Emmet Sheehan Stats & Scouting Report College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects

Track Record: Sheehan pitched sparingly his first two seasons at Boston College but stepped into the Friday night starter's role as a junior and had a banner season, highlighted by a school-record 15 strikeouts in a game against Pittsburgh. The Dodgers drafted Sheehan in the sixth round and signed him for $244,500. Sheehan impressed in his pro debut and blossomed in his first full season in 2022. He struck out 106 batters in only 68 innings while rising from High-A to Double-A and finished the year with a strong showing in the Arizona Fall League, capped by striking out eight straight batters in his final AFL start.

Scouting Report: Sheehan is a big, 6-foot-5 righthander who overwhelms hitters with his fastball. He hides his 94-98 mph fastball well behind his big frame and throws it with extreme rise and run out of a low arm slot, generating repeated swings and misses up in the zone. His fastball is a plus pitch he throws liberally, but he also has a low-80s changeup with downward action that projects to be an average pitch. Sheehan's breaking balls have further to go. His fringe, upper-70s curveball shows promising characteristics but lacks finish and he struggles to maintain feel for his hard, bullet slider. His control is below-average and prevents him from lasting deep into starts.

The Future: Sheehan projects to be a late-inning reliever who dominates with his fastball. He'll keep developing as a starter for now and will open 2023 back at Double-A.

Scouting Grades: Fastball: 60. Curveball: 45. Slider: 40. Changeup: 50. Control: 40

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