2025 Draft Prospect - RHP - Matt Scott - Stanford

 

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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.

 

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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.

 

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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)