IP | 34 |
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ERA | 5.82 |
WHIP | 1.53 |
BB/9 | 4.76 |
SO/9 | 10.85 |
- Full name Jack Choate
- Born 04/18/2001 in Miami, FL
- Profile Ht.: 6'6" / Wt.: 249 / Bats: L / Throws: L
- School Assumption
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Drafted in the 9th round (286th overall) by the San Francisco Giants in 2022 (signed for $87,500).
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Choate posted a 2.43 ERA in 70.1 innings with 127 strikeouts and 35 walks this year at Assumption. Choate is 6-foot-6, 250 pounds, though he’s not a power pitcher, using a crossfire delivery into a low three-quarters slot with a fastball that sits at 88-91 mph and touches 93. Choate needs to improve his fastball command, but he has two promising secondary pitches that can miss bats. He throws a 76-80 mph slider that has long sweep across the zone and a mid-to-upper 70s changeup with late dive at the plate and good separation off his fastball.
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BA Grade/Risk: 40/High.
Track Record: Choate was the Giants’ ninth-round pick out of Assumption in 2022 and then let him loose on the Class A levels the next year. After 68 innings between San Jose and Eugene, Choate got a bit more experience in the Arizona Fall League and finished the year with 84.1 frames. In 2024, he reached Double-A for the first time. The level showed him the need for further refinement.
Scouting Report: Choate’s game is based around finesse and deception, and he’ll need to make strength gains to get a couple more ticks of velocity on his arsenal. His fastball averaged around 88 mph and touched 93 in 2024, though it plays up thanks to the deception generated by a lower slot and nearly seven feet of extension. He backs the fastball with a slurvy breaking ball in the mid 70s that plays like a sideways curveball. He ties his mix together with a changeup in the same velocity band as his breaking ball. All together, Choate’s pitches give him options in all quadrants of the strike zone, but his control took a step backward once he reached Double-A.
The Future: The Giants believe that a full offseason will give Choate a chance to add the strength he needs to put more power behind his pitches. A stronger frame would also help him hold up over the course of a starter’s workload, repeat his delivery better and bring his control up to the quality required for the upper levels.
Scouting Grades: Fastball: 45 | Slider: 40 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 50.