Chase Silseth

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Los Angeles Angels #3 prospect in 2023
  BA Grade/Risk: 50/Medium
  
  Track Record: Silseth began his college career as a reliever at Tennessee, transferred to the JC of Southern Nevada as a sophomore and transferred again to Arizona as a junior, where he took over as the Wildcats' Friday night starter. Silseth delivered a lackluster performance on paper, but his loud stuff intrigued the Angels enough to draft him in the 11th round in 2021 and sign him over-slot for $485,000. Silseth flourished immediately after the Angels reworked his pitch design and became the first player from the 2021 draft to reach the majors when the Angels called him up in May, just 10 months after he was drafted. He returned to the minors and spent most of the year at Double-A Rocket City, where he won Southern League pitcher of the year honors.
  
  Scouting Report: Silseth is a short but strong righthander who has steadily improved his four-pitch mix. Silseth reshaped his fastball to make it a livelier pitch that now sits 95-96 mph and touches 99. Both his tight, mid-80s slider and low-80s, curveball with 12-to-6 action flash plus and collect swings and misses after he revamped their shapes. He rounds out his arsenal with a upper-80s splitter with good depth that flashes average and gets swings and misses, though it is inconsistent. Silseth works around the zone, but his control comes and goes the deeper he goes into outings. His size and durability questions lead some to projections that he will be a multi-inning power reliever, but with strength and conditioning gains and a full arsenal of weapons, he will get every chance to remain a starter.
  
  The Future: Silseth has the arsenal to reach an upside of No. 3 or 4 starter, but he has to prove he can hold up late into outings. He should return to the majors again at some point in 2023.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 60. Curveball: 55. Slider: 50. Splitter: 45. Control: 45
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  Ranked Los Angeles Angels #12 prospect in 2022
  Track Record: Silseth began his college career as a reliever at Tennessee before transferring to JC Southern Nevada, where he made six starts before the 2020 season shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. He transferred to Arizona and was the Wildcats’ Friday night starter in 2021, with his top moment coming when he went toe-to-toe with All-American Kumar Rocker in the College World Series, The Angels drafted Silseth in the 11th round and signed him for an over-slot $485,000 bonus.
  
  Scouting Report: Silseth has a lively fastball that averages 96 mph and touches 98 mph. He has a good feel for a slurvy curveball with 12-to-6 break in the 78-82 mph range and a tight mid-80s slider. Both have a chance to be plus pitches, although he gets more swings and misses with his curveball. Silseth also keeps hitters off-balance with a low-80s splitter with good depth that is often mistaken for a changeup. He generally throws strikes early in his outings, but his command suffers as games wear on and he gets tired.
  
  The Future: Silseth’s four-pitch arsenal may allow him to remain in the rotation. His command and durability are indicators that he might have more success as a power arm out of the bullpen.
  

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #142 prospect in 2021 draft
  Hailing from Farmington, N.M., Silseth first headed to Tennessee for his freshman season before transferring to the College of Southern Nevada in 2020, where he drew attention for six very good starts before the season was shut down. Arizona’s Friday night starter in his first year as a Wildcat, Silseth was somewhat inconsistent with a few bad outings —Oklahoma tagged him for 10 runs, Washington State for 12—this spring, but scouts like his stuff. He finished Arizona’s regular season with an 8-1 record but with a 5.29 ERA. Silseth stands out for his outstanding poise and mound presence, traits that will elevate his draft stock and likely get him selected in the first five rounds. His lively fastball has been up to the 96-98 mph range this spring, delivered from a power arm with effort. He also throws a slurvy breaking ball in the 78-82 mph range that at times looks like a 12-to-6 curveball, and a changeup around 80 mph with slight tumbling action that flashes plus and is used to keep hitters off-balance. He gets swings and misses from the breaking ball that also has plus potential. The command suffers when he gets tired, an indicator that he might have more success as a power arm out of the bullpen.
• Ranked #305 prospect in 2020 draft
  A New Mexico high school product, Silseth headed to Tennessee for his first college season and pitched effectively out of the Volunteers bullpen before transferring to junior college powerhouse College of Southern Nevada. Silseth had several dominant outings, including one game where he fanned 12 in five scoreless innings in front of plenty of scouts. Silseth’s thick, mature body doesn’t have a lot of projection, but he delivers a fastball that sits 91-93 mph and touches as high as 96 from the left side. He flashes a wipeout slider—although he doesn’t always get on top of the pitch to snap it off—and has feel for a changeup. Silseth is an effective strike-thrower with good mound presence. He is committed to Arizona if he chooses to continue his college career.

• February, 2023 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 50/Medium
  
  Track Record: Silseth began his college career as a reliever at Tennessee, transferred to the JC of Southern Nevada as a sophomore and transferred again to Arizona as a junior, where he took over as the Wildcats' Friday night starter. Silseth delivered a lackluster performance on paper, but his loud stuff intrigued the Angels enough to draft him in the 11th round in 2021 and sign him over-slot for $485,000. Silseth flourished immediately after the Angels reworked his pitch design and became the first player from the 2021 draft to reach the majors when the Angels called him up in May, just 10 months after he was drafted. He returned to the minors and spent most of the year at Double-A Rocket City, where he won Southern League pitcher of the year honors.
  
