- Full name John West
- Born 10/05/2001 in Shrewsbury, MA
- Profile Ht.: 6'8" / Wt.: 260 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Boston College
- Drafted in the 12th round (374th overall) by the Arizona Diamondbacks in 2024 (signed for $150,000).
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School: Boston College Source: 4YR
Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.8
At 6-foot-8, 250 pounds, West is a behemoth on the mound. His first two seasons at Boston College, he came out of the bullpen and the results weren’t pretty, with a 10.36 ERA and a 31-23 K-BB mark in 33 innings as a sophomore in 2022. This season, West moved to the starting rotation and the results have been better, with a 4.52 ERA in 61.2 innings, 63 strikeouts and 22 walks. He was at his best toward the end of the season, sparking some hope that he could be taking another step forward. Pitching from the first base side of the rubber, West is tall but drops down to throw slightly across his body from a low three-quarter slot with a fastball that sits 90-93 mph and has hit 96. That’s an uptick from where he was his first two seasons, when he was pitching in the upper 80s and topping out at 93 mph. He also threw more strikes with both his fastball and his slider than he did the previous year. He has feel to spin an 82-85 mph slider around 2,500 rpm that will flash as an average pitch. West will mix in a rare changeup, but it’s almost exclusively a fastball/slider attack. West should get a chance to develop as a starter in pro ball, though his long-term future could be in the bullpen.
