Landon Marceaux

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Los Angeles Angels #22 prospect in 2023
  BA Grade/Risk: 40/High
  
  Track Record: Following two years on USA Baseball's 18U National Team, Marceaux skipped signing with the Yankees as a 37th-round pick in 2018 and became a three-year starter at Louisiana State. He ended his junior season with a 2.54 ERA and 116 strikeouts over 102.2 innings and was drafted in the third round by the Angels, signing for $765,000. Marceaux made his full-season debut at High-A Tri-Cities in 2022 and posted a 2.65 ERA in 16 starts to earn a promotion to Double-A, but he made only two starts for Rocket City before his season ended due to oblique and back injuries.
  
  Scouting Report: Marceaux is a righthanded command specialist who changes speeds with a four-pitch mix to keep hitters off balance. His fastball sits 89-94 mph with late sink that makes it hard to lift and plays up with his ability to locate it. His low-80's, fading changeup and slider are above-average pitches and his curveball has improved to near average. His ability to manipulate his offspeed pitches and locate them on the corners makes for soft contact and occasional swings and misses. Marceaux has a repeatable, low-effort delivery that allows him to pound the strike zone and locate everything with plus control.
  
  The Future: Marceaux's stuff is pedestrian, but his ability to command a four-pitch mix gives him a chance to be a depth starter or swingman. He'll return to Double-A in 2023.
  
  Scouting Grades Fastball: 45. Curveball: 45. Slider: 55. Changeup: 55. Control: 60.
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  Ranked Los Angeles Angels #9 prospect in 2022
  Track Record: Marceaux was a two-time member of USA Baseball’s 18U national team and was drafted by the Yankees in the 37th round out of high school. He instead made his way to Louisiana State and spent three years in the Tigers rotation, capped by going 7-7, 2.54 with 116 strikeouts and 26 walks in 102.2 innings in 2021. The Angels drafted him in the third round and signed him for $765,300. Marceaux made only two brief starts in the Arizona Complex League in his pro debut, a decision by the Angels to play it safe given his college workload.
  
  Scouting Report: Marceaux’s stuff won’t wow anybody, but few pitching prospects have a better command of their repertoires. His fastball sits at 90-93 mph with some run and a little bit of sink, his low-80s slider is an average pitch, his low-80s changeup is above-average and his upper-70s curveball is fringy but improving. Marceaux succeeds by spotting his pitches on the edges of the strike zone and avoiding hitters’ hot zones with surgical precision. He has a repeatable, low-effort delivery that gives him plus control and a high-three-quarters arm slot that creates some downhill plane on his pitches.
  
  The Future: Marceaux’s stuff leaves him little margin for error, but his ability to command the ball and keep hitters off-balance gives him a chance to rise as a back-of-the-rotation starter. He’ll likely open the 2022 season at High-A Tri-City but could be advanced enough to jump straight to Double-A.
  

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #101 prospect in 2021 draft
  Marceaux isn’t particularly physical, with a somewhat skinny frame (6 feet, 179 pounds), and he doesn’t light up a radar gun. He’ll pitch at 88-92 mph on most nights and that velocity has remained remarkably stable since high school. But Marceaux, a 37th-round pick of the Yankees in 2018, has a lengthy track record of success in the Southeastern Conference thanks to his understanding of the craft of pitching, mixing three pitches with plus control and command. Marceaux stepped into LSU’s rotation from day one on campus. He filled the void created by Jaden Hill’s injury in 2021, as he went 6-6, 2.40 with 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.3 walks per nine. When Marceaux arrived at LSU, he threw a slow, big breaking, mid-70s curveball. It was effective, but a wise hitter could spot its hump as it came out of Marceaux’s hand. He and the Tigers staff transformed it into a sharper, 11-to-5, mid-80s slider that comes out of his hand looking like his fastball. Marceaux’s fastball and slider are both average, and he has to work his fastball around the edges of the zone, as it lacks bat-missing potential in the heart of the zone, but his 82-84 mph changeup is above-average. He consistently dots the bottom of the zone low and away from lefties and down and in on righties, and he can bury it with more depth when needed. Marceaux wouldn’t seem to be projectable, but teams that believe they can help a pitcher add velocity could be very intrigued by a productive, durable pitcher with present feel and command. He projects as a back-of-the-rotation starter.
• Ranked #109 prospect in 2018 draft
  Marceaux is a short righthander and has some of the best command in the 2018 prep class, with some scouts going as far as saying he could have 70-grade command in the future--an incredibly rare attribute for a prep pitcher. Marceaux is regularly in the low 90s with his fastball, though this spring he was a tick below that in the early parts of the season as he dealt with a minor groin injury. In addition to a four-seam fastball that has been up to 94 mph, the Louisiana State commit throws a two-seam fastball with sinking and running action that he uses to set up at-bats. He'll then go to his four-seam fastball up in the zone, effectively climbing the latter against hitters with pinpoint control. He also has a hard-biting, 12-to-6 curveball that sits in the mid-70s and is an above-average offering, as well as a low-80s changeup that projects as a plus pitch. Fairly complete as a pitcher, the main knock on Marceaux is his size, as a 6-foot, 180-pound righthander. He's also considered a tough sign.

