Mitch Bratt Stats & Scouting Report

IP	33
ERA	5.45
WHIP	1.39
BB/9	3.27
SO/9	9

Full name Mitchell Eric Bratt
Born 07/03/2003 in Newmarket, ON, Canada
Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 190 / Bats: L / Throws: L
School Georgia Premier
Drafted in the 5th round (134th overall) by the Texas Rangers in 2021 (signed for $850,000).

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The 6-foot-1, 195-pound Canadian is a projectable lefthander whose size, handedness and strike-throwing ability offer a glimpse of a bright future. Bratt has routinely parked his fastball in the mid-to-upper 80s but was getting into the low 90s this spring while playing for the Georgia Premier Academy, departing his home province because of the limitations due to its strict pandemic protocols. In addition to a fastball that could easily tick up with some added strength and time on the mound, Bratt has shown solid feel for a breaking ball and changeup. He doesn’t have the present stuff of some of the other lefties in the draft class, but he’s loose and athletic and throws more strikes than fellow Canadians Landon Leach, Eric Cerantola or Calvin Ziegler did in their original draft year. His operation and command add excitement to his potential.

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Organization Prospect Rankings

BA Grade: 40/High

Track Record: Bratt was born in Canada but moved to Georgia during the pandemic in order to get more exposure to scouts. He was drafted in the fifth round in 2021 and has advanced a level a year in his first two full pro seasons. He started a game against Team USA in the World Baseball Classic and was roughed up by a lineup chock full of all-stars. He missed roughly half the season with a lat injury and made up for lost time in the Arizona Fall League.

Scouting Report: As an amateur, a great deal of Bratt’s value came from his remaining projection. Two years later, he still needs to add strength to bring his stuff up a few ticks. His arsenal was reconstructed during the season, and the lefty now works with a mix of four-seamer, splitter and sweeping slider. His fastball velocity is well below-average at 88-91 mph but might play up a tick due to a low release height that creates tough angles when the pitch is located at the top of the zone. Neither of his offspeeds is a knockout, though scouts were encouraged by Bratt’s ability to move his mix around the zone.

The Future: Bratt has solid pitchability, but he needs to get stronger. If he does he could be a No. 5 starter or a bulk reliever.

Scouting Grades Fastball: 40 | Slider: 50 | Changeup: 40 | Control: 50
BA Grade/Risk: 50/High

Track Record: The Canadian-born Bratt moved to Georgia during the pandemic in order to take advantage of the laxer restrictions that would help him get seen by scouts. The move worked and Bratt was taken in the fifth round of the 2021 draft as the first prep arm in Texas' 2021 class. His $850,000 bonus was tied for the second-most in the round. Bratt got his feet wet in pro ball in the Arizona Complex League after the draft, then spent all of 2022 at Low-A Down East, where he produced a 2.45 ERA in 80.2 innings.

Scouting Report: Bratt employs an uptempo delivery and works with a full four-pitch mix led by a low-90s fastball that touched 95 and plays better because of some deception in his delivery as well as run and carry through the zone. He shows feel to land both his mid-70s curveball and low-80s slider for strikes, but needs to do a better job making them look like two disparate pitches. Bratt's mid-80s changeup is a clear fourth pitch in his mix and projects to be below-average. Bratt is one of the system's most athletic pitchers and the organization believes the way his hips move is a sign of more power to come. Bratt's game is also a bit too reliant on chases right now and he'll need to a better job of getting outs in the strike zone.

The Future: Bratt will move to High-A in 2023, where he look to continue to build strength and sharpen his offspeed pitches. He has the upside of a back-end starter.

Scouting Grades: Fastball: 55. Curveball: 45. Slider: 50. Changeup: 40. Control: 50
Track Record: Bratt was born and raised in Ontario, Canada, but transferred to Georgia Premier Academy during the pandemic in order to be seen by scouts. The move worked. An improvement in his fastball earned Bratt the Rangers’ fifth-round pick and the corresponding $850,000, which tied him with the White Sox’s Tanner McDougal for the second highest in the round. He followed his high school season with a stint in the newly formed MLB Draft League, where he whiffed 44 in 28 innings.

Scouting Report: Bratt works with a three-pitch mix centered around a dynamic fastball-changeup combination. In four appearances in the Arizona Complex League, Bratt showed a low-90s fastball that topped at 94 and combined it primarily with a low-80s changeup thrown with enough arm speed and conviction to get swings and misses. He also throws both a 72-75 mph curveball and a slider with a touch more velo, with the former ahead of the latter in terms of development. His delivery is loose and athletic, giving the Rangers dreams of plenty of upside to come as Bratt gets older and stronger.

The Future: Bratt is a far-away upside play, but his start in the Arizona Complex League showed hints of good things to come thanks to a combination of strikes and stuff. He could move up to Low-A in 2022.

Draft Prospects

The 6-foot-1, 195-pound Canadian is a projectable lefthander whose size, handedness and strike-throwing ability offer a glimpse of a bright future. Bratt has routinely parked his fastball in the mid-to-upper 80s but was getting into the low 90s this spring while playing for the Georgia Premier Academy, departing his home province because of the limitations due to its strict pandemic protocols. In addition to a fastball that could easily tick up with some added strength and time on the mound, Bratt has shown solid feel for a breaking ball and changeup. He doesn’t have the present stuff of some of the other lefties in the draft class, but he’s loose and athletic and throws more strikes than fellow Canadians Landon Leach, Eric Cerantola or Calvin Ziegler did in their original draft year. His operation and command add excitement to his potential.

