Peter Solomon

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Houston Astros #10 prospect in 2022
  Track Record: Solomon and Astros teammate Brandon Bielak played together at Notre Dame, where Solomon struggled as a starter and was relegated to the bullpen. The Astros turned him back into a starter after selecting him in the fourth round of the 2017 draft. He thrived before Tommy John surgery sidelined him for most of 2019 and the pandemic prevented him from pitching in 2020. Solomon put it all together in 2021, making his major league debut as a fill-in long reliever while demonstrating his potential future as a back-end starter with an impressive season at Triple-A Sugar Land.
  
  Scouting Report: Solomon’s four-seam fastball only averages 92 mph and is too straight at times, but it generates late ride that helps him miss bats at its best. He can run his four-seamer up to 96 mph in short spurts out of the bullpen. Solomon pairs his fastball with a new cutter he developed prior to Tommy John surgery that hovers around the mid 80s and proved effective in a short major league cameo. His slider is fringe-average and takes a back seat to a downer curveball and changeup that both continue to creep toward above-average
  
  The Future: Solomon showed enough command and durability in 2021 to project as a back-end starter. He should begin the 2022 season in Sugar Land as a depth option for the Astros rotation.
  
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  Ranked Houston Astros #25 prospect in 2020
  TRACK RECORD: After a dominating stint in the Cape Cod League as a rising junior, Solomon was seen as a potential first-round pick. All that quickly dissolved as Notre Dame moved him back to the bullpen after just four starts. With the Astros, he has shown he can start, but his 2019 season ended after just two starts when he blew out his elbow.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Solomon has made significant strides since his days as a Fighting Irish reliever. If he can recover from the surgery, there is nothing in his delivery or his wide array of pitches that should dissuade him starting—his delivery is fluid and clean. He now has a very varied approach. Everything starts with a low-to-mid-90s above-average fastball. His 12-to-6 curveball flashes above-average but he has a long way to go to find the command to make it more than a chase pitch. He also mixes in a fringier-slider and cutter. His below-average changeup needs further refinement.
  
  THE FUTURE: Solomon will miss most of 2020 as he continues to recover from elbow surgery. Because of the timing of his surgery, the Astros could decide to hold him out of game action until 2021.
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  Ranked Houston Astros #22 prospect in 2019
  Track Record: Solomon was expected to be the Irish ace for his junior year, but instead he was moved to the bullpen after just four starts. Much like his Notre Dame and Astros teammate Brandon Bielak, the Astros were confident Solomon could be an effective starter, and so far he's rewarded that faith.
  
  Scouting Report: While he had his biggest success in college as a reliever, Solomon's well-rounded arsenal and approach works well as a starter. He doesn't have a plus pitch yet, but he has an above-average, 92-94 mph fastball that will touch higher in short stints and a 12-to-6 curveball he has a lot of trust in that will flash above-average. He's added a promising cutter as well. His changeup is a below-average pitch that he's yet to show much confidence in. Solomon's delivery is clean and he projects to have average control.
  
  The Future: The Astros have moved Solomon slower than Bielak, but he has a pretty similar profile with a little firmer stuff. Solomon has a realistic shot of reaching Double-A in 2019.

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #126 prospect in 2017 draft
  A 21st round pick of the Padres out of high school, Solomon's freshman season ended early with a shoulder injury. He then split time between the bullpen and rotation as a sophomore. After dominating the Cape Cod League (0.54 ERA) in a similar role, he was expected to be Notre Dame's ace. Instead, Solomon was quickly moved back into the bullpen after just four starts after he struggled to command his stuff in early outings. His 91-94 mph fastball as a starter will touch 95-96 out of the bullpen and he's mixed in a slider and a curveball. The curve is a potential above-average pitch, but he throws his fringy slider more because he can throw it for strikes. His fringy changeup disappeared when he moved to the pen. Solomon has yet to fill out his 6-foot-4 frame. The team that takes Solomon will probably try to develop him as a starter.
• Ranked #261 prospect in 2014 draft
  Solomon improved significantly over the offseason after sitting in the mid-80s last summer and fall. His fastball now sits in the high-80s and touches 91 with some sink. Solomon's big-breaking curveball has the potential to be an out pitch, flashing plus. As with most Northern prep arms, his control will need to improve. Age and projection are on his side, as Solomon is young for the class and won't be 18 until the fall. He has a lean, projectable and athletic build at 6-foot-4, 185-pounds. Although Solomon is a Notre Dame commit, he is considered signable and has been linked to the hometown Orioles in the top 10 rounds.

• April, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade: 45/High
  
  Track Record: Solomon and Astros teammate Brandon Bielak played together at Notre Dame, where Solomon struggled as a starter and was relegated to the bullpen. The Astros turned him back into a starter after selecting him in the fourth round of the 2017 draft. He thrived before Tommy John surgery sidelined him for most of 2019 and the pandemic prevented him from pitching in 2020. Solomon put it all together in 2021, making his major league debut as a fill-in long reliever while demonstrating his potential future as a back-end starter with an impressive season at Triple-A Sugar Land.
  
