- Full name Aidan Knaak
- Born Fort Myers, FL
- Profile Ht.: 6'1" / Wt.: 190 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Bishop Verot HS, Fort Myers, Fla.
Top Rankings
Draft Prospects
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School:Clemson Age At Draft: 21.8
Knaak was one of the best pitchers in the ACC last spring—regardless of class—and posted a 3.35 ERA with 108 strikeouts to just 29 walks across 83.1 innings. He has a short arm stroke and his arsenal includes a low-90s fastball that has been up to 96 mph with life particularly in the top-half of the zone. Knaak’s calling card is his low-to-mid-80s changeup. He pitches off of it and will use it against both right and lefthanded hitters. Knaak has an incredibly advanced feel for it and it is a no-doubt plus pitch that flashes both fade to the arm side and late tumble. He rounds out his arsenal with a low-80s curveball that’s an average third pitch. -
School:Clemson Age At Draft: 21.8
Knaak was one of the best pitchers in the ACC last spring—regardless of class—and posted a 3.35 ERA with 108 strikeouts to just 29 walks across 83.1 innings. He has a short arm stroke and his arsenal includes a low-90s fastball that has been up to 96 mph with life particularly in the top-half of the zone. Knaak’s calling card is his low-to-mid-80s changeup. He pitches off of it and will use it against both right and lefthanded hitters. Knaak has an incredibly advanced feel for it and it is a no-doubt plus pitch that flashes both fade to the arm side and late tumble. He rounds out his arsenal with a low-80s curveball that’s an average third pitch. -
School: Bishop Verot HS, Fort Myers, Fla. Source: HS
Commit/Drafted: Clemson
Age At Draft: 18.8
Knaak is a 6-foot-1, 190-pound righthander with a solid three-pitch mix led by a fastball trending in the right direction. During the 2022 summer at the Area Code Games, Knaak threw his fastball in the 89-91 mph range and touched 93, but this spring he showed more velocity and was one of the best pitchers at the 2023 MLB Draft Combine high school game. There, Knaak struck out the side and showed a fastball that sat 92-95 mph and touched 96 in one inning, with bat-missing life at the top of the zone thanks to 20 inches of induced vertical break. Knaak also flashed two solid secondaries: the first a 79-81 mph changeup with significant velocity separation from his fastball and the second a 12-to-6 curveball in the low 80s with impressive spin that he spotted beneath the zone. Knaak throws with a compact arm action and three-quarter slot. He’s committed to Clemson.
