- Full name Ryan Tyler Prager
- Born 10/26/2002 in Dallas, TX
- Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 200 / Bats: L / Throws: L
- School Texas A&M
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Drafted in the 3rd round (81st overall) by the Los Angeles Angels in 2024.
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School: Texas A&M
Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.7
BA Grade: 45/High
Tools: Fastball: 50. Slider: 50. Changeup: 50. Control: 55.
Prager was a projection lefthander out of high school in the class of 2021, when he ranked as the No. 441 prospect and showed flashes with a fastball and promising 12-to-6 curveball. He started 16 games for Texas A&M as a freshman in 2022 but missed the entire 2023 season with injury before returning in 2024 and putting together one of the best Southeastern Conference starter seasons in the country. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound southpaw posted a 3.10 ERA over 87 innings and 17 starts with a 32.3% strikeout rate and 5.4% walk rate. He throws from a straight over-the-top arm slot that adds some deception and helps his stuff play up. Prager averages just 89-91 mph on his fastball that will occasionally scrape a 93, but he gets tremendous riding life and some cutting action on the pitch and managed a miss rate north of 30% this spring. He now throws a low-80s slider that darts down and to his glove side instead of the 12-to-6 curveball and has also shown plenty of confidence in an 80 mph changeup. Prager’s velocity will make teams question his upside potential in pro ball, but he does have above-average control of his entire pitch mix, and analysts will certainly be intrigued with his release characteristics and pitch metrics.
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School: Texas A&M. Committed: Angels ’24 (3). Age At Draft: 22.7
Prager was one of the most consistent pitchers in college baseball in 2024 when he posted a 2.95 ERA over 97.2 innings and 19 starts for Texas A&M. He ranked as the No. 66 player in the class and was drafted by the Angels in the third round, but was the highest-drafted college player to not sign from the class and will return for his redshirt junior season in 2025. Prager throws from a high slot and averages 89-91 mph with a fastball that touches 93 with great riding life. He also throws a low-80s slider and upper-70s changeup and has feel to land both pitches with consistency thanks to above-average control.
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Career Transactions
- LHP Ryan Prager assigned to Texas A&M Aggies.