Scouting Reports

BA Grade/Risk: 50/High

Track Record: The Canadian-born Bratt moved to Georgia during the pandemic in order to take advantage of the laxer restrictions that would help him get seen by scouts. The move worked and Bratt was taken in the fifth round of the 2021 draft as the first prep arm in Texas' 2021 class. His $850,000 bonus was tied for the second-most in the round. Bratt got his feet wet in pro ball in the Arizona Complex League after the draft, then spent all of 2022 at Low-A Down East, where he produced a 2.45 ERA in 80.2 innings.

Scouting Report: Bratt employs an uptempo delivery and works with a full four-pitch mix led by a low-90s fastball that touched 95 and plays better because of some deception in his delivery as well as run and carry through the zone. He shows feel to land both his mid-70s curveball and low-80s slider for strikes, but needs to do a better job making them look like two disparate pitches. Bratt's mid-80s changeup is a clear fourth pitch in his mix and projects to be below-average. Bratt is one of the system's most athletic pitchers and the organization believes the way his hips move is a sign of more power to come. Bratt's game is also a bit too reliant on chases right now and he'll need to a better job of getting outs in the strike zone.

The Future: Bratt will move to High-A in 2023, where he look to continue to build strength and sharpen his offspeed pitches. He has the upside of a back-end starter.

Scouting Grades: Fastball: 55. Curveball: 45. Slider: 50. Changeup: 40. Control: 50
BA Grade/Risk: 50/High

Track Record: The Canadian-born Bratt moved to Georgia during the pandemic in order to take advantage of the laxer restrictions that would help him get seen by scouts. The move worked and Bratt was taken in the fifth round of the 2021 draft as the first prep arm in Texas' 2021 class. His $850,000 bonus was tied for the second-most in the round. Bratt got his feet wet in pro ball in the Arizona Complex League after the draft, then spent all of 2022 at Low-A Down East, where he produced a 2.45 ERA in 80.2 innings.

Scouting Report: Bratt employs an uptempo delivery and works with a full four-pitch mix led by a low-90s fastball that touched 95 and plays better because of some deception in his delivery as well as run and carry through the zone. He shows feel to land both his mid-70s curveball and low-80s slider for strikes, but needs to do a better job making them look like two disparate pitches. Bratt's mid-80s changeup is a clear fourth pitch in his mix and projects to be below-average. Bratt is one of the system's most athletic pitchers and the organization believes the way his hips move is a sign of more power to come. Bratt's game is also a bit too reliant on chases right now and he'll need to a better job of getting outs in the strike zone.

The Future: Bratt will move to High-A in 2023, where he look to continue to build strength and sharpen his offspeed pitches. He has the upside of a back-end starter.

Scouting Grades: Fastball: 55. Curveball: 45. Slider: 50. Changeup: 40. Control: 50
BA Grade: 45/High

Track Record: Bratt was born and raised in Ontario, Canada, but transferred to Georgia Premier Academy during the pandemic in order to be seen by scouts. The move worked. An improvement in his fastball earned Bratt the Rangers&#39 fifth-round pick and the corresponding $850,000, which tied him with the White Sox&#39s Tanner McDougal for the second highest in the round. He followed his high school season with a stint in the newly formed MLB Draft League, where he whiffed 44 in 28 innings.

Scouting Report: Bratt works with a three-pitch mix centered around a dynamic fastball-changeup combination. In four appearances in the Arizona Complex League, Bratt showed a low-90s fastball that topped at 94 and combined it primarily with a low-80s changeup thrown with enough arm speed and conviction to get swings and misses. He also throws both a 72-75 mph curveball and a slider with a touch more velo, with the former ahead of the latter in terms of development. His delivery is loose and athletic, giving the Rangers dreams of plenty of upside to come as Bratt gets older and stronger.

The Future: Bratt is a far-away upside play, but his start in the Arizona Complex League showed hints of good things to come thanks to a combination of strikes and stuff. He could move up to Low-A in 2022.
Track Record: Bratt was born and raised in Ontario, Canada, but transferred to Georgia Premier Academy during the pandemic in order to be seen by scouts. The move worked. An improvement in his fastball earned Bratt the Rangers’ fifth-round pick and the corresponding $850,000, which tied him with the White Sox’s Tanner McDougal for the second highest in the round. He followed his high school season with a stint in the newly formed MLB Draft League, where he whiffed 44 in 28 innings.

Scouting Report: Bratt works with a three-pitch mix centered around a dynamic fastball-changeup combination. In four appearances in the Arizona Complex League, Bratt showed a low-90s fastball that topped at 94 and combined it primarily with a low-80s changeup thrown with enough arm speed and conviction to get swings and misses. He also throws both a 72-75 mph curveball and a slider with a touch more velo, with the former ahead of the latter in terms of development. His delivery is loose and athletic, giving the Rangers dreams of plenty of upside to come as Bratt gets older and stronger.

The Future: Bratt is a far-away upside play, but his start in the Arizona Complex League showed hints of good things to come thanks to a combination of strikes and stuff. He could move up to Low-A in 2022.