Eriq Swan Stats & Scouting Report

IP	42.0
ERA	4.93
WHIP	1.500
BB/9	6.2
SO/9	10.5

Full name Eriq Stanford Swan
Born 10/31/2001 in Marietta, GA
Profile Ht.: 6'6" / Wt.: 240 / Bats: R / Throws: R
School Middle Tennessee State
Drafted in the 4C round (137th overall) by the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2023 (signed for $466,500).

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School: Middle Tennessee State Source: 4YR

Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.7
Swan is a huge, projection righthander with a 6-foot-6, 240-pound frame and the stuff to match, with a fastball that’s been up to 102 mph at peak velocity. He’s still trying to get his performance to match his stuff, and struggled with control in each of his three seasons with Middle Tennessee State. In 2023 he posted a 6.49 ERA over 61 innings, with a 24.6% strikeout rate and a 15.6% walk rate—the highest of his career. Swan averaged 98 mph with his fastball this spring, which was the hardest velocity of any Division I pitcher with more than 100 pitches in 2023. Despite that elite velocity, Conference USA hitters slashed .338/.476/.538 against the pitch. It has just average life and he’ll need to radically improve his command to make the most of it against pro hitters. Swan throws a mid-80s slider with short-breaking action that generated a 50% miss rate this spring, but it receives below-average grades from scouts. He also has a firm, upper-80s changeup. Swan is a polarizing profile, but could entice teams with his immense arm talent and velocity as a power reliever who could benefit from professional pitching development.

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BA Grade/Risk: 50/Extreme

Track Record: In his junior season at Middle Tennessee, Swan earned a rep as one of the hardest-throwing pitchers in college baseball. His fastball that summer averaged 98 mph and touched 102, but the results did not follow. He was rotation-mates at MTSU with Jaden Hamm, a Tigers prospect who also was one of the season’s breakout stars. Swan racked up a 6.49 ERA and a 15.6% walk rate. Still, the Dodgers bet on his stuff and selected him in the supplemental fourth round. His pro debut was limited by injuries but he made up some of those lost innings in the Arizona Fall League.

Scouting Report: Despite uneven results, scouts were impressed with Swan’s pure stuff. He works with a four-pitch mix led by an upper-90s fastball and backed by a slider, a sweeper and a changeup. Both versions of the slider are knockouts and project as potentially plus pitches. The changeup is firm and gets up to 91 mph, though it produced solid results in the AFL and could be an average offering in time. The next step for the former high school shortstop is to throw more frequent, higher-quality strikes. He has a shorter arm action and moved to a stretch-only delivery in an effort to achieve those goals. Scouts also would like to see him be more consistent with his direction to the plate.

The Future: After a whizbang turn in the AFL, Swan’s next stop is likely High-A Great Lakes. There, he’ll work on throwing more strikes and staying healthy enough to turn in a full season. If he does, his ceiling is extremely high.

Scouting Grades: Fastball: 70 | Slider: 60 | Changeup: 50 | Sweeper: 60 Control: 40.

Draft Prospects

School: Middle Tennessee State Source: 4YR

Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.7
Swan is a huge, projection righthander with a 6-foot-6, 240-pound frame and the stuff to match, with a fastball that’s been up to 102 mph at peak velocity. He’s still trying to get his performance to match his stuff, and struggled with control in each of his three seasons with Middle Tennessee State. In 2023 he posted a 6.49 ERA over 61 innings, with a 24.6% strikeout rate and a 15.6% walk rate—the highest of his career. Swan averaged 98 mph with his fastball this spring, which was the hardest velocity of any Division I pitcher with more than 100 pitches in 2023. Despite that elite velocity, Conference USA hitters slashed .338/.476/.538 against the pitch. It has just average life and he’ll need to radically improve his command to make the most of it against pro hitters. Swan throws a mid-80s slider with short-breaking action that generated a 50% miss rate this spring, but it receives below-average grades from scouts. He also has a firm, upper-80s changeup. Swan is a polarizing profile, but could entice teams with his immense arm talent and velocity as a power reliever who could benefit from professional pitching development.

Career Transactions

RHP Eriq Swan assigned to Glendale Desert Dogs.
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes activated RHP Eriq Swan from the 7-day injured list.
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes placed RHP Eriq Swan on the 7-day injured list.
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes activated RHP Eriq Swan from the 7-day injured list.
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes sent RHP Eriq Swan on a rehab assignment to ACL Dodgers.
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes placed RHP Eriq Swan on the 7-day injured list.
RHP Eriq Swan assigned to Rancho Cucamonga Quakes from ACL Dodgers.
RHP Eriq Swan assigned to ACL Dodgers.
Los Angeles Dodgers signed RHP Eriq Swan.
RHP Eriq Swan assigned to College Workout.

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