Garrett Stallings

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Baltimore Orioles #28 prospect in 2021
  TRACK RECORD: Stallings served as the Friday night starter at Tennessee and was drafted in the fifth round by the Angels in 2019. He did not pitch after signing, but he briefly pitched at the Angels' alternate training site in 2020 before finishing in instructional league. The Orioles, encouraged by what they saw at instructs, acquired Stallings and righthander Jean Pinto in exchange for Jose Iglesias after the season.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Stallings is a polished righthander who mixes his pitches, limits his walks and lasts deep into his starts. His fastball sits 90-92 mph and his short, sharp mid-80s slider is his best secondary offering. Stallings mixes in an average low-80s changeup he commands well and a big, upper-70s curveball he is trying to throw for more strikes early in the count. He has a smooth, up-tempo delivery that is easy to repeat and allows him to command and sequence his four-pitch repertoire effectively.
  
  THE FUTURE: Stallings has a chance to move fast because of his command, advanced feel for pitching and business-like approach. His lack of a plus pitch limits his ceiling to a back-of-the-rotation starter.
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  Ranked Los Angeles Angels #27 prospect in 2020
  TRACK RECORD: Stallings worked as Tennessee's Friday night starter last spring and held his own in the Southeastern Conference, going 8-5, 3.33 with 106 strikeouts and only 16 walks in 102.2 innings. The Angels drafted him in the fifth round and signed him for $312,500. Stallings threw several bullpen sessions in Arizona after signing but did not pitch for an affiliate.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Stallings doesn't overpower hitters and lacks a true plus pitch. Where he succeeds is with a smooth, up-tempo and easy-to-repeat delivery that allows him to command and sequence his four-pitch repertoire effectively. His fastball sits between 88-91 mph with a peak of 93 mph and has some sinking action. He complements his heater with an average slider and changeup that are slightly ahead of his curveball at this point, although his curveball showed better than his changeup in college. Stallings' ability to throw four pitches from the same arm slot and release point adds to his deception.
  
  THE FUTURE: Stallings has a chance to move fast because of his advanced feel for pitching, overall command and his business-like approach. He will likely start 2020 at high Class A Inland Empire and could reach Double-A Rocket City by the second half.

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #299 prospect in 2019 draft
  It's hard for scouts not to compare Stallings and Mississippi's Will Ethridge, as both are Friday starters in the Southeastern Conference who succeed with average stuff. Ethridge's stuff is a tick harder, but Stallings has a tick more feel for pitching. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound righthander has a four-pitch mix where no single pitch even flashes plus. But his 89-91 mph fringe-average fastball plays up because of his plus control and advanced command. He also has shown he can throw his average slider and average curveball for strikes as well. He will flip in a below-average change regularly to keep hitters guessing. Stallings doesn't have enough stuff to miss even SEC bats, but he knows how to pitch in traffic and he is quite steady and reliable--he finished the seventh inning in nine of his 15 starts as of late May. That durability and reliability should get him picked somewhere between the fifth and ninth rounds.
• Ranked #437 prospect in 2016 draft
  A Tennessee commit, Stallings is one of the more polished prep pitchers in Virginia. Stallings got the start for the EvoShield Canes travel team that won the World Wood Bat Association Championship in Jupiter, Fla., in October. A 6-foot-2, 200-pound righthander, Stallings has a fringe-average fastball, touching as high as 91 mph, but he has the ability to spin a 78-80 mph breaking ball, and he lives around the zone with above-average command. It would likely take a lot to buy Stallings out of his Tennessee commitment, where he'd play under a highly regarded pitching mind in Dave Serrano.

• July, 2021 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Stallings served as the Friday night starter at Tennessee and was drafted in the fifth round by the Angels in 2019. He did not pitch after signing, but he briefly pitched at the Angels' alternate training site in 2020 before finishing in instructional league. The Orioles, encouraged by what they saw at instructs, acquired Stallings and righthander Jean Pinto in exchange for Jose Iglesias after the season.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Stallings is a polished righthander who mixes his pitches, limits his walks and lasts deep into his starts. His fastball sits 90-92 mph and his short, sharp mid-80s slider is his best secondary offering. Stallings mixes in an average low-80s changeup he commands well and a big, upper-70s curveball he is trying to throw for more strikes early in the count. He has a smooth, up-tempo delivery that is easy to repeat and allows him to command and sequence his four-pitch repertoire effectively.
  
