Middle Tennessee State Host Rice this past week. Jonathan Martin got the chance to see two 2023 draft eligible pitchers that have been drawing attention along with a look at 2024 draft eligible Parker Smith who has been nothing short of amazing this year.
2023 MLB Draft: Big Stuff, No Command, Big Future?
In today’s game, “stuff” rules supreme. It’s a three-true-outcome meta and strikeouts are king. Organizations believe they can turn pure raw stuff into usable big league pitching no matter the command woes. Frankly, in most cases they’re correct. There will always be a threshold where “effectively wild” dissipates and a pitcher’s control becomes a liability, but by and large, teams will always take shots on guys with special arms.