Brooks Gosswein

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Chicago White Sox #27 prospect in 2022
  Track Record: Gosswein was picked by the White Sox after a four-year career at Bradley. He signed for a below-slot $200,000 bonus. While his college results were mixed, the White Sox see interesting tools to work with, most notably a five-pitch mix and solid command.
  
  Scouting Report: With both a four-seam fastball and a two-seam sinker that range from 92-96 mph, Gosswein has an interesting arsenal that gives the White Sox staff something to work with as he develops. The two-seamer gets plenty of sink, but he needs to improve the differential between the two fastballs, as they’ll often bleed together, creating suboptimal shape. Both of his breaking balls project as average pitches, with improvement coming once he gets more separation between the 79-81 mph curveball and 82-84 mph slider. Rounding out the diverse repertoire is a potentially above-average 83-85 mph changeup.
  
  The Future: Gosswein is an arm-strength lefty who could fit as either a swingman or a versatile reliever. A solid showing in spring training could earn him an assignment to High-A Winston-Salem.
  

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #309 prospect in 2021 draft
  Gosswein is a 6-foot-2, 205-pound lefthander with big-time sinker life and a four-pitch mix. The 22-year-old will run his fastball up to 95 mph and it sits 90-93 but he profiles as a ground-ball pitcher. He has a slider and a slurvy curveball that both touch average, and the two pitches can blend together. When they do, he can get some swings and misses. The changeup has flashed better than average, making it a solid mix for an athletic southpaw with arm strength.
• Ranked #490 prospect in 2020 draft
  Gosswein could have potentially climbed into draft consideration, even in a shortened draft, with a strong spring thanks to solid velo from the left side, a varied assortment of secondary pitches and an easy delivery. That didn’t happen. Three starts didn’t give him a chance to show much of what he could do. An awful outing against Lipscomb ensured his final numbers were ugly—23 hits, six walks and two hit-by-pitches in 16.2 innings and a 5.94 ERA. Gosswein can sit 90-93 mph with the quality to sink his fastball or elevate it. He has an average slider, fringe-average curveball and improving but still fringy changeup. Gosswein will likely head back to Bradley with a chance to turn it back around in 2021.

• December, 2021 Scouting Report
  Track Record: Gosswein was picked by the White Sox after a four-year career at Bradley. He signed for a below-slot $200,000 bonus. While his college results were mixed, the White Sox see interesting tools to work with, most notably a five-pitch mix and solid command.
  
  Scouting Report: With both a four-seam fastball and a two-seam sinker that range from 92-96 mph, Gosswein has an interesting arsenal that gives the White Sox staff something to work with as he develops. The two-seamer gets plenty of sink, but he needs to improve the differential between the two fastballs, as they’ll often bleed together, creating suboptimal shape. Both of his breaking balls project as average pitches, with improvement coming once he gets more separation between the 79-81 mph curveball and 82-84 mph slider. Rounding out the diverse repertoire is a potentially above-average 83-85 mph changeup.
  
  The Future: Gosswein is an arm-strength lefty who could fit as either a swingman or a versatile reliever. A solid showing in spring training could earn him an assignment to High-A Winston-Salem.