Law has Witt #33: “Witt has run up boards this spring as a projectable, athletic kid who’s already 90-95 mph with huge spin on his breaking ball. He’s 6-foot-6 and gets on top of the ball well from a high 3/4 slot that drives the ball down into the zone, and his delivery works well enough that you can project him to start. He needs innings and work on a third pitch, but he’s so athletic that teams interested in rolling the dice on a high-ceiling prep arm are looking at him in the late first round.”
FG has Witt #30: “Witt is a prototypical high school pitching prospect with a big frame, picturesqe delivery, and curveball feel. Witt is not on some teams' draft boards. Texas is so full of prospects and so spread out, geographically, that teams often struggle to see all of the relevant prospects in a given area in a single trip. During a shortened spring this was especially true, and because Witt is a two-way player who also spent a lot of showcase time at third base the summer before the draft, teams have had even fewer looks at him. He is also rumored to be a tough sign. All of these make his stock quite volatile, but from a talent standpoint, Witt's combination of present velocity, physical projection and precocious curveball, belong in the back of round one.”
Pipeline has Witt #53: “Kevin Witt was the 28th overall pick in the 1994 Draft and hit 15 homers in five years in the big leagues. His son Tanner shows intriguing power potential as a third baseman but even more promise on the mound. One of the more projectable arms in the 2020 Draft, he could fit in the top three rounds if he's signable away from a Texas commitment -- which may not be possible.
At 6-foot-6 and 198 pounds, Witt has plenty of room to add strength and velocity, and he excited scouts by sitting at 92-93 mph and touching 95 in the final start of his truncated senior season. He usually works at 88-92 mph with his fastball, which features solid spin rates and some riding action. He also gets good spin rates on a mid-70s downer curveball that could become a plus offering once he adds more power, and he shows the aptitude to manipulate it into a harder, tighter slider.
Witt also demonstrates some feel for a changeup that he throws with fastball arm speed but arrives a bit firm in the mid-80s. He uses a high three-quarters arm slot to produce difficult angle and does a nice job of keeping his long levers in sync in his delivery. He's only scratching the surface of his potential as a pitcher and may need time to develop, but the payoff could be significant.”
