Chris Mokma Stats & Scouting Report

IP	14.2
ERA	3.07
WHIP	1.64
BB/9	5.52
SO/9	6.75

Full name Christopher Thomas Mokma
Born 02/11/2001 in Holland, MI
Profile Ht.: 6'4" / Wt.: 210 / Bats: R / Throws: R
School Holland Christian
Drafted in the 12th round (351st overall) by the Miami Marlins in 2019.

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If Mokma doesn’t sign this year, there’s a chance he could play with his brother Mike at Michigan State. The younger Mokma has an excellent 6-foot-5 projectable frame. He sits 90-93 mph with solid control for his age and he’s shown some feel for spinning a breaking ball.

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Track Record: Mokma was set to go to Michigan State before the Marlins signed him for $557,000. He got his feet wet in the Gulf Coast League in 2019 before spending all of 2021 with Low-A Jupiter.

Scouting Report: Mokma was a projectable arm coming out of the draft, and there’s still a considerable amount of rawness to his game. He works with a full four-pitch mix fronted by a low-90s fastball that peaked at 94 this past season. Scouts who saw Mokma believe that he should add more velocity as he continues to get stronger, and also noted that his heater plays well when thrown up in the zone. His best offspeed pitch in scouts’ eyes is his changeup, which is also the least frequently thrown of his secondary pitches. The changeup is a mid-80s offering which got swings and misses roughly a quarter of the time it was thrown. Scouts preferred his mid-70s curveball to his low-80s slider, seeing the former as potentially average and the latter as more of a fringy offering.

The Future: Given his Michigan roots, Mokma will likely be just fine in the early-season climate he could face in 2022 at High-A Beloit. He has a ceiling in the back of a rotation.
TRACK RECORD: Mokma was committed to Michigan State, where he was originally planning to play alongside his older brother, Mike. Instead, the Marlins drafted Mokma with their 12th-round pick and signed him just before the deadline for $557,000.

SCOUTING REPORT: Mokma entered the draft cycle as a projectable, cold-weather high school arm with a very high ceiling. Mokma's fastball currently sits in the low 90s, but most evaluators feel there's plenty more velocity to tap as he adds core strength and fills out his athletic frame. Mokma showed feel to spin a potentially above-average curveball as an amateur while he used his third-pitch changeup much against lesser competition. Mokma's sound delivery leads scouts to project average or better control.

THE FUTURE: After an encouraging pro debut, Mokma most likely will start the season in extended spring training in 2020 as the team will manage his workload. He has the ceiling of a mid-rotation starter.

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Scouting Reports

Track Record: Mokma was set to go to Michigan State before the Marlins signed him for $557,000. He got his feet wet in the Gulf Coast League in 2019 before spending all of 2021 with Low-A Jupiter.

Scouting Report: Mokma was a projectable arm coming out of the draft, and there’s still a considerable amount of rawness to his game. He works with a full four-pitch mix fronted by a low-90s fastball that peaked at 94 this past season. Scouts who saw Mokma believe that he should add more velocity as he continues to get stronger, and also noted that his heater plays well when thrown up in the zone. His best offspeed pitch in scouts’ eyes is his changeup, which is also the least frequently thrown of his secondary pitches. The changeup is a mid-80s offering which got swings and misses roughly a quarter of the time it was thrown. Scouts preferred his mid-70s curveball to his low-80s slider, seeing the former as potentially average and the latter as more of a fringy offering.

The Future: Given his Michigan roots, Mokma will likely be just fine in the early-season climate he could face in 2022 at High-A Beloit. He has a ceiling in the back of a rotation.
TRACK RECORD: Mokma was committed to Michigan State, where he was originally planning to play alongside his older brother, Mike. Instead, the Marlins drafted Mokma with their 12th-round pick and signed him just before the deadline for $557,000.

SCOUTING REPORT: Mokma entered the draft cycle as a projectable, cold-weather high school arm with a very high ceiling. Mokma's fastball currently sits in the low 90s, but most evaluators feel there's plenty more velocity to tap as he adds core strength and fills out his athletic frame. Mokma showed feel to spin a potentially above-average curveball as an amateur while he used his third-pitch changeup much against lesser competition. Mokma's sound delivery leads scouts to project average or better control.

THE FUTURE: After an encouraging pro debut, Mokma most likely will start the season in extended spring training in 2020 as the team will manage his workload. He has the ceiling of a mid-rotation starter.