Glenn Albanese

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #335 prospect in 2021 draft
  Albanese looked poised for a breakout season this spring after an extremely loud fall where he dominated and looked like one of the better pitchers on Louisville’s staff. He had been slowly trending upward since recovering from Tommy John surgery that kept him out in 2018, but scouts were looking for him to add to his collegiate track record, as he entered the year with less than 20 innings under his belt. Albanese pitched just four games and 17 innings before his season again ended due to injury, but he was solid when on the mound. He posted a 3.71 ERA with 17 strikeouts (9.0 K/9) and three walks (1.6 BB/9). A big, 6-foot-6 righthander, Albanese is a bit of a slow mover on the mound, but he showed a solid three-pitch mix with a fastball in the 92-94 mph range that bumped 96, a high-spin, downer curveball that he showed ability to spot well as a strike or use as a chase offering and a low-80s straight change that was used infrequently this spring. Whether or not Albanese showed enough in his limited sample this spring to convince teams to draft him with the medical history he has on his track record is the biggest question, but he has stuff, physicality and showed solid control in a small sample.