Robby Scott

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Boston Red Sox #17 prospect in 2017
  Scott barely pitched in two years at Florida State, so he not surprisingly went undrafted after his senior year in 2011. But he was determined to pursue a pro career, so he ended up pitching for Jose Canseco's team in the independent (and now defunct) North American League. After six relief appearances, Scott showed enough to convince Red Sox scout Al Nipper to sign him after the first inning of his first pro start. Scott thus began the long, deliberate journey up the ladder. The ascent culminated more than five years later with seven scoreless appearances in September 2016. Scott throws strikes using two deliveries--a relatively conventional, over-the-top approach from which he mixes three pitches (85-88 mph fastball, curveball, changeup) against righties and a sidearm delivery from which he uses just fastballs and sliders against lefties. Same-side batters have a difficult time tracking him, creating a clear path to a big league role as a matchup reliever. Scott held Triple-A lefties to a .147 average with 30 percent strikeouts in 2016, and big league lefties looked only marginally better. While he lacks electrifying stuff or a glamorous projected role, he's shown he can be a valuable long-term bullpen piece.