Patrick Pridgen Stats & Scouting Report

Full name Patrick Allen Pridgen
Born 03/26/1999 in Apple Valley, MN
Profile Ht.: 6'4" / Wt.: 220 / Bats: R / Throws: R
School Florida International
Drafted in the 15th round (447th overall) by the Detroit Tigers in 2022 (signed for $125,000).

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A fifth-year sophomore thanks to three years at Northern Iowa Area JC (one of which was the pandemic season that didn’t count for eligibility purposes) and a redshirt year at Oregon, Pridgen has a plus fastball that sits 91-94 mph and has touched 97. He has bouts of wildness, which is why he piled up heavy pitch counts all year—he generally threw between 100-115 pitches to get through five or six innings. But with his fastball and his above-average 80-83 mph slider, he also piles up strikeouts. He reached double digits in strikeouts in six of his 14 starts. His 14.1 strikeouts per nine innings were second most among Division I starters. Prigden’s command of his low-80s changeup is inconsistent, but it’s effective when he keeps it down.

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School: Florida International Committed/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 23.3
A fifth-year sophomore thanks to three years at Northern Iowa Area JC (one of which was the pandemic season that didn’t count for eligibility purposes) and a redshirt year at Oregon, Pridgen has a plus fastball that sits 91-94 mph and has touched 97. He has bouts of wildness, which is why he piled up heavy pitch counts all year—he generally threw between 100-115 pitches to get through five or six innings. But with his fastball and his above-average 80-83 mph slider, he also piles up strikeouts. He reached double digits in strikeouts in six of his 14 starts. His 14.1 strikeouts per nine innings were second most among Division I starters. Prigden’s command of his low-80s changeup is inconsistent, but it’s effective when he keeps it down.

Lakeland Flying Tigers activated RHP Patrick Pridgen.
Lakeland Flying Tigers transferred RHP Patrick Pridgen to the Development List.
Lakeland Flying Tigers activated RHP Patrick Pridgen from the 7-day injured list.
Lakeland Flying Tigers sent RHP Patrick Pridgen on a rehab assignment to FCL Tigers.
Lakeland Flying Tigers placed RHP Patrick Pridgen on the 7-day injured list.
Lakeland Flying Tigers placed RHP Patrick Pridgen on the 7-day injured list.
Lakeland Flying Tigers placed RHP Patrick Pridgen on the 60-day injured list.
RHP Patrick Pridgen assigned to Lakeland Flying Tigers.