Matt Scott , RHP - Stanford
Prospects
Live Ranking - #31
The lone
Stanford Cardinal on this list, Matt Scott attains some of the most electric
stuff in this draft class. Listed at 6’7
and 247 pounds, it’s immense aura on the mound.
His pitch arsenal is highlighted by a mid-90s fastball, ranking in the
95th percentile in velocity amongst Division I, that produces a ton of induced
vertical break. It’s been up to 98 and
produces a ton of swing and miss when up in the zone. Scott’s main off-speed offering is the
slider. It’s a plus pitch with some
sweep as well as short depth, making it highly effective against right-handed
hitters. Scott also throws a
split-change with good tumbling action, achieving a 48% whiff rate against
lefties in 2024. A member of the USA
Collegiate National Team, Scott was very impressive holding opposing hitters to
a .205 average while throwing 65% strikes.
From a stuff and physicality standpoint, Scott has the ideal
profile. Expect him to be the lead horse
of a deep and talented Stanford pitching staff.
According
to Baseball America, Stanford has the No. 12 ranked college MLB Draft prospect
in right-hander Matt Scott. The 6-foot-7 right-hander is set to enter his
junior season with the Cardinal, and while his ERA's the past two seasons have
been over five, scouts love his skill set.
BA had
this to say: "Scott pitched to a 5.10 ERA with 62 strikeouts across 67
innings as a freshman and while his ERA was again nothing to write home about,
he collected 103 strikeouts across 80 innings. Scott has a durable, workhorse
frame at 6-foot-7 and 247 pounds with a thick lower half and serious
physicality.
"Scott
keeps his delivery under control and repeats it well. His fastball has been up
to 98 mph with an absurd 24.5 inches of ride. Scott also features a low-80s
split-changeup that on average is 11 mph slower than his fastball with heavy
tumbling action as well as fade to the arm side. His mid-80s slider flashes
late sweeping life and a touch of depth, and has the potential to be a strong
60-grade offering. It is an effective pitch that is difficult to get the barrel
on."
He added
41 strikeouts in his sophomore season while tossing just 13 additional innings,
improving his strikeouts per nine from 8.3 as a freshman to 11.6 this year. In
the midst of that leap forward, Scott also lowered his walk total, and his walk
rate. He gave up one less free pass with the extra innings, lowering his rate
from five per nine to 4.1 per nine.
https://gostanford.com/sports/baseball/roster/player/matt-scott
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Career
Accolades
Pac-12
team champion (2023)
Perfect
Game Freshman All-America second team (2023)
Two-time
Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week (March 27, 2023; March 11, 2024)
USA
Collegiate National Team (2024)
Pac-12
Academic Honor Roll (2024)
As a
Sophomore (2024)
Pac-12
Pitcher of the Week (March 11)
Baseball
America Preseason All-America third team
Pac-12
Preseason All-Conference
Pac-12
Academic Honor Roll
Went 4-10
with a 5.96 ERA and a Pac-12-best 103 strikeouts (41st nationally) over 80
innings in 16 appearances, including 15 starts
Posted a
2.86 strikeout-to-walk ratio (103 strikeouts compared to 36 walks)
Averaged
11.59 strikeouts per game to rank second in the Pac-12 and limited the
opposition to a .236 average against
3-6 with
a 6.36 ERA and 65 strikeouts over 52 1/3 innings and 10 starts in Pac-12 play
Named
Pac-12 Pitcher of the Week after tossing seven innings, allowing one run on
three hits and two walks while striking out nine at Washington (March 8)
Got the
Opening Day start and struck out nine batters in a loss to Cal State Fullerton
(Feb. 16)
Struck
out a career-best 12 batters and allowed just one hit over six-plus innings in
a victory at Rice (March 1)
Quality
start with six strikeouts over 6 2/3 innings vs. USC (March 15)
Fourth
consecutive quality start after tossing seven innings and allowing three runs
with seven strikeouts vs. Creighton (March 23)
Carried a
no-hitter through 5 2/3 innings before ultimately allowing an unearned run on
one hit and three walks with nine strikeouts over six innings in a no-decision
vs. Washington State (April 5)
Struck
out nine over six innings at No. 5 Oregon State (April 12)
Earned
the victory against No. 16 Oregon after striking out seven batters over five
innings (April 19)
Got the
victory against California after working 5 1/3 innings with three strikeouts
(April 26)
Spent the
summer of 2024 playing for the USA Collegiate National Team, making one start
and allowing one hit with two strikeouts over four scoreless innings in a 6-0
victory over Chinese Taipei ( July 3)
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