Tyler Schweitzer

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Chicago White Sox #27 prospect in 2023
  BA Grade/Risk: 45/Very High
  
  Track Record: The track record at Ball State for developing pitchers has been strong in recent years, and Schweitzer is one of the next in line after an outstanding junior season when he posted an 11-2 record with a 2.65 ERA in 17 games--with a 29.6% strikeout rate and 7.9% walk rate. That performance earned him MAC pitcher of the year honors in what was his first year as a starter. The White Sox drafted the southpaw in the fifth round and signed him for a $325,000 bonus. Because he didn't start a throwing program until reporting to the White Sox complex, Schweitzer didn't pitch in games until the fall instructional league.
  
  Scouting Report: Schweitzer's fastball ticked up a couple of miles per hour in the fall and sat 89-93 and touched 96, with good life up in the zone and plenty of spin. His breaking balls tend to blend, with a slider in the low 80s and a curveball in the mid-to-upper 70s. The focus for him moving forward is to get more separation between the pitches and create two distinct breaking balls--both of which have average potential. He rounds out his arsenal with an average changeup at 82 mph.
  
  The Future: An undersized lefty, Schweitzer will begin his pro career at one of the White Sox Class A teams. His pitchability and feel for throwing strikes may result in Schweitzer's projection exceeding the sum of his mostly average parts.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 50. Curveball: 50. Slider: 50. Changeup: 50. Control: 55

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #381 prospect in 2022 draft
  School: Ball State Committed/Drafted: Never Drafted
  Age At Draft: 21.8
  A 6-foot, 185-pound lefthander, Schweitzer pitched out of the bullpen for Ball State for two years before transitioning to a full-time starting role this spring. He excelled in the new role, posting a 2.65 ERA over 16 starts and 91.2 innings with 112 strikeouts (29.6 K%) and 30 walks (7.9 BB%). A smaller lefthander, Schweitzer has average stuff across the board, with a fastball that sits around 89-91 mph and has been up to 96, as well as a solid slider around 80 mph and a changeup in the low 80s. All three look like average pitches, and he has shown enough strikes to warrant a chance at starting at the next level, but his stuff might play up better out of the pen.

• February, 2023 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 45/Very High
  
  Track Record: The track record at Ball State for developing pitchers has been strong in recent years, and Schweitzer is one of the next in line after an outstanding junior season when he posted an 11-2 record with a 2.65 ERA in 17 games--with a 29.6% strikeout rate and 7.9% walk rate. That performance earned him MAC pitcher of the year honors in what was his first year as a starter. The White Sox drafted the southpaw in the fifth round and signed him for a $325,000 bonus. Because he didn't start a throwing program until reporting to the White Sox complex, Schweitzer didn't pitch in games until the fall instructional league.
  
  Scouting Report: Schweitzer's fastball ticked up a couple of miles per hour in the fall and sat 89-93 and touched 96, with good life up in the zone and plenty of spin. His breaking balls tend to blend, with a slider in the low 80s and a curveball in the mid-to-upper 70s. The focus for him moving forward is to get more separation between the pitches and create two distinct breaking balls--both of which have average potential. He rounds out his arsenal with an average changeup at 82 mph.
  
  The Future: An undersized lefty, Schweitzer will begin his pro career at one of the White Sox Class A teams. His pitchability and feel for throwing strikes may result in Schweitzer's projection exceeding the sum of his mostly average parts.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 50. Curveball: 50. Slider: 50. Changeup: 50. Control: 55
• December, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 45/Very High
  
  Track Record: The track record at Ball State for developing pitchers has been strong in recent years, and Schweitzer is one of the next in line after an outstanding junior season when he posted an 11-2 record with a 2.65 ERA in 17 games--with a 29.6% strikeout rate and 7.9% walk rate. That performance earned him MAC pitcher of the year honors in what was his first year as a starter. The White Sox drafted the southpaw in the fifth round and signed him for a $325,000 bonus. Because he didn't start a throwing program until reporting to the White Sox complex, Schweitzer didn't pitch in games until the fall instructional league.
  
  Scouting Report: Schweitzer's fastball ticked up a couple of miles per hour in the fall and sat 89-93 and touched 96, with good life up in the zone and plenty of spin. His breaking balls tend to blend, with a slider in the low 80s and a curveball in the mid-to-upper 70s. The focus for him moving forward is to get more separation between the pitches and create two distinct breaking balls--both of which have average potential. He rounds out his arsenal with an average changeup at 82 mph.
  
  The Future: An undersized lefty, Schweitzer will begin his pro career at one of the White Sox Class A teams. His pitchability and feel for throwing strikes may result in Schweitzer's projection exceeding the sum of his mostly average parts.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 50. Curveball: 50. Slider: 50. Changeup: 50. Control: 55