Sam Bower

Bower began his career at JC of the Sequoias and transferred after his freshman year to St. Mary's, where he immediately stepped into the rotation and excelled with impressive command of a vanilla arsenal. His velocity jumped forward this spring to make him a popular breakout pick, but his season ended after just three starts due to shoulder inflammation and biceps tendinitis. Bower is a physical 6-foot-3, 220-pound righthander with a fastball that now ranges from 90-95 mph after previously sitting in the upper-80s. His mid-80s slider shows plus potential with his added power and his mid-80s changeup rounds out his arsenal. Bower has maintained his command through his velocity gains and throws all of his three pitches for strikes. His enhanced stuff gives him a chance to be drafted even with his limited innings this spring, but a lot will depend on his medical reports.