T.J. Zeuch Stats & Scouting Report — College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects

Track Record: Zeuch became the highest draft pick ever from Pittsburgh's program when the Blue Jays selected him with the No. 21 overall pick in 2016. Injuries to Zeuch's lower back and hamstring limited him to 65.2 innings in 2017, but he showed excellent durability in 2018 with Double-A New Hampshire.

Scouting Report: Zeuch's best pitch is is sinker, which he drops on hitters with steep, downhill plane. The pitch has plus velocity in the low to mid-90s and heavy sink, inducing a ton of groundballs and weak contact. He throws a lot of strikes, getting quick, efficient outs by pounding the zone and keeping the ball on the ground. Zeuch's weakness is is lack of a swing-and-miss pitch. His curveball and slider are fringy, with neither looking like it will be a legitimate out-pitch. He also throws a fringe-average changeup.

The Future: Zeuch's secondaries and add considerable risk to his profile, though scouts highest on him think he has enough offspeed stuff to develop into a back-end starter. He's ready for Triple-A in 2019.