Dylan Coleman

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Kansas City Royals #19 prospect in 2022
  Track Record: Coleman was a member of Missouri State’s starting rotation when the Padres drafted him in the fourth round of the 2018 draft, but he struggled to hold velocity deep into starts in college. Those issues continued as a professional even after San Diego shifted him to the bullpen. But Coleman returned from the pandemic layoff in a new organization—Kansas City acquired him in 2020 as the player to be named later in the a deal for Trevor Rosenthal—and with renewed velocity. The harder fastball helped spark Coleman’s ascension through the upper levels, culminating in his big league debut.
  
  Scouting Report: Coleman began to rediscover his velocity and the bite on his slider while pitching in a semi-pro league in Missouri before joining the Royals. His fastball, which had dropped to the upper 80s by the end of his Padres tenure, sat at 98 mph in his brief big league showing and touched as high as 101 mph in 2021. The Royals staff worked with Coleman to throw his slider harder, getting it into the 84-88 mph range with nasty late break and enough separation from the fastball to mess with hitters’ timing. His repertoire creates a powerful one-two punch out of the bullpen and the ability to generate swings and misses in bunches.
  
  The Future: After a breakout 2021 season, Coleman looks like a potential bullpen option for Kansas City in 2022 and could work his way into high-leverage opportunities.

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #131 prospect in 2018 draft
  An athletic, 6-foot-6 righthander with a track record of success and an ability to generate easy velocity, Coleman is a high-upside arm out of Missouri State. He struck out 11.7 batters per nine innings and reached double digits in strikeouts in four of his first 14 outings this season. His 91-95 mph fastball will touch 97-98 almost every outing and has plenty of downhill plane. Early in the game when he's letting it loose, Coleman shows the ability to generate moderate arm side run. His 80-82 mph slider flashes plus as well, as he can get some late tilt on it. He struggles to maintain his velocity deeper into games, as both his velocity and control back up as he wears down. In later innings, he'll often sit 90-91 mph. Some scouts project him moving to the bullpen because of that, while other evaluators believe he has the stuff to remain in the rotation. If he does move to the bullpen, scouts see him as someone who could one day throw 100 mph.

• December, 2021 Scouting Report
  Track Record: Coleman was a member of Missouri State’s starting rotation when the Padres drafted him in the fourth round of the 2018 draft, but he struggled to hold velocity deep into starts in college. Those issues continued as a professional even after San Diego shifted him to the bullpen. But Coleman returned from the pandemic layoff in a new organization—Kansas City acquired him in 2020 as the player to be named later in the a deal for Trevor Rosenthal—and with renewed velocity. The harder fastball helped spark Coleman’s ascension through the upper levels, culminating in his big league debut.
  
  Scouting Report: Coleman began to rediscover his velocity and the bite on his slider while pitching in a semi-pro league in Missouri before joining the Royals. His fastball, which had dropped to the upper 80s by the end of his Padres tenure, sat at 98 mph in his brief big league showing and touched as high as 101 mph in 2021. The Royals staff worked with Coleman to throw his slider harder, getting it into the 84-88 mph range with nasty late break and enough separation from the fastball to mess with hitters’ timing. His repertoire creates a powerful one-two punch out of the bullpen and the ability to generate swings and misses in bunches.
  
  The Future: After a breakout 2021 season, Coleman looks like a potential bullpen option for Kansas City in 2022 and could work his way into high-leverage opportunities.