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#78 Aiden Stillman LHP, Trinity Prep (FL)
18/yrs
old 6' 3" 190
COMMITTED - Virginia
Scouting
grades: Fastball: 50 | Slider: 50 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 50 | Overall: 45
Two
players have been drafted out of Trinity Prep in Florida over the years, and
both made it to the big leagues. Right-hander Slade Cecconi was an 11th-rounder
in 2018 who went on to Miami before going No. 33 overall in 2020 and infielder
Max Moroff signed as a 16th-round pick in 2012. A big left-hander who was
arguably the most effective pitcher on USA Baseball’s 18U National Team that
won gold at the World Cup Qualifier in Panama over the summer, Stillman has the
chance to easily supplant that pair to become the earliest-drafted product from
Trinity Prep.
At
6-foot-3, Stillman has the kind of projectable frame teams look for in high
school arms, and when combined with his feel for pitching, it’s easy to see why
scouts are excited to see what’s to come from this southpaw. While his fastball
is mostly average, up to 94-95 mph, he gets a fair amount of swings-and-misses
on the pitch. He combines it with a low-80s slider that he can manipulate into
more of a pure curve and he has feel for a low-80s changeup as well.
Stillman’s
stuff generally plays up because he tunnels his stuff very well, making it
difficult for hitters to pick up his arsenal. He’s always around the zone and
has a very good understanding at a young age of how to set up hitters. There is
a commitment to Virginia to contend with, but his combination of upside and
pitchability will certainly get talked about in Draft rooms.
1-27-25 - Just Baseball –
2025 MLB Draft - Top 80 High School Prospects
https://www.justbaseball.com/college/mlb-draft-top-high-school-prep-prospects/
72. Aiden Stillman – LHP
HT/WT: 6’3/190 | Bat/Throw: R/L | School: Trinity Preparatory
(FL) | Commitment: Virginia | Age: 18.6
Stillman experienced growth with his entire arsenal over the
past calendar year and impressed scouts with a stint on Team USA’s 18U team
this summer. Stillman’s delivery is relatively clean and repeatable with a
quick left arm from a high three-quarters release that has some width to it.
This creates a tough angle to lefties as he throws across his
body a bit. His heater jumped into the low-90s this summer with impressive
metrics, including high spin rates in the 2,500 RPM tier and considerable
carry/backspin.
He’s been up to 95 MPH in shorter stints and fills up the
zone well. There’s power to his low-80s breaking ball that projects best as a
slider with late sweep, bite, and spin rates above 2,800 RPMs.
It can morph into a curveball at times, though it can get
soft. He sells his low-80s change-up well with similar arm speed and fading
life, though he’s working on his feel.
Overall, if the command ticks up, Stillman is a potentially
fun metric arm. He is committed to the University of Virginia.
https://www.usabaseball.com/player/aiden-stillman
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Posted a
1-0 record with a 0.00 ERA in two starts for Team USA … Pitched two shutout
innings, allowing one hit and striking out one against Venezuela … Turned in
six shutout innings with just one hit allowed and four strikeouts to pick up
the win against Mexico in quarterfinal round.
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