Caleb Sampen Stats & Scouting Report — College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects

IP	232
ERA	4.034
WHIP	1.224
BB/9	2.599
SO/9	7.991

Full name Caleb Sampen
Born 07/23/1996 in Brownsburg, IN
Profile Ht.: 6'2" / Wt.: 185 / Bats: R / Throws: R
School Wright State
Drafted in the 20th round (614th overall) by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2018 (signed for $125,000).

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TRACK RECORD: Sampen was the 2016 Horizon League Freshman of the Year and beat Ohio State in the NCAA tournament that season. After missing the 2017 season because of ulnar nerve transposition surgery, Sampen was impressive again as a redshirt sophomore. Drafted by the Dodgers, the skinny Sampen was traded to the Rays in Jan. 2019 for Jamie Schultz.

SCOUTING REPORT: Sampen dominates hitters with a plus cutter that is hard (88-89 mph) with near slider- like tilt. He discovered the pitch in a side-session in the final month of his college career. His newfound cutter quickly helped keep lefthanded hitters off his two-seam fastball. It has made his 91-93 mph average fastball more effective. Sampen's cutter is his lone plus pitch, but he has four fringe-average or better offerings. He's athletic with above-average control and future above-average command. He touches 95 mph now, and there is some belief in the organization that he may eventually get to those upper reaches more regularly. His curveball is average, but he throws it for strikes. His fringe-average changeup has improved.

THE FUTURE: Sampen is athletic and can keep hitters off balance with a varied arsenal and above-average control, giving him a path to being a back-end starter. He's ready for high Class A Charlotte.

Scouting Reports

TRACK RECORD: Sampen was the 2016 Horizon League Freshman of the Year and beat Ohio State in the NCAA tournament that season. After missing the 2017 season because of ulnar nerve transposition surgery, Sampen was impressive again as a redshirt sophomore. Drafted by the Dodgers, the skinny Sampen was traded to the Rays in Jan. 2019 for Jamie Schultz.

SCOUTING REPORT: Sampen dominates hitters with a plus cutter that is hard (88-89 mph) with near slider- like tilt. He discovered the pitch in a side-session in the final month of his college career. His newfound cutter quickly helped keep lefthanded hitters off his two-seam fastball. It has made his 91-93 mph average fastball more effective. Sampen’s cutter is his lone plus pitch, but he has four fringe-average or better offerings. He’s athletic with above-average control and future above-average command. He touches 95 mph now, and there is some belief in the organization that he may eventually get to those upper reaches more regularly. His curveball is average, but he throws it for strikes. His fringe-average changeup has improved.

THE FUTURE: Sampen is athletic and can keep hitters off balance with a varied arsenal and above-average control, giving him a path to being a back-end starter. He’s ready for high Class A Charlotte.
TRACK RECORD: Sampen was the 2016 Horizon League Freshman of the Year and beat Ohio State in the NCAA tournament that season. After missing the 2017 season because of ulnar nerve transposition surgery, Sampen was impressive again as a redshirt sophomore. Drafted by the Dodgers, the skinny Sampen was traded to the Rays in Jan. 2019 for Jamie Schultz.

SCOUTING REPORT: Sampen dominates hitters with a plus cutter that is hard (88-89 mph) with near slider- like tilt. He discovered the pitch in a side-session in the final month of his college career. His newfound cutter quickly helped keep lefthanded hitters off his two-seam fastball. It has made his 91-93 mph average fastball more effective. Sampen's cutter is his lone plus pitch, but he has four fringe-average or better offerings. He's athletic with above-average control and future above-average command. He touches 95 mph now, and there is some belief in the organization that he may eventually get to those upper reaches more regularly. His curveball is average, but he throws it for strikes. His fringe-average changeup has improved.

THE FUTURE: Sampen is athletic and can keep hitters off balance with a varied arsenal and above-average control, giving him a path to being a back-end starter. He's ready for high Class A Charlotte.