Tyson Neighbors

School: Kansas State
Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.8
BA Grade: 45/High
Tools: Fastball: 60. Slider: 60. Curveball: 44. Control: 45.

Neighbors is a 6-foot-2, 220-pound righthander who has been one of the best relievers in college baseball over the last three seasons. His 2023 campaign was an exercise in dominance when he posted a 1.85 ERA over 48.2 innings and 25 appearances with a measly .134 opponent average. For his career, Neighbors posted a 3.01 ERA with a 40.2% strikeout rate and 11.4% walk rate. Neighbors’ pitch mix starts and ends with his mid-90s fastball. The pitch averaged 95 mph this spring and has been up to 99 mph and features excellent riding life and high spin rates that make it a swing-and-miss heater at the top of the zone. It’s a definite plus pitch that has averaged more than 20 inches of induced vertical break for multiple seasons. Neighbors also has a mid-80s slider and low-80s curveball that also boast lots of spin, though Neighbors went more frequently to the curveball in 2024 after prioritizing the slider in 2023. The slider is a hard breaking ball that blends into a cutter at its top-end velocities. The curveball is a snappy hammer of a pitch that dives down and out of the zone when he keeps it low. He’s a fringy strike-thrower and clear reliever in pro ball.