Dominic Pipkin

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Philadelphia Phillies #29 prospect in 2019
  Track Record: Pipken entered his senior season of high school considered a possible first-day draft pick, but his velocity and performance regressed in the spring and he tumbled down draft boards. The Phillies took a gamble on him in the ninth round and bought him out of a California commitment for a well above slot $800,000 bonus.
  
  Scouting Report: Pipken fits the mold of several pitching prospects who have trended up under the Phillies’ development staff, with a gangly, projectable frame and a fast arm pointing toward more velocity coming. Right now he sits in the low-90s and has reached 96 mph, with a chance to sit higher once he adds weight to his skinny 6-foot-4 frame. His breaking ball flashes average, though it’s inconsistent, as his low-80s changeup. His control wavers at times, though his athleticism and getting stronger to be able to repeat and maintain his delivery more often should help him there.
  
  The Future: Pipken will take time to grow into velocity and refine his secondaries and control. He shows the raw ingredients of a power-armed starter.

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #104 prospect in 2018 draft
  A 6-foot-4, 170-pound righthander out of Pinole Valley, Calif., Pipkin is a projection arm who's been up to 96 mph and was one of the hardest throwers at the Area Code Games last summer. With a frame that can add significantly more weight, there is a lot of upside to be had and he might be able to increase his sitting fastball velocity--which tends to be in the low 90s--in the future. He's shown flashes of an above-average breaking ball and changeup, though those pitches still need some work. His curveball is in the mid-70s with some impressive depth but tends to break early at times, while Pipkin's changeup comes across in the low 80s. Pipkin operates with a slow delivery and a slight pause in his leg lift and throws from a three-quarter arm slot.

• February, 2019 Scouting Report
  Track Record: Pipken entered his senior season of high school considered a possible first-day draft pick, but his velocity and performance regressed in the spring and he tumbled down draft boards. The Phillies took a gamble on him in the ninth round and bought him out of a California commitment for a well above slot $800,000 bonus.
  
  Scouting Report: Pipken fits the mold of several pitching prospects who have trended up under the Phillies’ development staff, with a gangly, projectable frame and a fast arm pointing toward more velocity coming. Right now he sits in the low-90s and has reached 96 mph, with a chance to sit higher once he adds weight to his skinny 6-foot-4 frame. His breaking ball flashes average, though it’s inconsistent, as his low-80s changeup. His control wavers at times, though his athleticism and getting stronger to be able to repeat and maintain his delivery more often should help him there.
  
  The Future: Pipken will take time to grow into velocity and refine his secondaries and control. He shows the raw ingredients of a power-armed starter.