Jay Driver Stats & Scouting Report

IP	47
ERA	1.53
WHIP	1.4
BB/9	4.6
SO/9	10.15

Full name Jay Driver
Born 02/25/2002 in Wellesley, MA
Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 195 / Bats: R / Throws: R
School Harvard
Drafted in the 9th round (278th overall) by the Cleveland Guardians in 2023 (signed for $151,000).

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School: Harvard Source: 4YR

Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.4
Driver flashed promise in 2022 as a reliever at Harvard, holding down a 1.91 ERA with 45 strikeouts and 13 walks in 28.1 innings. He went to the Cape Cod League that summer, posted a 4.56 ERA and continued to miss bats with a 39-9 K-BB mark in 23.2 innings. Moved to the starting rotation this spring, Driver hasn’t taken the step forward that many scouts were hoping to see, with a 4.41 ERA, 69 strikeouts and 29 walks in 67.1 innings. In short stints on the Cape, Driver sat 92-95 mph and touched 97. This year, hitters have teed off on his fastball, which has parked at 89-93 mph and topped at 95. Driver is 6-foot-3, 195 pounds but sinks deep into his legs in his crossfire delivery to throw the ball from a low release height with good arm-side run out of his low three-quarter slot. Driver shows ability to spin a slider around 2,500 rpm and it’s been his most effective pitch, an above-average offering at times to induce empty swings. He throws an occasional below-average changeup to lefties that he has trouble landing for strikes. A team in the later rounds will likely pick Driver in the hopes of returning him to his 2022 form, with a likely return to the bullpen in pro ball.

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School: Harvard Source: 4YR

Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.4
Driver flashed promise in 2022 as a reliever at Harvard, holding down a 1.91 ERA with 45 strikeouts and 13 walks in 28.1 innings. He went to the Cape Cod League that summer, posted a 4.56 ERA and continued to miss bats with a 39-9 K-BB mark in 23.2 innings. Moved to the starting rotation this spring, Driver hasn’t taken the step forward that many scouts were hoping to see, with a 4.41 ERA, 69 strikeouts and 29 walks in 67.1 innings. In short stints on the Cape, Driver sat 92-95 mph and touched 97. This year, hitters have teed off on his fastball, which has parked at 89-93 mph and topped at 95. Driver is 6-foot-3, 195 pounds but sinks deep into his legs in his crossfire delivery to throw the ball from a low release height with good arm-side run out of his low three-quarter slot. Driver shows ability to spin a slider around 2,500 rpm and it’s been his most effective pitch, an above-average offering at times to induce empty swings. He throws an occasional below-average changeup to lefties that he has trouble landing for strikes. A team in the later rounds will likely pick Driver in the hopes of returning him to his 2022 form, with a likely return to the bullpen in pro ball.