• February, 2023 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 40/High
  
  Track Record: Following two years on USA Baseball's 18U National Team, Marceaux skipped signing with the Yankees as a 37th-round pick in 2018 and became a three-year starter at Louisiana State. He ended his junior season with a 2.54 ERA and 116 strikeouts over 102.2 innings and was drafted in the third round by the Angels, signing for $765,000. Marceaux made his full-season debut at High-A Tri-Cities in 2022 and posted a 2.65 ERA in 16 starts to earn a promotion to Double-A, but he made only two starts for Rocket City before his season ended due to oblique and back injuries.
  
  Scouting Report: Marceaux is a righthanded command specialist who changes speeds with a four-pitch mix to keep hitters off balance. His fastball sits 89-94 mph with late sink that makes it hard to lift and plays up with his ability to locate it. His low-80's, fading changeup and slider are above-average pitches and his curveball has improved to near average. His ability to manipulate his offspeed pitches and locate them on the corners makes for soft contact and occasional swings and misses. Marceaux has a repeatable, low-effort delivery that allows him to pound the strike zone and locate everything with plus control.
  
  The Future: Marceaux's stuff is pedestrian, but his ability to command a four-pitch mix gives him a chance to be a depth starter or swingman. He'll return to Double-A in 2023.
  
  Scouting Grades Fastball: 45. Curveball: 45. Slider: 55. Changeup: 55. Control: 60.
• December, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 40/High
  
  Track Record: Following two years on USA Baseball's 18U National Team, Marceaux skipped signing with the Yankees as a 37th-round pick in 2018 and became a three-year starter at Louisiana State. He ended his junior season with a 2.54 ERA and 116 strikeouts over 102.2 innings and was drafted in the third round by the Angels, signing for $765,000. Marceaux made his full-season debut at High-A Tri-Cities in 2022 and posted a 2.65 ERA in 16 starts to earn a promotion to Double-A, but he made only two starts for Rocket City before his season ended due to oblique and back injuries.
  
  Scouting Report: Marceaux is a righthanded command specialist who changes speeds with a four-pitch mix to keep hitters off balance. His fastball sits 89-94 mph with late sink that makes it hard to lift and plays up with his ability to locate it. His low-80's, fading changeup and slider are above-average pitches and his curveball has improved to near average. His ability to manipulate his offspeed pitches and locate them on the corners makes for soft contact and occasional swings and misses. Marceaux has a repeatable, low-effort delivery that allows him to pound the strike zone and locate everything with plus control.
  
  The Future: Marceaux's stuff is pedestrian, but his ability to command a four-pitch mix gives him a chance to be a depth starter or swingman. He'll return to Double-A in 2023.
  
