Casey Steward Stats & Scouting Report

IP	36.0
ERA	5.75
WHIP	1.690
BB/9	5.5
SO/9	6.8

Full name Casey Steward
Born Wichita, KS
Profile Ht.: 6'5" / Wt.: 260 / Bats: R / Throws: R
School Washburn (KS)
Drafted in the 19th round (583rd overall) by the Philadelphia Phillies in 2023 (signed for $150,000).

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BA Grade/Risk: 40/High.

Track Record: Steward spent three seasons at Division II Washburn in Kansas and a summer with State College of the MLB Draft League. He struck out 110 hitters in 82.2 innings in his junior year, good enough for the Phillies to take a flyer on him in the 19th round of the 2023 draft. He got six innings in his first pro test, then split the 2024 season between two Class A levels.

Scouting Report: Steward is a big, physical righthander with the repertoire to match. He works with a full complement of four-seam, two-seam and cut fastballs, a sweeper and a changeup. The Phillies worked with Steward to tone down his arm action in an effort to throw more strikes, then added the cutter and sinker to give him weapons to hitters on both sides of the plate. Steward’s entire mix plays up because his ball moves all over the place, though his command and control still could use plenty of improvement as he ascends through the minors. Scouts outside the organization would like to see him add some deception to his delivery to make his fastballs—which each sit around 93-95 mph—more difficult to time. Even if he improves the quantity of his strikes, he’s still likely to be control over command.

The Future: Steward was a pleasant surprise coming out of the draft’s penultimate round. If he can firm up the control of his overpowering stuff, he has a future as a late-inning reliever.

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