Scott Blewett

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Kansas City Royals #25 prospect in 2021
  TRACK RECORD: It's been a slow climb for the New York high school product since he was drafted in the second round in 2014, but Blewett made it to the majors for two appearances in 2020. He spent most of the summer at the alternate training site before getting called up briefly at the end of September.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Blewett has a tall, bulky frame that has added 30 pounds since being drafted. He delivers his 92-96 mph four-seam fastball with sink out of a high, three-quarter slot, and added a two-seamer in 2020. He also added a mid-80s slider with 12-to-6 break he uses to get swings-and-misses as an above-average pitch. Blewett still has an average curveball, but it's taken a back seat to his slider. He occasionally mixes in a firm changeup in the upper 80s. with good action. His ability to repeat his delivery has improved in the past year, providing hope he can get to average control.
  
  THE FUTURE: Without a plus pitch and uncertain control, Blewett projects more as a spot starter or long reliever than a rotation mainstay. He should get another chance to pitch in the majors in 2021.
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  Ranked Kansas City Royals #15 prospect in 2019
  Track Record: Blewett's climb through the Royals' system has been a slow simmer. After three seasons in Class A, Blewett made it to Double-A in 2018 with mixed results. It seemed to click late in the season when he went 3-0, 2.59 over his final six starts. He continued that surge in the Arizona Fall League.
  
  Scouting Report: With a tall, strong frame, Blewett certainly passes the eye test. He possesses above-average command of his 92-96 mph fastball, which comes from a powerful, high three-quarter delivery that he is still working on repeating. His average curveball with solid three-quarter break has gotten better and flashes plus, but it will occasionally flatten out and roll. He gets good action on his changeup, which flashes as an average pitch, but at 84-86 mph it is still a touch too firm.
  
  The Future: After his strong finish in Double-A and impressive stint in the Arizona Fall League, Blewett should be ready for the challenge of pitching in the hitter-friendly Triple-A Pacific Coast League.
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  Ranked Kansas City Royals #10 prospect in 2018
  Since being picked in the second round of the 2014 draft, Blewett's career has always been more about projection than production, and he continues trending in the right direction after a solid season with high Class A Wilmington at the age of 21. It took him two years to get out of low Class A, but after a rough 2015 season, Blewett bounced back in 2016 when he regained some fluidity in his delivery and his velocity ticked upward. He continued that trend in 2017 with added strength and got better at attacking hitters. Blewett's fastball sits in the 92-93 mph range, touching 96 at its best. It's a relatively straight pitch but is a heavy fastball down in the zone that gets a lot of ground balls. He challenges batters with that fastball and throws it for strikes. Blewett's 75-77 mph curveball has good depth and was sharper in 2017; it is now an average pitch. His below-average changeup is still in development, with the Royals encouraging him to use it more often. It has good action but its mid-80s velocity doesn't provide enough separation from his fastball. It's an average pitch now but projects to be above-average in time. Blewett will face his toughest challenge yet when he moves up to Double-A in 2018. If it all comes together for him, he projects as a mid-rotation starter.
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  Ranked Kansas City Royals #6 prospect in 2017
  High school pitchers from New York usually go to college or they go much later in the draft. But Blewett's size and arm strength convinced the Royals to make him the first New York high school righthander to be picked in the top two rounds in 15 years. Blewett had an excellent first half in 2015 but tailed off badly down the stretch. Repeating low Class A Lexington in 2016, he struggled early (3-6, 5.12) and but was much better in the second half (5-5, 3.55). Blewett's turnaround began when he figured out how to regain some of the fluidity in his delivery he had lost in his attempts to stay direct to the plate. He had become too mechanical and segmented in his motion. Once he fixed that, his fastball ticked back up from the 90-92 mph it was in the first half to a plus 93-95 mph heater with angle. His curveball sharpened up as well. It flashes average now and should become a solid-average offering. His inconsistent changeup generally is below-average (lefthanded hitters posted an .837 OPS against him), but will flash fringe-average every now and then. Blewett is yet to put together a full season of success as a professional, but he has the building blocks to be a durable mid-rotation starter if he continues to refine his secondary stuff.
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  Ranked Kansas City Royals #9 prospect in 2016
  Blewett became the first New York high school righthander to go in the top two rounds of a draft since Steve Karsay in 1990. Midway through 2015, Blewett looked like he was going to pitch his way to high Class A Wilmington. Held in extended spring training until late May, Blewett blitzed Sally League hitters in his first eight starts. As July wore on, Blewett labored through August and September and his ERA nearly doubled. Early on, Blewett was filling the strike zone with a 92-95 mph fastball. He was aggressive in the zone unlike many young pitchers who like to nibble on the edges. His 12-to-6 curveball is also a potentially above-average offering that he can command. As Blewett wore down, the fastball backed up, his control wavered and his curve lacked the same depth. He still flashed 94-95 once in a while but he was sitting 90-92 and his fastball lacked the same crispness. Blewett flashes a fringe average changeup but he doesn't show any confidence or conviction in it yet. Blewett still the makings of a mid-rotation starter. He has an excellent frame, a plus fastball and an above-average curveball. Blewett learned in his first full pro season that he'll need more stamina to hold up to the demanding pro season. He might not move to high Class A immediately, but he should get there before long.
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  Ranked Kansas City Royals #8 prospect in 2015
  Blewett is the first high school righthander from the state of New York to be selected in the top two rounds since Steve Karsay back in 1990. He attended the same Baker High in Baldwinsville as Jason Grilli. Blewett went 23-0 in his prep career, though a muscle strain in his shoulder gave him a scare just before the draft. He returned in time to prove his health, go in the second round to the Royals and sign for $1.8 million. Blewett is a bigbodied, wide-shouldered righthander with present physicality. His nearly over-the-top delivery increases the plane he gets from his 6-foot-6 frame. At his best, he pitches at 90-92 mph, touching 94 with good sink as he works down in the zone. When he struggles, he rushes his delivery and leaves the ball up too often. Blewett's curveball has gone from fringy to potentially plus in the past year. It's a 12-to-6 hammer with swing-and-miss potential. Working limited innings in his pro debut, he didn't use his fringy changeup much. Blewett's control is below-average at this point, but as a Northeastern arm, he has plenty of development ahead of him. Blewett is a high-risk, high-reward prospect. His control and command will have to improve for him to reach his potential ceiling as a mid-rotation starter.

