Aaron Ochsenbein

As a redshirt senior, Ochsenbein is one of the oldest players in this year’s draft class. After pitching well in limited action as a freshman in 2015, Ochsenbein missed all of the 2016 season recovering from Tommy John surgery, then bounced back and forth between the bullpen and the rotation for the next two seasons. This year the Colonels let him work exclusively in the bullpen. The new role suited the 6-foot-3, 225-pound righthander as his newly developed splitter gave him an excellent one-two punch. Ochsenbein generally sits 93-95 mph with an above-average fastball and his splitter has quickly developed into an above-average pitch as well. His slider, which used to be his go-to secondary offering, is still an average pitch itself, although he doesn’t use it nearly as much. Ochsenbein has shown he can pitch on back-to-back days regularly without losing his stuff and he can also work three or four innings at a time if needed. He’s a talented senior sign who brings more to a team than just a below-slot signing bonus, which should ensure he goes off the board in the sixth to tenth round range.