  THE FUTURE: Stallings has a chance to move fast because of his command, advanced feel for pitching and business-like approach. His lack of a plus pitch limits his ceiling to a back-of-the-rotation starter.
• March, 2021 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Stallings served as the Friday night starter at Tennessee and was drafted in the fifth round by the Angels in 2019. He did not pitch after signing, but he briefly pitched at the Angels' alternate training site in 2020 before finishing in instructional league. The Orioles, encouraged by what they saw at instructs, acquired Stallings and righthander Jean Pinto in exchange for Jose Iglesias after the season.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Stallings is a polished righthander who mixes his pitches, limits his walks and lasts deep into his starts. His fastball sits 90-92 mph and his short, sharp mid-80s slider is his best secondary offering. Stallings mixes in an average low-80s changeup he commands well and a big, upper-70s curveball he is trying to throw for more strikes early in the count. He has a smooth, up-tempo delivery that is easy to repeat and allows him to command and sequence his four-pitch repertoire effectively.
  
  THE FUTURE: Stallings has a chance to move fast because of his command, advanced feel for pitching and business-like approach. His lack of a plus pitch limits his ceiling to a back-of-the-rotation starter.
• December, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Stallings served as the Friday night starter at Tennessee and was drafted in the fifth round by the Angels in 2019. He did not pitch after signing, but he briefly pitched at the Angels' alternate training site in 2020 before finishing in instructional league. The Orioles, encouraged by what they saw at instructs, acquired Stallings and righthander Jean Pinto in exchange for Jose Iglesias after the season.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Stallings is a polished righthander who mixes his pitches, limits his walks and lasts deep into his starts. His fastball sits 90-92 mph and his short, sharp mid-80s slider is his best secondary offering. Stallings mixes in an average low-80s changeup he commands well and a big, upper-70s curveball he is trying to throw for more strikes early in the count. He has a smooth, up-tempo delivery that is easy to repeat and allows him to command and sequence his four-pitch repertoire effectively.
  
  THE FUTURE: Stallings has a chance to move fast because of his command, advanced feel for pitching and business-like approach. His lack of a plus pitch limits his ceiling to a back-of-the-rotation starter.
• February, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Stallings worked as Tennessee's Friday night starter last spring and held his own in the Southeastern Conference, going 8-5, 3.33 with 106 strikeouts and only 16 walks in 102.2 innings. The Angels drafted him in the fifth round and signed him for $312,500. Stallings threw several bullpen sessions in Arizona after signing but did not pitch for an affiliate.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Stallings doesn't overpower hitters and lacks a true plus pitch. Where he succeeds is with a smooth, up-tempo and easy-to-repeat delivery that allows him to command and sequence his four-pitch repertoire effectively. His fastball sits between 88-91 mph with a peak of 93 mph and has some sinking action. He complements his heater with an average slider and changeup that are slightly ahead of his curveball at this point, although his curveball showed better than his changeup in college. Stallings' ability to throw four pitches from the same arm slot and release point adds to his deception.
  
  THE FUTURE: Stallings has a chance to move fast because of his advanced feel for pitching, overall command and his business-like approach. He will likely start 2020 at high Class A Inland Empire and could reach Double-A Rocket City by the second half.
• December, 2018 Scouting Report
  It's hard for scouts not to compare Stallings and Mississippi's Will Ethridge, as both are Friday starters in the Southeastern Conference who succeed with average stuff. Ethridge's stuff is a tick harder, but Stallings has a tick more feel for pitching. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound righthander has a four-pitch mix where no single pitch even flashes plus. But his 89-91 mph fringe-average fastball plays up because of his plus control and advanced command. He also has shown he can throw his average slider and average curveball for strikes as well. He will flip in a below-average change regularly to keep hitters guessing. Stallings doesn't have enough stuff to miss even SEC bats, but he knows how to pitch in traffic and he is quite steady and reliable--he finished the seventh inning in nine of his 15 starts as of late May. That durability and reliability should get him picked somewhere between the fifth and ninth rounds.