  Scouting Grades Fastball: 45. Curveball: 45. Slider: 55. Changeup: 55. Control: 60.
• April, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade: 45/High
  
  Track Record: Marceaux was a two-time member of USA Baseball&#39s 18U national team and was drafted by the Yankees in the 37th round out of high school. He instead made his way to Louisiana State and spent three years in the Tigers rotation, capped by going 7-7, 2.54 with 116 strikeouts and 26 walks in 102.2 innings in 2021. The Angels drafted him in the third round and signed him for $765,300. Marceaux made only two brief starts in the Arizona Complex League in his pro debut, a decision by the Angels to play it safe given his college workload.
  
  Scouting Report: Marceaux&#39s stuff won&#39t wow anybody, but few pitching prospects have a better command of their repertoires. His fastball sits at 90-93 mph with some run and a little bit of sink, his low-80s slider is an average pitch, his low-80s changeup is above-average and his upper-70s curveball is fringy but improving. Marceaux succeeds by spotting his pitches on the edges of the strike zone and avoiding hitters&#39 hot zones with surgical precision. He has a repeatable, low-effort delivery that gives him plus control and a high-three-quarters arm slot that creates some downhill plane on his pitches.
  
  The Future: Marceaux&#39s stuff leaves him little margin for error, but his ability to command the ball and keep hitters off-balance gives him a chance to rise as a back-of-the-rotation starter. He&#39ll likely open the 2022 season at High-A Tri-City but could be advanced enough to jump straight to Double-A.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 45. Slider: 50. Curveball 45. Changeup 55, Control: 60.
• December, 2021 Scouting Report
  Track Record: Marceaux was a two-time member of USA Baseball’s 18U national team and was drafted by the Yankees in the 37th round out of high school. He instead made his way to Louisiana State and spent three years in the Tigers rotation, capped by going 7-7, 2.54 with 116 strikeouts and 26 walks in 102.2 innings in 2021. The Angels drafted him in the third round and signed him for $765,300. Marceaux made only two brief starts in the Arizona Complex League in his pro debut, a decision by the Angels to play it safe given his college workload.
  
  Scouting Report: Marceaux’s stuff won’t wow anybody, but few pitching prospects have a better command of their repertoires. His fastball sits at 90-93 mph with some run and a little bit of sink, his low-80s slider is an average pitch, his low-80s changeup is above-average and his upper-70s curveball is fringy but improving. Marceaux succeeds by spotting his pitches on the edges of the strike zone and avoiding hitters’ hot zones with surgical precision. He has a repeatable, low-effort delivery that gives him plus control and a high-three-quarters arm slot that creates some downhill plane on his pitches.
  
  The Future: Marceaux’s stuff leaves him little margin for error, but his ability to command the ball and keep hitters off-balance gives him a chance to rise as a back-of-the-rotation starter. He’ll likely open the 2022 season at High-A Tri-City but could be advanced enough to jump straight to Double-A.
  
• July, 2021 Scouting Report
  Marceaux isn't particularly physical, with a somewhat skinny frame (6 feet, 179 pounds), and he doesn't light up a radar gun. He'll pitch at 88-92 mph on most nights and that velocity has remained remarkably stable since high school. But Marceaux, a 37th-round pick of the Yankees in 2018, has a lengthy track record of success in the Southeastern Conference thanks to his understanding of the craft of pitching, mixing three pitches with plus control and command. Marceaux stepped into LSU's rotation from day one on campus. He filled the void created by Jaden Hill's injury in 2021, as he went 6-6, 2.40 with 10.2 strikeouts per nine innings compared to 2.3 walks per nine. When Marceaux arrived at LSU, he threw a slow, big breaking, mid-70s curveball. It was effective, but a wise hitter could spot its hump as it came out of Marceaux's hand. He and the Tigers staff transformed it into a sharper, 11-to-5, mid-80s slider that comes out of his hand looking like his fastball. Marceaux's fastball and slider are both average, and he has to work his fastball around the edges of the zone, as it lacks bat-missing potential in the heart of the zone, but his 82-84 mph changeup is above-average. He consistently dots the bottom of the zone low and away from lefties and down and in on righties, and he can bury it with more depth when needed. Marceaux wouldn't seem to be projectable, but teams that believe they can help a pitcher add velocity could be very intrigued by a productive, durable pitcher with present feel and command. He projects as a back-of-the-rotation starter.