Tommy Mace
Mack's spin -
I started touting Mace last year, even though his stats were only so-so.
Now, Mace is the ace... hey, I'm writing a song... of the Florida staff.
I have him as the 8th RHP on the board and a definite late first round pick.
RHP 6-6 225 Florida
2020 Florida stat line - 4-G, 4-starts, 3-0, 1.67, 0.96, 27-IP, 26-K
2021 stat line (as of 4-16) - 8-G, 7-ST, 4-0, 3.00, 1.02, 45-IP, 60-K
3-30-21 - Prospects Worldwide -
55. RHP Tommy Mace | School: Florida | B / T: R / R | Ht: 6’6 | Wt: 225lbs | Age: 22.7
Mace has a pretty balanced profile, although nothing really stands out as a true “out” or Plus pitch at this point. Not necessarily a horrible thing, as he showcases a deep 4 pitch mix that works well vs L/R and an extremely strong starters build (6’7 225 lbs) that profiles as a #3/4 SP moving forward. But one with a fairly solid floor. Not going to miss an excessive amount of bats with his sinker approach, but works deep into his starts consistently. Similar to Michael Wacha.
2-22-21 - BA - Stock Watch -
Tommy Mace, RHP, Florida (No. 38)
5 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 2 BB, 8 K (90 pitches)
Mace had a strong debut as the Friday night arm for Florida. He showed a five-pitch repertoire that included a fastball in the low-to-mid 90s, a curveball in the upper 70s, a slider in the low 80s, a firm changeup in the upper 80s and a cutter in the same velocity band as the changeup. In this start, Mace seemed to have better feel to land his curve and cutter for strikes than the fastball and changeup. After a 1-2-3 first inning, Mace’s fastball command backed up a tick and he got into trouble at times leaving his fastball too much over the heart of the plate. He did a solid job working around the edges of the zone to avoid that at times, but that would lead to longer counts and getting behind in at-bats. Mace averaged 18 pitches per inning, so becoming more efficient and avoiding so many deep counts could be a point of emphasis for him moving forward.
2-19-21 - Top 10 SEC Prospects -
6. Tommy Mace, Florida, P
The 6-6 junior wasn’t selected in the abbreviated 5-round draft in 2020, and so returned to Florida for 2021. Out of this group, Mace is the one who feels the most like an old man on campus—maybe even a little like a professor. A good friend of 2018 draft pick Brady Singer and Blue Jay prospect Nate Pearson, Mace has utilized the advanced computer programs like Edgertronic and Rapsodo to track everything from mechanics to spin rate and rotation. Mace told Baseball America that he’d been working on a changeup, a pitch he says he “threw … only a handful of times last year” but not thinks it could “one of the best pitches I have.” Student/athlete indeed!
2-20-21 - PG College Baseball @PGCollegeBall
Tommy Mace looked sharp tonight striking out 8 and allowing only one run over 5 frames. FB sat 92-96. Mixed in hi-80s cutter w/ big horiz at times. Got S/M and drew some ugly swings on the CB in the hi-70s
2-15-21 - CBS - Top 50 -
35. Tommy Mace, RHP, Florida
Mace was a top-50 candidate last summer after a junior season that saw him post a 1.67 ERA and a 5.20 strikeout-to-walk ratio in four starts. He went unselected (presumably because he wanted to return to school and improve his stock further), but that won't happen this year. Mace leverages his 6-foot-6 frame to achieve a deep release point, and he has a better history of throwing strikes than many of his classmates. He doesn't have knockout stuff (his fastball sits in the low-90s and his collegiate strikeout rate is 7.3 per nine), yet there's enough here to envision him slotting in as a back-end starter.
1-20-21 - D1 Baseball's top 100 College Prospects -
12 Tommy Mace RHP P Florida SEC
1-20-21 - prospect live -
#25
Oakland Athletics
Tommy Mace
RHP, Florida
No pun intended, but the Athletics love athletic arms and Mace fits that bill. After reportedly pricing himself out of the 2020 draft, Mace heads back to Florida with a turbocharged arsenal. The fastball is up to 97 mph this summer and the feel for his changeup has reportedly improved. The breaking ball will be key in 2021 as Mace has always seemingly lacked a putaway pitch that makes scouts salivate. This year, things appear to be moving in that direction. Excellent mechanics, a deep arsenal, and a track record of big conference performance, Mace is the fast-moving starter profile that Oakland covets and needs.
1-14-21 - Baseball America
Tommy Mace Florida RHP
Ht: 6-7 | Wt: 225 | B-T: R-R
Commit/Drafted: Reds '17 (12)
Age At Draft: 22.7
Mace returned to Florida after going undrafted in the five-round 2020 draft, where he ranked as the No. 75 prospect in the class. Mace reportedly turned down big money to go back to Florida, and he’ll look to re-establish himself as a Day-one pick in his fourth year and age 22 season while leading a strong Gators’ pitching staff. A 6-foot-7, 225-pound righthander with a long and still-projectable frame, Mace has a solid arsenal of stuff to go with quality command. He has a deep arsenal that includes two variations of a fastball. At its best the pitch gets up into the 95-96 mph range but his four-seamer flattens out and doesn’t miss many bats. Mace has shown three solid secondaries in a hard slider, changeup and curveball, but none have been exceptional bat-missing pitches to this point. Mace has posted a career 4.37 ERA at Florida while striking out just 7.3 batters per nine and walking 2.8 per nine. With no real plus offering or swing-and-miss pitch, Mace projects as a back-of-the-rotation arm who should have no problems throwing strikes and inducing ground balls.
11-11-20 - Prospects Live Top 300 Prospect List -
39. Tommy Mace - RHP
Bio:
Height: 6-6
Weight: 200 lbs
Hits/Throws: R-R
Hometown: Tampa, FL
School: Florida
A massive 6-7 righty, Mace still has plenty of velocity and physical projection remaining. Fastball has ordinarily been straight and hittable at 94. Also throws slider and changeup, both of which show average. Has all the makings of a big league starter and first round pick, but needs to put more hitters away in 2021 to reach his ceiling.
Tommy Mace, RHP, University of Florida
It was expected that Mace would sign in the 2020 draft, but he ultimately didn’t get the offer he was looking for and opted to go back to Florida to try to further improve his stock. At 6’7” with a big fastball, Mace has been on the radar for awhile, and while he’s been a solid performer for the Gators his statistical profile has never quite lined up with what scouts thought was possible for him at the college level. While he’s already a big guy, Mace still has some room to grow into his body, and there’s potential for his mid-90s heater to get even firmer at maturity.
Mace has very pretty delivery that produces good location, and a deep arsenal to go with it. While he’s a fastball first hurler, Mace also brings a pair of breaking balls and a changeup to the mound. His biggest issue to date has been difficulty missing bats, as his heater doesn’t have a ton of movement and his offspeed offerings tend to produce more weak contact than whiffs, with his strikeout totals at UF being a bit underwhelming. If Mace is able to tweak the spin axis on his fastball to create better life, or find a new angle on one of his offspeed pitches, he could begin to look like a mid-rotation arm, but for now he looks like a safe, solid #4 starter type.
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