Evan Shawver

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #387 prospect in 2021 draft
  Shawver is a funky, undersized lefthander listed at 6 feet, 175 pounds. An injury cost him some time during April, but Shawver posted a 2.72 ERA over nine starts and 46.1 innings of work, with 49 strikeouts (9.5 K/9) and 16 walks (3.1 BB/9). That walk rate is encouraging for scouts, as it’s the best of his career and he struggled with control in his first few seasons at Cincinnati. Shawver works from the far third base side of the rubber with a deceptive delivery that includes drop and drive in his push off and significant spinoff in his finish that makes many evaluators think he’ll be a reliever at the next level. He has a three-pitch mix that features a fastball in the 90-92 mph range that has touched 94, a slider in the low 80s and an infrequently used changeup in the mid 80s. The slider is going to have to be his out pitch at the next level, and he generates plenty of whiffs with the pitch now and also shows good ability to consistently land it for strikes.