Brock Selvidge

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked New York Yankees #14 prospect in 2024
  BA Grade: 50/High
  
  Track Record: The Yankees took Selvidge out of an Arizona high school in the third round of the 2021 draft and signed him to a $1.5 million bonus, the second-highest in their class. He spent both of his first two seasons in the Florida Complex League before advancing to full-season ball in 2023. He split the year between both Class A levels and racked up 137 strikeouts, the seventh-most in the system.
  
  Scouting Report: The vast majority of Selvidge’s mix is made up of two pitches: a low-90s four-seam fastball with late ride and a mid-80s bullet slider. The former pitch posted elite spin rates around 2,700 rpm, while the latter spun at roughly the same rate that was good for both called strikes and chases. Mechanical adjustments to get him a bit more north-south in his delivery helped Selvidge’s velocity tick up a touch. The next step is to use his mid-80s changeup and high-80s cutter more often to give himself a more complete arsenal. Scouts notice that Selvidge slows his arm on his offspeeds and cutter, which will allow upper-level hitters to capitalize. He also needs to get stronger in his lower half in order to avoid spinning off and spraying the ball all over the zone.
  
  The Future: Selvidge has a chance to fit around a no. 4 starter if he brings his changeup or cutter forward and irons out the kinks in his delivery. If not, his fastball and slider should fit in the bullpen.
  
  Scouting Grades Fastball: 55 | Slider: 60 | Changeup: 40 | Cutter: 40 | Control: 50
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  Ranked New York Yankees #17 prospect in 2022
  Track Record: Entering the season, Selvidge was on a track that could have seen him become the first Arizona prep lefty to go in the first round since Matthew Liberatore in 2018. Instead, his year didn’t quite go as planned, and he fell somewhat. He regained his stock a bit thanks to MLB’s new draft combine, and the Yankees felt confident enough to take him in the third round.
  
  Scouting Report: As an amateur, Selvidge’s bread and butter was a fastball that peaked at 95 mph and a pair of breaking pitches which each projected as at least average. His low-80s slider was a potentially average pitch, while the Yankees believe his curveball—which he’d scrapped earlier in the season—could get to plus as it develops. His changeup, thrown in the low 80s, showed tumble and was thrown with good arm speed and conviction, but is less developed and consistent than his other three pitches. Selvidge’s command and control wavered during his senior season, but the Yankees believe it could get to average as he rebounds. He also earned raves for his makeup and competitive streak as an amateur.
  
  The Future: After getting his feet wet in the Rookie-level Florida Complex League, Selvidge should slide into the rotation at Low-A Tampa in 2022. He’s got the ceiling of a No. 4 starter.
  

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #139 prospect in 2021 draft
  Selvidge has been a significant member of the 2021 draft class since his sophomore year of high school, with early projections that he would follow a similar path as Matthew Liberatore, the last southpaw pitcher from Arizona to be drafted in the first round when the Mountain Ridge High hurler was taken in 2018 by Tampa Bay with the 16th overall pick. But Selvidge’s senior season at Hamilton (Ariz.) High hasn’t gone as projected. In the past, Selvidge commanded a fastball sitting 90-92 mph and touching 94-95, with a low-80s slider with hard and tight movement and late break and an 80-84 mph changeup with tumbling action and thrown with good arm speed. In his senior season at Hamilton, talent evaluators saw him having to work harder to get to his ideal velocity, affecting the command and control of his pitches, with walk rates approaching five per seven innings. The development of the secondary pitches hasn’t advanced, all grading as below-average pitches, and he abandoned the use of a curveball earlier this season. The life and movement on his fastball have also been below-average. With a strong commitment to Louisiana State, Selvidge might be viewed as unsignable, causing his name to drop off draft boards. His competitiveness and makeup is outstanding and the components for success are still there, so a different approach and the challenges of pitching in the SEC could provide a boost.

• April, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade: 50/Extreme
  
  Track Record: Entering the season, Selvidge was on a track that could have seen him become the first Arizona prep lefty to go in the first round since Matthew Liberatore in 2018. Instead, his year didn&#39t quite go as planned, and he fell somewhat. He regained his stock a bit thanks to MLB&#39s new draft combine, and the Yankees felt confident enough to take him in the third round.
  
  Scouting Report: As an amateur, Selvidge&#39s bread and butter was a fastball that peaked at 95 mph and a pair of breaking pitches which each projected as at least average. His low-80s slider was a potentially average pitch, while the Yankees believe his curveball—which he&#39d scrapped earlier in the season—could get to plus as it develops. His changeup, thrown in the low 80s, showed tumble and was thrown with good arm speed and conviction, but is less developed and consistent than his other three pitches. Selvidge&#39s command and control wavered during his senior season, but the Yankees believe it could get to average as he rebounds. He also earned raves for his makeup and competitive streak as an amateur.
  
  The Future: After getting his feet wet in the Rookie-level Florida Complex League, Selvidge should slide into the rotation at Low-A Tampa in 2022. He&#39s got the ceiling of a No. 4 starter.
• December, 2021 Scouting Report
  Track Record: Entering the season, Selvidge was on a track that could have seen him become the first Arizona prep lefty to go in the first round since Matthew Liberatore in 2018. Instead, his year didn’t quite go as planned, and he fell somewhat. He regained his stock a bit thanks to MLB’s new draft combine, and the Yankees felt confident enough to take him in the third round.
  
  Scouting Report: As an amateur, Selvidge’s bread and butter was a fastball that peaked at 95 mph and a pair of breaking pitches which each projected as at least average. His low-80s slider was a potentially average pitch, while the Yankees believe his curveball—which he’d scrapped earlier in the season—could get to plus as it develops. His changeup, thrown in the low 80s, showed tumble and was thrown with good arm speed and conviction, but is less developed and consistent than his other three pitches. Selvidge’s command and control wavered during his senior season, but the Yankees believe it could get to average as he rebounds. He also earned raves for his makeup and competitive streak as an amateur.
  
  The Future: After getting his feet wet in the Rookie-level Florida Complex League, Selvidge should slide into the rotation at Low-A Tampa in 2022. He’s got the ceiling of a No. 4 starter.
  
• July, 2021 Scouting Report
  Selvidge has been a significant member of the 2021 draft class since his sophomore year of high school, with early projections that he would follow a similar path as Matthew Liberatore, the last southpaw pitcher from Arizona to be drafted in the first round when the Mountain Ridge High hurler was taken in 2018 by Tampa Bay with the 16th overall pick. But Selvidge's senior season at Hamilton (Ariz.) High hasn't gone as projected. In the past, Selvidge commanded a fastball sitting 90-92 mph and touching 94-95, with a low-80s slider with hard and tight movement and late break and an 80-84 mph changeup with tumbling action and thrown with good arm speed. In his senior season at Hamilton, talent evaluators saw him having to work harder to get to his ideal velocity, affecting the command and control of his pitches, with walk rates approaching five per seven innings. The development of the secondary pitches hasn't advanced, all grading as below-average pitches, and he abandoned the use of a curveball earlier this season. The life and movement on his fastball have also been below-average. With a strong commitment to Louisiana State, Selvidge might be viewed as unsignable, causing his name to drop off draft boards. His competitiveness and makeup is outstanding and the components for success are still there, so a different approach and the challenges of pitching in the SEC could provide a boost.