  Scouting Report: Silseth is a short but strong righthander who has steadily improved his four-pitch mix. Silseth reshaped his fastball to make it a livelier pitch that now sits 95-96 mph and touches 99. Both his tight, mid-80s slider and low-80s, curveball with 12-to-6 action flash plus and collect swings and misses after he revamped their shapes. He rounds out his arsenal with a upper-80s splitter with good depth that flashes average and gets swings and misses, though it is inconsistent. Silseth works around the zone, but his control comes and goes the deeper he goes into outings. His size and durability questions lead some to projections that he will be a multi-inning power reliever, but with strength and conditioning gains and a full arsenal of weapons, he will get every chance to remain a starter.
  
  The Future: Silseth has the arsenal to reach an upside of No. 3 or 4 starter, but he has to prove he can hold up late into outings. He should return to the majors again at some point in 2023.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 60. Curveball: 55. Slider: 50. Splitter: 45. Control: 45
• December, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 50/Medium
  
  Track Record: Silseth began his college career as a reliever at Tennessee, transferred to the JC of Southern Nevada as a sophomore and transferred again to Arizona as a junior, where he took over as the Wildcats' Friday night starter. Silseth delivered a lackluster performance on paper, but his loud stuff intrigued the Angels enough to draft him in the 11th round in 2021 and sign him over-slot for $485,000. Silseth flourished immediately after the Angels reworked his pitch design and became the first player from the 2021 draft to reach the majors when the Angels called him up in May, just 10 months after he was drafted. He returned to the minors and spent most of the year at Double-A Rocket City, where he won Southern League pitcher of the year honors.
  
  Scouting Report: Silseth is a short but strong righthander who has steadily improved his four-pitch mix. Silseth reshaped his fastball to make it a livelier pitch that now sits 95-96 mph and touches 99. Both his tight, mid-80s slider and low-80s, curveball with 12-to-6 action flash plus and collect swings and misses after he revamped their shapes. He rounds out his arsenal with a upper-80s splitter with good depth that flashes average and gets swings and misses, though it is inconsistent. Silseth works around the zone, but his control comes and goes the deeper he goes into outings. His size and durability questions lead some to projections that he will be a multi-inning power reliever, but with strength and conditioning gains and a full arsenal of weapons, he will get every chance to remain a starter.
  
  The Future: Silseth has the arsenal to reach an upside of No. 3 or 4 starter, but he has to prove he can hold up late into outings. He should return to the majors again at some point in 2023.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 60. Curveball: 55. Slider: 50. Splitter: 45. Control: 45
• April, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade: 45/Medium
  
  Track Record: Silseth began his college career as a reliever at Tennessee before transferring to JC Southern Nevada, where he made six starts before the 2020 season shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. He transferred to Arizona and was the Wildcats&#39 Friday night starter in 2021, with his top moment coming when he went toe-to-toe with All-American Kumar Rocker in the College World Series, The Angels drafted Silseth in the 11th round and signed him for an over-slot $485,000 bonus.
  
  Scouting Report: Silseth has a lively fastball that averages 96 mph and touches 98 mph. He has a good feel for a slurvy curveball with 12-to-6 break in the 78-82 mph range and a tight mid-80s slider. Both have a chance to be plus pitches, although he gets more swings and misses with his curveball. Silseth also keeps hitters off-balance with a low-80s splitter with good depth that is often mistaken for a changeup. He generally throws strikes early in his outings, but his command suffers as games wear on and he gets tired.
  
  The Future: Silseth&#39s four-pitch arsenal may allow him to remain in the rotation. His command and durability are indicators that he might have more success as a power arm out of the bullpen.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 60. Slider: 50. Curveball 50. Splitter 45. Control: 45.
• December, 2021 Scouting Report
  Track Record: Silseth began his college career as a reliever at Tennessee before transferring to JC Southern Nevada, where he made six starts before the 2020 season shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. He transferred to Arizona and was the Wildcats’ Friday night starter in 2021, with his top moment coming when he went toe-to-toe with All-American Kumar Rocker in the College World Series, The Angels drafted Silseth in the 11th round and signed him for an over-slot $485,000 bonus.
  
  Scouting Report: Silseth has a lively fastball that averages 96 mph and touches 98 mph. He has a good feel for a slurvy curveball with 12-to-6 break in the 78-82 mph range and a tight mid-80s slider. Both have a chance to be plus pitches, although he gets more swings and misses with his curveball. Silseth also keeps hitters off-balance with a low-80s splitter with good depth that is often mistaken for a changeup. He generally throws strikes early in his outings, but his command suffers as games wear on and he gets tired.
  
  The Future: Silseth’s four-pitch arsenal may allow him to remain in the rotation. His command and durability are indicators that he might have more success as a power arm out of the bullpen.