Drew Beam Stats & Scouting Report

Full name Drew Sanders Beam
Born 02/14/2003 in Nashville, TN
Profile Ht.: 6'4" / Wt.: 208 / Bats: R / Throws: R
School Tennessee
Drafted in the 3rd round (76th overall) by the Kansas City Royals in 2024 (signed for $1,097,500).

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School: Tennessee
Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.4
BA Grade: 50/High
Tools: Fastball: 50. Curveball: 50. Changeup: 50. Cutter: 45. Control: 60.

Beam has been one of college baseball’s most reliable and consistent starting pitchers over the last three seasons with Tennessee. He owns a 3.54 ERA through 48 starts and 249 innings with a 22% strikeout rate and 6.4% walk rate. Beam entered the Volunteers’ rotation on day one and never looked back, with only one outing in his career coming out of the bullpen. He has a lean 6-foot-4, 204-pound pitcher’s frame and advanced feel to land a deep pitch mix. Beam throws a four-seam fastball and two-seamer, both of which sit around 94 mph and will get up to 97-98 at peak. Neither fastball variety has been a huge bat-missing pitch. His go-to breaking ball is a low-80s curveball that often has slurve-like shape, and he’ll also throw a reliable mid-80s changeup that he has above-average feel to land for strikes. Beam will also flash a harder cutter in the upper 80s that he uses more often against righthanded hitters. Beam’s command is probably his best tool. He has always thrown quality strikes and helped himself by getting ahead in counts. He’s one of the best strike-throwers in the class and is a safe bet to be a big league starter in some capacity, though his upside is more limited until he figures out a secondary pitch that can help him miss more bats. He could sneak into the back of the first round or fit as a solid second-round talent.

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School: Tennessee Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.4
BA Grade: 50/High
Tools: Fastball: 50. Slider: -. Curveball: 50. Changeup: 50. Control: 60.

Beam has been one of college baseball’s most reliable and consistent starting pitchers over the last three seasons with Tennessee. He owns a 3.54 ERA through 48 starts and 249 innings with a 22% strikeout rate and 6.4% walk rate. Beam entered the Volunteers’ rotation on day one and never looked back, with only one outing in his career coming out of the bullpen. He has a lean 6-foot-4, 204-pound pitcher’s frame and advanced feel to land a deep pitch mix. Beam throws a four-seam fastball and two-seamer, both of which sit around 94 mph and will get up to 97-98 at peak. Neither fastball variety has been a huge bat-missing pitch. His go-to breaking ball is a low-80s curveball that often has slurve-like shape, and he’ll also throw a reliable mid-80s changeup that he has above-average feel to land for strikes. Beam will also flash a harder cutter in the upper 80s that he uses more often against righthanded hitters. Beam’s command is probably his best tool. He has always thrown quality strikes and helped himself by getting ahead in counts. He’s one of the best strike-throwers in the class and is a safe bet to be a big league starter in some capacity, though his upside is more limited until he figures out a secondary pitch that can help him miss more bats. He could sneak into the back of the first round or fit as a solid second-round talent.