Analyzing Pitch Arsenals For Top College Draft Prospects

Plus: BA's new Spanish translation tool, standout MiLB starters & midseason awards

April 09, 2025

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Analyzing Pitch Arsenals For 25 Top College Draft Prospects

With tools like Synergy Sports, it’s easy to take a deeper look into how pitchers have changed this spring, whether it’s a new pitch, more velocity or a different approach.

Carlos Collazo has used that data to analyze pitch mix usage and year-over-year velocity changes for 25 of the top 2025 draft-eligible college pitchers. Highlights include:

  • Our top-ranked pitcher moving away from his fastball this season

  • A rising Louisville RHP who’s added 1.4 mph while cutting walks

  • How Kade Anderson’s arsenal has blossomed into a 4-pitch mix

Introducing Baseball America In Spanish

Baseball America is excited to announce the launch of a new language translation tool that will allow readers to enjoy their favorite content in either English or Spanish.

To access the translation, simply toggle between languages in the tab located in the bottom right corner of the BA home page or any new story or ranking.

With this all-new functionality, we hope to make our daily baseball coverage more accessible for Spanish-speaking readers who want to learn more about prospects, international free agency, the MLB Draft, fantasy and lots more.

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FAST STARTS FOR MiLB ARMS

5 Pitching Prospects Who Stood Out Over MiLB Opening Weekend

Thanks to the triumphant return of minor league baseball this past weekend, the onslaught of a non-stop information cycle has kicked into full gear here at Baseball America.

Geoff Pontes took advantage of this development to provide a closer look at five pitching prospects who stood out in their 2025 debuts, including a 2024 first-round draft pick who may well be the best arm in the minors right now (see below for more).

Midseason College Player Of The Year Award Predictions

With the 2025 college baseball season at its half way point, Baseball America is recognizing standout performers with updated midseason awards predictions.

BA college writers Jacob Rudner and Peter Flaherty run down all-new picks for National Player of the Year, Pitcher of the Year and Freshman of the Year, as well as selections for each award across the Power 4 conferences. Highlights include:

  • A Florida State SS rising above the POY field with eye-popping stats

  • A freshman TCU outfielder slashing .390/.464/.732

  • More praise for LSU ace Kade Anderson

Updated Field Of 64 Projections (April 9)

With just over a month left in the regular season, the SEC and ACC continue to pace all conferences in Baseball America’s latest Projected Field of 64 with 11 bids each.

The Big 12 (7), Big Ten (4) and Sun Belt (3) follow up, with the Big West, American and Conference USA also receiving two bids in the latest projection.

We’re hosting a college baseball chat at 2 p.m. ET Wednesday, so be sure to submit your NCAA Tournament questions for Jacob Rudner here.

TRENDING NOW AT BASEBALL AMERICA

⚾ Jacob Rudner highlighted Kansas baseball’s unique path to a breakout season.

💬 J.J. Cooper answered your prospect questions in this week’s Hot Sheet chat.

👥 We’re tracking MLB debuts and signing scouts for all 2025 rookies.

📈 Josh Norris wrote about Jack Hostetler’s rise from D-III to potential MLBer.

🎙️ A trio of Baseball America podcasts dropped on Wednesday:

🌎 The 2025 Baseball Champions League tournament is officially underway.

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