Zack Qin

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked San Diego Padres #25 prospect in 2023
  BA Grade/Risk: 50/Extreme
  
  Track Record: The first ever Chinese international amateur signed by the Padres, Qin hails from Major League Baseball's China Academy. He landed on the Padres' radar while pitching in the United States for the West team at Perfect Game's national showcase after the draft. The Padres pegged Qin as a top-five-round talent, signed him for $90,000 on July 30 and got him on a mound in the fall instructional league.
  
  Scouting Report: Qin has added a considerable amount of velocity as he's matured, improving from 78-80 mph early in his days at the academy to 87-88 mph while pitching in the United States and up to 92 mph once the Padres' development staff got their hands on him. He rounds out his four-pitch mix with a big-bending curveball that sits 72-74 mph, a slider that sits in the upper 70s and a change-up in the low 80s. He has a classic, overhand delivery with a Clayton Kershaw look to it and wide enough shoulders to project more mass and more velocity as he continues to fill out a 6-foot-1 frame.
  
  The Future: Raw and projectable, Qin will still be just 17 on Opening Day in 2023. He has the early traits of a potential back-of-the-rotation starter but has a long way to go.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 55. Curveball: 55. Changeup: 50. Control: 50

• February, 2023 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 50/Extreme
  
  Track Record: The first ever Chinese international amateur signed by the Padres, Qin hails from Major League Baseball's China Academy. He landed on the Padres' radar while pitching in the United States for the West team at Perfect Game's national showcase after the draft. The Padres pegged Qin as a top-five-round talent, signed him for $90,000 on July 30 and got him on a mound in the fall instructional league.
  
  Scouting Report: Qin has added a considerable amount of velocity as he's matured, improving from 78-80 mph early in his days at the academy to 87-88 mph while pitching in the United States and up to 92 mph once the Padres' development staff got their hands on him. He rounds out his four-pitch mix with a big-bending curveball that sits 72-74 mph, a slider that sits in the upper 70s and a change-up in the low 80s. He has a classic, overhand delivery with a Clayton Kershaw look to it and wide enough shoulders to project more mass and more velocity as he continues to fill out a 6-foot-1 frame.
  
  The Future: Raw and projectable, Qin will still be just 17 on Opening Day in 2023. He has the early traits of a potential back-of-the-rotation starter but has a long way to go.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 55. Curveball: 55. Changeup: 50. Control: 50
• December, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 50/Extreme
  
  Track Record: The first ever Chinese international amateur signed by the Padres, Qin hails from Major League Baseball's China Academy. He landed on the Padres' radar while pitching in the United States for the West team at Perfect Game's national showcase after the draft. The Padres pegged Qin as a top-five-round talent, signed him for $90,000 on July 30 and got him on a mound in the fall instructional league.
  
  Scouting Report: Qin has added a considerable amount of velocity as he's matured, improving from 78-80 mph early in his days at the academy to 87-88 mph while pitching in the United States and up to 92 mph once the Padres' development staff got their hands on him. He rounds out his four-pitch mix with a big-bending curveball that sits 72-74 mph, a slider that sits in the upper 70s and a change-up in the low 80s. He has a classic, overhand delivery with a Clayton Kershaw look to it and wide enough shoulders to project more mass and more velocity as he continues to fill out a 6-foot-1 frame.
  
  The Future: Raw and projectable, Qin will still be just 17 on Opening Day in 2023. He has the early traits of a potential back-of-the-rotation starter but has a long way to go.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 55. Curveball: 55. Changeup: 50. Control: 50