Julian Bosnic

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #190 prospect in 2021 draft
  Bosnic was one of South Carolina’s most improved players during the fall, and was just starting to get to full strength in the 2020 season after recovering from Tommy John surgery that caused him to miss 2019 entirely. Given the time he missed, scouts didn’t have a ton of looks at Bosnic since he’s been at South Carolina, but the 6-foot-3, 218-pound southpaw had a strong season this spring pitching mainly out of the bullpen. He posted a 2.84 ERA over 50.2 innings, while striking out 78 batters (13.9 K/9) and walking 25 (4.4 BB/9). Bosnic’s fastball mostly sits in the 90-93 mph range, but he’s been up to 96-97 at his best and scouts love how the pitch plays up in the zone, getting a significant number of whiffs when he elevates. Bosnic also shows great feel to spin a breaking ball and gets plenty of depth out of a mid-70s curve—his go-to secondary. Bosnic also throws a slider and a changeup, but they are fairly distant third and fourth pitches. Bosnic has some deception in his delivery with a crossfiring action that might help his stuff play up, but it could also hamper his control and limit him to a bullpen role at the next level. He’s never been a great strike thrower in college, but could have the two-pitch mix and spin characteristics that teams want in a bullpen arm.