Dalton Rogers

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Boston Red Sox #29 prospect in 2023
  BA Grade/Risk: 45/Extreme
  
  Track Record: Rogers enrolled at Southeast Louisiana as a freshman, but after the Covid year cut short his freshman campaign, he transferred to Jones College, then transferred again as a sophomore to Southern Mississippi. As a multi-inning reliever, he struck out 37.7% of hitters while limiting opponents to a .128 batting average. Rogers then had a brief Cape League stint as a starter, the role in which the Red Sox hope to develop him after signing him to a below-slot bonus of $447,500 as a third-round pick in 2022.
  
  Scouting Report: Rogers is a diminutive lefty who hides the ball well while driving down the mound to create good extension and a low release height. That combination, along with the ride and arm-side run on his 93-94 mph fastball (which tops out at 96), has given hitters fits at the top of the zone. He's leaned heavily on his fastball to this point, though he has two secondaries a low-80s changeup and low-80s slider with the shape to develop into weapons if he can control them.
  
  The Future: The Sox will develop Rogers as a starter, hoping that his control will improve to the point where his tantalizing mix can play to its fullest potential. If everything coalesces, he has the pitches to emerge as a No. 4 starter. If control remains elusive, Rogers could become a middle-innings lefty with high strikeout and walk rates.

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #361 prospect in 2022 draft
  School: Southern Mississippi Committed/Drafted: Never Drafted
  Age At Draft: 21.5
  A 5-foot-11, 172-pound lefthander, Rogers was a lights out reliever for Southern Mississippi this spring. He posted a 1.95 ERA over 23 games and 37 innings, while striking out 57 batters (37.7 K%) and walking 23 (15.2 K%). Rogers overwhelmingly pitches off his fastball—a 92-93 mph heater that touches 96 at peak and comes with solid carry and around 18 inches of induced vertical break. He attacks from a lower release height with a shallow vertical approach angle and those traits, along with his IVB, allow him to rack up plenty of whiffs with the pitch at the top of the zone. His most used secondary was a low 80s changeup that generated whiffs more than 60% of the time this spring, but he only threw the pitch around 10% of the time. He has also infrequently thrown a low-80s slider.

• February, 2023 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 45/Extreme
  
  Track Record: Rogers enrolled at Southeast Louisiana as a freshman, but after the Covid year cut short his freshman campaign, he transferred to Jones College, then transferred again as a sophomore to Southern Mississippi. As a multi-inning reliever, he struck out 37.7% of hitters while limiting opponents to a .128 batting average. Rogers then had a brief Cape League stint as a starter, the role in which the Red Sox hope to develop him after signing him to a below-slot bonus of $447,500 as a third-round pick in 2022.
  
  Scouting Report: Rogers is a diminutive lefty who hides the ball well while driving down the mound to create good extension and a low release height. That combination, along with the ride and arm-side run on his 93-94 mph fastball (which tops out at 96), has given hitters fits at the top of the zone. He's leaned heavily on his fastball to this point, though he has two secondaries a low-80s changeup and low-80s slider with the shape to develop into weapons if he can control them.
  
  The Future: The Sox will develop Rogers as a starter, hoping that his control will improve to the point where his tantalizing mix can play to its fullest potential. If everything coalesces, he has the pitches to emerge as a No. 4 starter. If control remains elusive, Rogers could become a middle-innings lefty with high strikeout and walk rates.
• December, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 45/Extreme
  
  Track Record: Rogers enrolled at Southeast Louisiana as a freshman, but after the Covid year cut short his freshman campaign, he transferred to Jones College, then transferred again as a sophomore to Southern Mississippi. As a multi-inning reliever, he struck out 37.7% of hitters while limiting opponents to a .128 batting average. Rogers then had a brief Cape League stint as a starter, the role in which the Red Sox hope to develop him after signing him to a below-slot bonus of $447,500 as a third-round pick in 2022.
  
  Scouting Report: Rogers is a diminutive lefty who hides the ball well while driving down the mound to create good extension and a low release height. That combination, along with the ride and arm-side run on his 93-94 mph fastball (which tops out at 96), has given hitters fits at the top of the zone. He's leaned heavily on his fastball to this point, though he has two secondaries a low-80s changeup and low-80s slider with the shape to develop into weapons if he can control them.
  
  The Future: The Sox will develop Rogers as a starter, hoping that his control will improve to the point where his tantalizing mix can play to its fullest potential. If everything coalesces, he has the pitches to emerge as a No. 4 starter. If control remains elusive, Rogers could become a middle-innings lefty with high strikeout and walk rates.