Marcos Paz

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #150 prospect in 2025 draft
  School: Hebron HS, Carrollton, Tex. Drafted/Committed: LSU
  Age At Draft: 18.7
  
  BA Grade: 50/Extreme
  
  Paz might be one of the trickiest players to evaluate in the 2025 class. When healthy as an underclassman, he was viewed as a first-round talent and wasn’t all that far behind Seth Hernandez—the top pitching prospect in the class. Paz had Tommy John surgery at the beginning of the 2024 summer, which added significant risk to his profile and kept him off the radar for much of the draft cycle. Paz did return to the mound in June and threw at the MLB Draft combine where he averaged 93 mph in a bullpen session and touched 95, showing he was near his previous peak in arm strength. Paz has a big, physical frame at 6-foot-2, 220 pounds with a starter look that includes an easy, repeatable delivery with some depth to his arm action and a three-quarters slot. He has previously gotten his fastball up to 96 mph and looks like a pitcher who should regularly touch upper 90s as he gets further away from surgery. He has impressive power on his mid-80s slider with high spin rates in the 2,800-2,900 rpm range—it looks like a potential plus breaking ball. In addition to the fastball/slider combo, Paz will also mix in a firm, mid-to-upper-80s changeup that has at least average potential. Paz is an LSU commit and could have an extremely wide range of outcomes on draft day.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 55 | Slider: 60 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 50.
• Ranked #40 prospect in 2025 draft
  School: Hebron HS, Carrollton, Tex. Committed: LSU
  Age At Draft: 18.7
  When healthy, Paz was the No. 2 high school pitcher in the 2025 class with the upside to be a first-round pick. However, Paz had Tommy John surgery at the beginning of the summer in 2024, making it tricky for teams to line him up for the 2025 draft. Between his stuff, delivery and pitchability, Paz has starter traits. He pitches in the low 90s, is able to dial it up to 96 mph and does so without much effort to his operation from a long, full arm swing in the back. There should be more velocity to come, though as good as his fastball is, his slider might be even better. Paz throws his slider in the low 80s with spin typically in the 2,600-2,800 rpm range, looking like a fastball out of his hand before biting off late with two-plane depth. It’s a potential plus pitch that already generates empty swings at a high rate from both righties and lefties. His 81-85 mph changeup is another pitch he shows feel for with bat-missing properties and the confidence to throw it against both lefties and righties.