  Scouting Report: Solomon&#39s four-seam fastball only averages 92 mph and is too straight at times, but it generates late ride that helps him miss bats at its best. He can run his four-seamer up to 96 mph in short spurts out of the bullpen. Solomon pairs his fastball with a new cutter he developed prior to Tommy John surgery that hovers around the mid 80s and proved effective in a short major league cameo. His slider is fringe-average and takes a back seat to a downer curveball and changeup that both continue to creep toward above-average
  
  The Future: Solomon showed enough command and durability in 2021 to project as a back-end starter. He should begin the 2022 season in Sugar Land as a depth option for the Astros rotation.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 50. Cutter: 45. Curveball: 55. Changeup: 55. Control: 50.
• December, 2021 Scouting Report
  Track Record: Solomon and Astros teammate Brandon Bielak played together at Notre Dame, where Solomon struggled as a starter and was relegated to the bullpen. The Astros turned him back into a starter after selecting him in the fourth round of the 2017 draft. He thrived before Tommy John surgery sidelined him for most of 2019 and the pandemic prevented him from pitching in 2020. Solomon put it all together in 2021, making his major league debut as a fill-in long reliever while demonstrating his potential future as a back-end starter with an impressive season at Triple-A Sugar Land.
  
  Scouting Report: Solomon’s four-seam fastball only averages 92 mph and is too straight at times, but it generates late ride that helps him miss bats at its best. He can run his four-seamer up to 96 mph in short spurts out of the bullpen. Solomon pairs his fastball with a new cutter he developed prior to Tommy John surgery that hovers around the mid 80s and proved effective in a short major league cameo. His slider is fringe-average and takes a back seat to a downer curveball and changeup that both continue to creep toward above-average
  
  The Future: Solomon showed enough command and durability in 2021 to project as a back-end starter. He should begin the 2022 season in Sugar Land as a depth option for the Astros rotation.
  
• July, 2021 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Solomon turned in a dominant performance in the Cape Cod League after his sophomore year, but he stumbled as a junior at Notre Dame was demoted to the bullpen. The Astros still took him in the fourth round in 2017 and developed him as a starter. Solomon flourished in pro ball, but he made just two starts at high Class A Fayetteville in 2019 before having season-ending Tommy John surgery. The Astros added him to their 40-man roster after the 2020 season despite the missed time.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Solomon finished his rehab and showed the same stuff he had before the operation. He has a four-pitch arsenal topped by a fastball that sits in the low-to-mid 90s with late riding life to hop over bats. He has a pair of breaking balls in a downer curveball that flashes above-average and a fringe-average slider, and he also has a below-average changeup that has taken a back seat to other development priorities. Solomon struggled with walks in college but was better in pro ball prior to surgery.
  
  THE FUTURE: Solomon is set to return to official games in 2021. He has a chance to develop into a backof-the-rotation starter, though his eventual ticket to the big leagues might come through a bullpen role.
• March, 2021 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: Solomon turned in a dominant performance in the Cape Cod League after his sophomore year, but he stumbled as a junior at Notre Dame was demoted to the bullpen. The Astros still took him in the fourth round in 2017 and developed him as a starter. Solomon flourished in pro ball, but he made just two starts at high Class A Fayetteville in 2019 before having season-ending Tommy John surgery. The Astros added him to their 40-man roster after the 2020 season despite the missed time.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Solomon finished his rehab and showed the same stuff he had before the operation. He has a four-pitch arsenal topped by a fastball that sits in the low-to-mid 90s with late riding life to hop over bats. He has a pair of breaking balls in a downer curveball that flashes above-average and a fringe-average slider, and he also has a below-average changeup that has taken a back seat to other development priorities. Solomon struggled with walks in college but was better in pro ball prior to surgery.
  
  THE FUTURE: Solomon is set to return to official games in 2021. He has a chance to develop into a backof-the-rotation starter, though his eventual ticket to the big leagues might come through a bullpen role.
• July, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: After a dominating stint in the Cape Cod League as a rising junior, Solomon was seen as a potential first-round pick. All that quickly dissolved as Notre Dame moved him back to the bullpen after just four starts. With the Astros, he has shown he can start, but his 2019 season ended after just two starts when he blew out his elbow.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Solomon has made significant strides since his days as a Fighting Irish reliever. If he can recover from the surgery, there is nothing in his delivery or his wide array of pitches that should dissuade him starting—his delivery is fluid and clean. He now has a very varied approach. Everything starts with a low-to-mid-90s above-average fastball. His 12-to-6 curveball flashes above-average but he has a long way to go to find the command to make it more than a chase pitch. He also mixes in a fringier-slider and cutter. His below-average changeup needs further refinement.
  
  THE FUTURE: Solomon will miss most of 2020 as he continues to recover from elbow surgery. Because of the timing of his surgery, the Astros could decide to hold him out of game action until 2021. BA GRADE 40 Risk: Medium BA GRADE 50 Risk: Extreme
• February, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: After a dominating stint in the Cape Cod League as a rising junior, Solomon was seen as a potential first-round pick. All that quickly dissolved as Notre Dame moved him back to the bullpen after just four starts. With the Astros, he has shown he can start, but his 2019 season ended after just two starts when he blew out his elbow.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Solomon has made significant strides since his days as a Fighting Irish reliever. If he can recover from the surgery, there is nothing in his delivery or his wide array of pitches that should dissuade him starting—his delivery is fluid and clean. He now has a very varied approach. Everything starts with a low-to-mid-90s above-average fastball. His 12-to-6 curveball flashes above-average but he has a long way to go to find the command to make it more than a chase pitch. He also mixes in a fringier-slider and cutter. His below-average changeup needs further refinement.
  
  THE FUTURE: Solomon will miss most of 2020 as he continues to recover from elbow surgery. Because of the timing of his surgery, the Astros could decide to hold him out of game action until 2021.