- Full name Jon Steitz
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Steitz projected as the first Ivy League first-rounder since Doug Glanville came out of Penn in 1991, but the Brewers were able to grab him in the third round after he didn't show all scouts were looking for in his junior season at Yale. As he matures and grows stronger, scouts believe he'll pick up velocity on his sinking fastball, which already stands at 91-95 mph. He also has a sharp slider but lacks consistency in the strike zone with it. Steitz' numbers weren't impressive in Rookie ball, which the Brewers wrote off to the two-month layoff between the end of his college season and his pro debut. The Brewers wanted him to go to instructional league for further seasoning but he opted to return to Yale to finish his studies. He must commit to baseball to realize his full potential. Not every player has parents who are professors of molecular biophysics and biochemistry at Yale, but not every pitcher has Steitz' upside either.
Minor League Top Prospects
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Having apprenticed under the Braves' John Schuerholz for many years, Brewers GM Dean Taylor is taking the same approach and trying to stockpile young arms. In Jones and Steitz, Milwaukee had two of the most promising pitchers in the league. Drafted out of Yale in the third round this June, Steitz has above-average stuff across the board. He possesses an easy arm and smooth delivery. He features a 90-93 mph fastball with outstanding sinking action and a sharp breaking ball with good rotation. He still lacks consistency in the strike zone, which led to some poundings, but the talent is in place and needs only some minor refining. "He's a pitcher where batters seem to be getting good cuts off him, but he breaks a lot of bats," Sedar said. "Once he learns to develop a little more rhythm and confidence, he's going to be a dominating pitcher."