Adrian Acosta

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Los Angeles Angels #27 prospect in 2024
  BA Grade: 40/Very High
  
  Track Record: The Angels signed Acosta for a modest $10,000 late in the 2022 international signing period. He remained unheralded as a swingman in his Dominican Summer League debut. But he showed improved fastball command and an uptick in velocity in 2023, blossoming in a full-time starting role. Acosta led the DSL with a 1.17 ERA and started the league’s all-star game, earning the victory.
  
  Scouting Report: Acosta is a strong and athletic 6-foot-1 righthander with two above-average pitches. He has drastically improved the command of his fastball, which sits 92-95 and touches 96, and could tick up even more in relief. He shows good feel for a low-to-mid-80s sweeping slider that has become his bat-missing out pitch. Acosta’s sparsely-used changeup is in the rudimentary stages of development and is a distant third pitch with fringy potential. He has shown below-average command, but has a sound delivery and the athletic markers to suggest his command could improve over time. Acosta’s natural strength gives him the ability to hold velocity deep into outings.
  
  The Future: Acosta will have to develop his changeup and improve his command to keep his backend rotation upside. He will make his U.S. debut in 2024 as a teenager.
  
  Scouting Grades Fastball: 55 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 40 | Control: 45