Rank History
| Year | Team | Position | Team Rank | OFP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | LAD | RHP | 11 | 45 |
Grades Update: Dec 2020
| OFP | Role | FB | CB | CH | Cnt/Cmd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 | 40 | 70 | 60 | 45 | 50/45 |
Dec 2020 Report
Evaluator: Anthony Franco
Age: 22 yr
Height: 6-2
Weight: 220 lbs
Hits/Throws: R/R
Acquired: 2020 Draft - Round 2
RuleV: 2023
Physical Description: Lanky, athletic build. Strong, toned lower half. Still a little bit of room for added muscle mass in the shoulders.
Delivery & Mechanics: Average athlete. Long arm action. Generally on-line to home plate in delivery. Rotates throwing shoulder well before release; likely has high degree of hip-shoulder separation. Arm has a tendency to be a little late at foot strike, impacting his control. Exaggerated lean of front (left) shoulder at release, which enables a nearly perfect over-the-top arm angle.
Fastball: Averaged 93.9 mph, topped out at 96 during sophomore season at Texas Tech. Plus-plus life when located at the top of the zone; raw fastball spin is only slightly above-average but Beeter's highly vertical arm angle helps translate that spin into the appearance of ride. High efficiency offering with the 21+ inches of vertical break, boasting the metrics and feel of a double plus fastball. Grade: 70
Curveball: Averaged 82.3 mph, topped out at 86. Sharp 12-6 action. Tight break with plus spin. Incredibly high spin, 2800-3000 rpm banger, with heavy gyro spin. Elite velocity with -11 inches of drop. Downer curveball pairs well with riding fastball. Grade: 60
Changeup: Averaged 82.1 mph. Showed some feel for creating sinking action with a bit of arm-side fade. Clearly has less comfort locating the changeup than he does with either his fastball or curveball, which is reflected in his college usage pattern. Pitch has shown some potential but is clearly below-average right now. Grade: 45
Control and Command: Control over command pitcher. Much better throwing strikes as a draft-eligible sophomore (four walks in 21 innings) than as a freshman (20 walks in 20.2 innings). Decent enough athlete to sustain most of that progress, but highly vertical arm angle can prevent him from locating east and west. That's a necessary tradeoff for the hellacious action that arm slot helps impart on his fastball-curveball combination. Control: 50 | Command: 45
Overall: It's really surprising Beeter fell to 66th overall in this June's class. He arguably had as good a two-pitch mix as anyone in the class, and there was some (ultimately unfounded) speculation the Dodgers might push him to the majors as a reliever for the stretch run, as the White Sox did with Garrett Crochet. Instead, he'll likely follow the traditional development path as a starter. The changeup and strike-throwing will dictate his ultimate future. Drafted as a redshirt sophomore, Beeter was limited to only logged 41.2 innings at Texas Tech because the COVID-19 shutdown ended his breakout 2020 season after just four starts. That makes minor-league reps extremely important, both for Beeter's development and continued evaluation of his ability to consistently throw strikes. His most likely role might be that of a five-inning starter whose fringy changeup keeps him from frequently turning over opposing lineups a third time. He's shown flashes of being more than that, but his lack of innings ultimately leaves a high-variance prospect.
OFP: 45
Role: 40 - Spot Starter - Low Leverage Relief
Risk: High
