Hiro Wyatt Stats & Scouting Report

IP	79.0
ERA	4.78
WHIP	1.460
BB/9	3.3
SO/9	8.9

Full name Hiro Wyatt
Born 08/25/2004 in Westport, CT
Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 185 / Bats: R / Throws: R
School Staples HS, Westport, Conn.
Drafted in the 3rd round (75th overall) by the Kansas City Royals in 2023 (signed for $1,497,500).

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School: Staples HS, Westport, Conn. Source: HS

Commit/Drafted: Southern California
Age At Draft: 18.9
BA Grade:45/Extreme
Tools:Fastball: 55. Slider: 60. Changeup: 45. Cutter: 50. Control: 45.

Wyatt showed a good fastball/slider combination last summer, when he touched 94 mph and then hit 95 at the WWBA World Championship in Jupiter, Fla. in the fall. At the time, Wyatt was an intriguing follow, but this year he has taken a step forward, both in terms of stuff and performance. This spring he has pitched at 92-95 mph with excellent armside life and reached 97 mph. It pairs well with his low-80s slider, which has sharp bite and deep sweep away from righthanded hitters to miss bats. He also added a mid-to-upper 80s cutter to his repertoire. It doesn’t miss bats like his slider, but it tunnels well with his fastball before cutting in the opposite direction of the way his fastball moves to help him generate weak contact. Wyatt has flashed occasional feel for a changeup in the past, but it’s more of a fringe-average pitch for now that he doesn’t throw much. Wyatt isn’t that big, he has a longer arm action and had trouble commanding his fastball coming into the spring, though he has thrown strikes this spring. Some scouts still think he could end up a reliever, but the deeper repertoire with mora zip to his fastball to go with his strong performance has moved him up boards.

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BA Grade/Risk: 45/High.

Track Record: The Royals drafted Wyatt in the third round in 2023 and signed him for an above-slot bonus of $1,497,500 to pull the Connecticut high school product away from his Southern California commitment. He didn’t pitch after reporting to the Royals complex in Arizona, first to give him time to get acclimated to pro ball and then due to a back strain midway through the fall instructional league program. He got on the mound in 2024, first with 12 games in the Arizona Complex League before heading to Low-A Columbia for six starts. It was in the Carolina League that he had his best results, with a 2.67 ERA, 26 strikeouts and nine walks.

Scouting Report: Wyatt has both two-seam and four-seam fastballs in his repertoire but uses the latter more frequently. It’s an above-average pitch that sits 91-95 mph with average movement, touching 96, that he delivers with good arm speed. His most-used secondary pitch is an 81-88 mph slider that flashes above-average with sharp bite. His changeup, curveball and cutter are all still in development, with the potential to get to average pitches with more experience. There’s still projection in his body, so there’s a chance for more velocity as he matures. He throws from a three-quarters slot but has some timing inconsistencies in his delivery.

The Future: Wyatt projects as a back-of-the rotation starter or reliever, but there’s still plenty of development ahead for him. He’ll likely return to Low-A to start the 2025 season.

Scouting Grades: Fastball: 55 | Curveball: 45 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 45 | Control: 45.
BA Grade: 45/Extreme

Track Record: Wyatt attracted attention prior to his senior season when he touched 95 mph at the 2022 World Wood Bat Championship in Jupiter, Fla. The Royals drafted the Connecticut native in the third round and signed him for $1,497,500 to keep him from his Southern California commitment. They took it slowly with the young righthander, who did not pitch during the Arizona Complex League season and then strained his back midway through the Royals’ fall instructional league program.

Scouting Report: Wyatt took a step forward in both stuff and performance as a high school senior. He pitched at 92-95 mph while touching 97 with excellent armside life. His heater pairs well with his low-80s slider, which is a plus pitch with sharp bite and huge sweep away from righthanded hitters to miss bats. He also started throwing a mid-to-upper-80s cutter that doesn’t get many whiffs but generates weak contact and tunnels well with his fastball. Wyatt has flashed feel for a changeup in the past, but it’s more of a fringe-average pitch that he doesn’t throw much. Wyatt is shorter in stature at 6-foot-1, has a longer arm action and historically struggled to command his fastball as an amateur, creating some reliever risk.

The Future: Like the Royals have done with other prep arms, Wyatt is expected to stay behind in extended spring training to start 2024 before venturing to either the Arizona Complex League or Low-A Columbia.

Scouting Grades Fastball: 55 | Slider: 60 | Changeup: 45 | Control: 45

Draft Prospects

School: Staples HS, Westport, Conn. Source: HS

Commit/Drafted: Southern California
Age At Draft: 18.9
BA Grade:45/Extreme
Tools:Fastball: 55. Slider: 60. Changeup: 45. Cutter: 50. Control: 45.

Wyatt showed a good fastball/slider combination last summer, when he touched 94 mph and then hit 95 at the WWBA World Championship in Jupiter, Fla. in the fall. At the time, Wyatt was an intriguing follow, but this year he has taken a step forward, both in terms of stuff and performance. This spring he has pitched at 92-95 mph with excellent armside life and reached 97 mph. It pairs well with his low-80s slider, which has sharp bite and deep sweep away from righthanded hitters to miss bats. He also added a mid-to-upper 80s cutter to his repertoire. It doesn’t miss bats like his slider, but it tunnels well with his fastball before cutting in the opposite direction of the way his fastball moves to help him generate weak contact. Wyatt has flashed occasional feel for a changeup in the past, but it’s more of a fringe-average pitch for now that he doesn’t throw much. Wyatt isn’t that big, he has a longer arm action and had trouble commanding his fastball coming into the spring, though he has thrown strikes this spring. Some scouts still think he could end up a reliever, but the deeper repertoire with mora zip to his fastball to go with his strong performance has moved him up boards.