- Full name Anson Seibert
- Born 07/20/2005 in Overland Park, KS
- Profile Ht.: 6'8" / Wt.: 230 / Bats: L / Throws: R
- School Blue Valley Southwest
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Drafted in the 16th round (476th overall) by the Detroit Tigers in 2024.
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School: Blue Valley Southwest HS, Overland Park, Kan.
Commit/Drafted: Tennessee
Age At Draft: 19
BA Grade: 50/Extreme
Tools: Fastball: 60. Slider: 55. Curveball: 40. Changeup: 40. Control: 45.
Seibert is an enormous righthander with a 6-foot-8, 220-pound frame and a power fastball that he uses at a tough downhill angle to overwhelm hitters. He has the sort of stuff that can make him look like the best pitcher in the class in short spurts when he’s near his top-end velocity and throwing strikes, but his fastball can taper off quickly during outings and his control comes and goes. For the most part, he sits in the low 90s with a high-spin fastball that will touch 97 mph and get into the range of 2,600 rpm spin. He also has a high-spin slider in the 2,400 to 2,600 rpm range that flashes two-plane biting action and has above-average potential. Seibert will also throw a mid-80s changeup with a bit of armside fading life and a slower curveball in the mid 70s, but he has less feel for both those pitches and primarily goes to his fastball/slider combination. Seibert has a deliberate, controlled delivery that is more synced up than scouts would expect for a player of his size, though he’ll need to constantly work on his balance and timing to repeat his release point and rein in his long levers. Seibert turns 19 shortly after the draft and will be an eligible sophomore if he makes it to campus at Tennessee.
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School: Blue Valley Southwest HS, Overland Park, Kan. Commit/Drafted: Tennessee
Age At Draft: 19
BA Grade: 50/Extreme
Tools: Fastball: 60. Slider: 55. Curveball: 40. Changeup: 40. Control: 45.
Seibert is an enormous righthander with a 6-foot-8, 220-pound frame and a power fastball that he uses at a tough downhill angle to overwhelm hitters. He has the sort of stuff that can make him look like the best pitcher in the class in short spurts when he’s near his top-end velocity and throwing strikes, but his fastball can taper off quickly during outings and his control comes and goes. For the most part, he sits in the low 90s with a high-spin fastball that will touch 97 mph and get into the range of 2,600 rpm spin. He also has a high-spin slider in the 2,400 to 2,600 rpm range that flashes two-plane biting action and has above-average potential. Seibert will also throw a mid-80s changeup with a bit of armside fading life and a slower curveball in the mid 70s, but he has less feel for both those pitches and primarily goes to his fastball/slider combination. Seibert has a deliberate, controlled delivery that is more synced up than scouts would expect for a player of his size, though he’ll need to constantly work on his balance and timing to repeat his release point and rein in his long levers. Seibert turns 19 shortly after the draft and will be an eligible sophomore if he makes it to campus at Tennessee.
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School: Blue Valley Southwest HS, Overland Park, Kan. Committed: Tennessee
Age At Draft: 19.0
Seibert is an enormous righthander with a 6-foot-8, 220-pound frame and a power fastball that he uses at a tough downhill angle to overwhelm hitters. He pitches in the low-to-mid 90s and has touched 97 with a high-spin heater that gets into the 2,600 rpm range. When Seibert is locked in and throwing strikes he can look like one of the most dominant pitchers in the class, and he throws from a loose, low-effort delivery that he generally repeats well—though his stuff can be inconsistent from inning to inning. In addition to a plus fastball, Seibert has a high-spin slider in the low 80s that has early bite and two-plane break and gets into the 2,400-2,600 rpm range. He has mixed in a mid-80s changeup but needs to develop more feel for the pitch. Seibert is committed to Tennessee.