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #51 prospect in 2014 draft
  Blewett is one of the top arms in a strong year for Northeast prep pitching. New York has not had a prep righthander go in the top two rounds of the draft since Steve Karsay (first round) in 1990, but Blewett could break that streak. He was one of the fastest-rising prep players to end the fall last year after a strong showing in Jupiter. The 6-foot-6, 213-pound Blewett looks the part in a uniform and has a major league body with strength throughout his extra-large frame. He is a former hockey player and offers surprising coordination, polish and athleticism for an arm of that stature from the Northeast who is also young for the class, recently turning 18. His fastball has sat 89-92 mph, touching 94 in the first few innings of some starts before slipping into the high 80s. Blewett leverages his fastball downhill with good extension out front and gets riding life through the zone. His curveball is a potential plus offering, which he pairs with a changeup that has average potential. The St. John's commit has average control, though he can occasionally be a short-armer.

Minor League Top Prospects

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  Ranked American League #6 prospect in 2014
  Blewett battled shoulder soreness in the spring and could have went higher than the second round because of his upside, though he signed for a late first-round bonus of $1.8 million. His upside arguably is as high as any pitcher in the league, giving him the potential to pitch in the front half of a rotation. The 6-foot-6, 210-pound Blewett has premium pitching body with an extra-large frame, athletic build and significant projection remaining. His fastball sat 91-93 mph and touched 94 at times, though it was 88-92 others. His quick arm works easily and can produce a heavy fastball from his high three-quarters arm slot. His fastball command will need to improve, as he can rush through his delivery while leaking, missing up. Blewett had one of the lowest groundout-flyout ratios in the league (0.59), which was well below the league average and will bear monitoring at the upper levels. Blewett's curveball has plus potential. His seldom-used changeup will need to improve, as will his control after walking 4.8 batters per nine innings, but he is young and has limited baseball reps as New York prep product.

• March, 2021 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: It's been a slow climb for the New York high school product since he was drafted in the second round in 2014, but Blewett made it to the majors for two appearances in 2020. He spent most of the summer at the alternate training site before getting called up briefly at the end of September.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Blewett has a tall, bulky frame that has added 30 pounds since being drafted. He delivers his 92-96 mph four-seam fastball with sink out of a high, three-quarter slot, and added a two-seamer in 2020. He also added a mid-80s slider with 12-to-6 break he uses to get swings-and-misses as an above-average pitch. Blewett still has an average curveball, but it's taken a back seat to his slider. He occasionally mixes in a firm changeup in the upper 80s. with good action. His ability to repeat his delivery has improved in the past year, providing hope he can get to average control.
  
  THE FUTURE: Without a plus pitch and uncertain control, Blewett projects more as a spot starter or long reliever than a rotation mainstay. He should get another chance to pitch in the majors in 2021.
• December, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: It's been a slow climb for the New York high school product since he was drafted in the second round in 2014, but Blewett made it to the majors for two appearances in 2020. He spent most of the summer at the alternate training site before getting called up briefly at the end of September.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Blewett has a tall, bulky frame that has added 30 pounds since being drafted. He delivers his 92-96 mph four-seam fastball with sink out of a high, three-quarter slot, and added a two-seamer in 2020. He also added a mid-80s slider with 12-to-6 break he uses to get swings-and-misses as an above-average pitch. Blewett still has an average curveball, but it's taken a back seat to his slider. He occasionally mixes in a firm changeup in the upper 80s. with good action. His ability to repeat his delivery has improved in the past year, providing hope he can get to average control.
  
  THE FUTURE: Without a plus pitch and uncertain control, Blewett projects more as a spot starter or long reliever than a rotation mainstay. He should get another chance to pitch in the majors in 2021.
• December, 2016 Scouting Report
  Background: High school pitchers from New York usually go to college or they go much later in the draft. But Blewett's size and arm strength convinced the Royals to make him the first New York high school righthander to be picked in the top two rounds in 15 years. Blewett had an excellent first half in 2015 but tailed off badly down the stretch. Repeating low Class A Lexington in 2016, he struggled early (3-6, 5.12) and but was much better in the second half (5-5, 3.55). Scouting Report: Blewett's turnaround began when he figured out how to regain some of the fluidity in his delivery he had lost in his attempts to stay direct to the plate. He had become too mechanical and segmented in his motion. Once he fixed that, his fastball ticked back up from the 90-92 mph it was in the first half to a plus 93-95 mph heater with angle. His curveball sharpened up as well. It flashes average now and should become a solid-average offering. His inconsistent changeup generally is below-average (lefthanded hitters posted an .837 OPS against him), but will flash fringe-average every now and then.
  
  The Future: Blewett is yet to put together a full season of success as a professional, but he has the building blocks to be a durable mid-rotation starter if he continues to refine his secondary stuff.