I’ve mentioned on both the Jared Kelley and Nick Bitsko scouting report about the team’s stockpile of arms and the team’s reported attention on the top three prep arms in the draft. Kelley and Bitsko are two of them, this report will cover the third player in that group.
Name: Mick Abel
DOB: 8/18/2001
Size: 6’5” 190
Position: Pitcher
Rankings: Baseball America - 11th, MLB Pipeline - 11th
Expected Draft Range: Top 20
Projected Tools: Fastball 65, Curveball 50, Slider 60, Change-Up 55, Command 55
Abel has the most upside of any prep pitcher in the class with potentially three swing-and-miss pitches between the fastball, slider, and change-up.