- Full name Angel Cervantes
- Born 08/21/2007 in
- Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 190 / Bats: R / Throws: R
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Drafted in the 2nd round (50th overall) by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2025.
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School: Warren HS, Downey, Calif. Drafted/Committed: UCLA
Age At Draft: 17.9
BA Grade: 55/Extreme
Cervantes is young for the class and has an exciting blend of starter traits and some of the best pitchability in the 2025 prep class. Listed at 6-foot-3, 200 pounds, Cervantes repeats a sound delivery that features a deep arm stroke and a fast arm that comes through from a three-quarters slot. He attacks hitters with a four-pitch mix and had a lights-out showing at the 2024 Area Code Games, where he struck out eight of the nine batters he faced. Cervantes sits in the low 90s with his fastball and will touch 94-95 mph, with the ability to land the pitch to both sides of the plate and generally command it at a level most high school pitchers can’t. His low-80s changeup is one of the best in the class. He throws it with fastball arm speed, plenty of velocity separation from the heater and is able to locate it at the bottom of the zone for strikes and whiffs. It’s a plus offering and might be the best current pitch in his arsenal. Cervantes also has a pair of high-spin breaking pitches: a low-80s slider and an upper-70s curveball that will occasionally blend together in shape, but both of which have above-average potential with more refinement and separation. While there are pitchers in the class with more high-octane stuff, it’s difficult to find many with the pitchability and high-quality four-pitch mix that Cervantes boasts. He’s committed to UCLA and will be 17 years old on draft day.
Scouting Grades: Fastball: 50 | Slider: 55 | Curveball: 50 | Changeup: 60 | Control: 60.
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School: Warren HS, Downey, Calif. Drafted/Committed: UCLA
Age At Draft: 17.9
BA Grade: 55/Extreme
Cervantes is young for the class and has an exciting blend of starter traits and some of the best pitchability in the 2025 prep class. Listed at 6-foot-3, 200 pounds, Cervantes repeats a sound delivery that features a deep arm stroke and a fast arm that comes through from a three-quarters slot. He attacks hitters with a four-pitch mix and had a lights-out showing at the 2024 Area Code Games, where he struck out eight of the nine batters he faced. Cervantes sits in the low 90s with his fastball and will touch 94-95 mph, with the ability to land the pitch to both sides of the plate and generally command it at a level most high school pitchers can’t. His low-80s changeup is one of the best in the class. He throws it with fastball arm speed, plenty of velocity separation from the heater and is able to locate it at the bottom of the zone for strikes and whiffs. It’s a plus offering and might be the best current pitch in his arsenal. Cervantes also has a pair of high-spin breaking pitches: a low-80s slider and an upper-70s curveball that will occasionally blend together in shape, but both of which have above-average potential with more refinement and separation. While there are pitchers in the class with more high-octane stuff, it’s difficult to find many with the pitchability and high-quality four-pitch mix that Cervantes boasts. He’s committed to UCLA and will be 17 years old on draft day.
Scouting Grades: Fastball: 50 | Slider: 55 | Curveball: 50 | Changeup: 60 | Control: 60. -
School: Warren HS, Downey, Calif. Committed: UCLA
Age At Draft: 17.9
Cervantes has starter traits and is one of the younger pitchers in the class and won’t turn 18 until after the 2025 draft. He has a sound delivery that he repeats to throw strikes and keeps hitters off balance with feel for his secondaries. He pitches off a fastball that has touched 94 mph and should have more velocity coming given his youth and physical projection. He has one of the elite changeups in the class, a plus pitch that has a lot of separation off his fastball with lively sink and fade that consistently fools hitters. He throws a curveball and slider that he’s still learning to refine in terms of shape, but both are high-spin pitches and help give him a deep, starter’s arsenal and profile.
