Zach Schellenger
| IP | 77 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 5.844 |
| WHIP | 1.623 |
| BB/9 | 8.065 |
| SO/9 | 13.091 |
- Full name Zachary Thomas Schellenger
- Born 01/09/1996 in Malvern, PA
- Profile Ht.: 6'5" / Wt.: 210 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Seton Hall
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Drafted in the 6th round (191st overall) by the Boston Red Sox in 2017 (signed for $175,000).
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Scouts saw Schellenger in high school and dreamed on the potential in his broad-shouldered, 6-foot-5 frame even then. He earned the closer job at Seton Hall as a sophomore, striking out 70 batters and walking 21 in 45.2 innings. Schellenger opened eyes in the Cape Cod League as a rising junior with control of a mid-90s fastball and a plus slider. His stuff wasn't quite the same in his junior year, as he sat more in the low 90s and pitched off of his slider with his fastball command lagging behind. He missed time with biceps tendonitis and pitched more at 89-92 when he returned. A team drafting Schellenger will hope that he can return to the form he showed earlier in his amateur career, when he looked like a potential shutdown late-inning reliever.
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Track Record: Schellenger showed overpowering late-inning stuff at Seton Hall and especially in the 2016 Cape Cod League but health and durability issues have persisted in pro ball. He forged a 1.65 ERA with big strikeout (38 percent) and groundball (71 percent) rates in 2018, but it came in just 16 innings against Rookie-level and low Class A opponents due to a shoulder impingement and back soreness.
Scouting Report: Though Schellenger lacks fluidity in his delivery, he repeats from a low three-quarters arm slot that’s uncomfortable for hitters, particularly righties. While he touched the upper 90s in college, he’s worked more in the mid 90s as a pro with his two-seamer, a pitch that features both sink and armside run, and a wipeout slider. Both pitches show plus potential.
The Future: Schellenger is hard to forecast. He’s got the stuff to fly to the big leagues in a late-innings role, but he hasn’t been on the mound enough. Though he’s spent little time in Greenville, his stuff may allow the Red Sox to push him to high Class A Salem if he’s healthy to start 2019.
Draft Prospects
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Scouts saw Schellenger in high school and dreamed on the potential in his broad-shouldered, 6-foot-5 frame even then. He earned the closer job at Seton Hall as a sophomore, striking out 70 batters and walking 21 in 45.2 innings. Schellenger opened eyes in the Cape Cod League as a rising junior with control of a mid-90s fastball and a plus slider. His stuff wasn't quite the same in his junior year, as he sat more in the low 90s and pitched off of his slider with his fastball command lagging behind. He missed time with biceps tendonitis and pitched more at 89-92 when he returned. A team drafting Schellenger will hope that he can return to the form he showed earlier in his amateur career, when he looked like a potential shutdown late-inning reliever.
