• Full name Owen Andrew Wild
  • Born 07/30/2002 in Sacramento, CA
  • Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 230 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Gonzaga
  • Drafted in the 7th round (213th overall) by the Tampa Bay Rays in 2023 (signed for $238,100).
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    School: Gonzaga Source: 4YR

    Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
    Age At Draft: 21
    Wild threw just 2.2 innings in his 2021 freshman season with Gonzaga before taking a big step forward in 2022, when he posted a 3.03 ERA over 74.1 innings and was an All-West Coast Conference honorable mention. The 2023 season for the stocky righthander wasn’t quite as solid, as Wild posted a 5.02 ERA over 15 starts and 95 innings, with a 25.1% strikeout rate and 7.4% walk rate. Despite the ERA, scouts are still intrigued with his control and three-pitch mix. The 6-foot-2, 230-pound righthander does a nice job establishing an 89-92 mph fastball that has touched 95 with around 20 inches of induced vertical break. He backs the fastball up with an above-average changeup around 80 and a fringy slider in the 77-81 mph range. Some scouts think he could find a bit more velocity by cleaning up his thicker frame in pro ball, and if he can add a few more ticks of velocity, there’s a solid depth starter package here.

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  • Bowling Green Hot Rods activated RHP Owen Wild.
  • Bowling Green Hot Rods activated RHP Owen Wild.
  • RHP Owen Wild assigned to Bowling Green Hot Rods from Charleston RiverDogs.
  • RHP Owen Wild assigned to Charleston RiverDogs from FCL Rays.
  • Tampa Bay Rays signed RHP Owen Wild.

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