Tommy Mace
Mack's spin -
I have liked Mace since the get-go.
He hasn't been the mist dominant this year (16-games, 15-starts, 6-2, 4.38, 90.1-IP, 113-K), but he's pitching in the extremely tough SEC week after week.
There are better pitchers than him in this draft, but not many.
RHP 6-6 225 Florida
2020 Florida stat line - 4-G, 4-starts, 3-0, 1.67, 0.96, 27-IP, 26-K
5-20-21 - mlb
28. Rays: Tommy Mace, RHP, Florida
Scouts feel he’s more or less the same pitcher as last year, though he’s tweaked his repertoire and upgraded his breaking ball some, and his high floor should intrigue many teams.
4-26-21 - USA Today -
No. 31 - RHP Tommy Mace
Tommy Mace was the de facto ace of the pitching staff coming into 2021 after putting up impressive numbers last season during the COVID-shortened 2020 campaign. He went 3-0 with a microscopic ERA and WHIP of 1.67 and 0.96, respectively, in 27 innings pitched while striking out 26 and walking just five batters.
He went unselected in the 2020 draft and returned to Florida this spring for his fourth year, in which he has seen a slight decline while also losing his Friday night starting spot to newcomer Franco Aleman. His stat line this season includes a 4-0 record (and one save) with a modest 3.78 ERA and a very respectable 1.06 WHIP, striking out 66 and walking just nine batters in 50 innings pitched so far. It is not surprising that he sits just outside of the first round in this projection.
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.
12-3-20 - Perfect Game combined their picks for the first two rounds in this mock draft -
20. New York Yankees | Tommy Mace, RHP, Florida | (2/49) Izaac Pacheco, SS, Friendswood HS
Mace will bring a projectable starters arsenal to the organization with a fastball that he has shown great command of in the 91-94 mph range with the ability to bump it up to 96 mph. He has also flashed the makings of a plus slider with his second offering in the upper-80s with real swing and miss bite to both righties and lefties. Pacheco, listed as a shortstop, projects more as a corner guy down the line. His middle of the order profile from the left side should allow him to play either corner while his defensive ability will certainly give him a chance at third. -Colt Olinger
Cervino's Take: This would make it three years in a row for the Yankees in taking a college prospect and they’ll grab projected-2019-pick Tommy Mace along with prep shortstop Izaac Pacheco. Mace returns to lead a talented Florida squad on Fridays and is one of many impressive college arms this year while Pacheco showed some of the best power on the high school side. Giving the Yankees a likely-corner power bat and a rotation starter is a strong way to kick off a draft.
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.
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