, 180lbs and heading into his junior year, there might not be as much projectability left. But the already decent three-pitch mix and decent command for all of them will have teams interested on draft day.

 

https://judolphins.com/sports/baseball/roster/evan-chrest/6125 -

2024 (SOPHOMORE)

Pre-season ASUN Pitcher of the Year and recognized as a Third-Team All-American by D1 Baseball...posted a 6.82 ERA with a 2-4 record in 15 appearances, all as a starter...pitched 68.2 innings, holding opponents to a .317 batting average...recorded 74 strikeouts and 25 walks...notched two games with seven strikeouts each (Opening Day vs. Cincinnati on July 16 and May 23 against Central Arkansas)...1.000 fielding percentage

 

2023 (FRESHMAN)

Second Team All-American (Collegiate Baseball), First Team Freshman All-American (D1Baseball, Baseball America), Freshman All-American (Collegiate Baseball, NCBWA), First Team ABCA/Rawlings NCAA Division I All-Southeast Region, ASUN Freshman of the Year, First Team All-ASUN, ASUN All-Freshman Team, ASUN Pitcher of the Week (Mar. 20)

Excelled in his first year with the program, serving as the team's number one starter and winning multiple national and conference awards...went 8-2 in 15 starts, tied for the most wins in the ASUN...second in the ASUN in ERA, posting six quality starts, and not allowing more than three runs in five others...also second in innings pitched...two games with double-digit strikeouts, including 12 at Jacksonville State, which tied for the sixth-most in a single game in program history...set the freshman record for strikeouts in a single-season at JU (98), third-most in the ASUN...

Season-high eight innings pitched twice, first at Lipscomb on March 19, leading to ASUN Pitcher of the Week honors, and again at Jacksonville State...did not walk more than one batter in nearly half of his starts (seven)...did not lose any of his first 10 starts of his career...First JU All-American since 2018...First JU player to receive any All-American honor from D1Baseball...first Baseball American A-A since 2011...first Dolphin to win conference Freshman of the Year since 2015

 

https://fsuwire.usatoday.com/2024/06/05/fsu-baseball-evan-chrest-commits-transfer-portal/ -

FSU baseball is in the middle of a postseason run but Link Jarrett and the rest of the Seminoles coaching staff are already making additions for next year’s team. On Wednesday, they landed their first transfer of the season in Jacksonville pitcher Evan Chrest.

Chrest spent the past two seasons with the Dolphins and announced the news on social media. The right-hander is from Tampa, Florida, and started 30 games with Jacksonville, finishing with a 4.46 ERA and 10-6 record.

He was one of the best freshmen in the country last year, becoming a Second-Team All-American and First-Team Freshman All-American. He recorded a 2.68 ERA with 98 strikeouts and 36 walks in 90 2/3 innings. He finished with an 8-2 record.

The 6-foot, 180-pounder took a step back as a sophomore, going 2-4 with a 6.82 ERA in 68 2/3 innings pitched. He allowed 95 hits and 25 walks to 74 strikeouts, he struggled with allowing home runs as batters hit 15 off of him in 15 starts.

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