Brandon Sproat

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #48 prospect in 2023 draft
  School: Florida Source: 4YR
  
  Commit/Drafted: Mets ’22 (3)
  Age At Draft: 22.8
  BA Grade:50/High
  Tools:Fastball: 55. Slider: 55. Curveball: 45. Changeup: 60. Control: 45.
  
  Sproat was a high-profile arm dating back to his prep days, and always showed outstanding pure stuff, but struggled with consistency prior to a breakout 2022 season with Florida. He moved from the bullpen to the starting rotation, tightened his control and posted a 3.41 ERA over 89.2 innings with a 21.5% strikeout rate and 8.7% walk rate. The Mets drafted Sproat in the third round, but he was one of just three players drafted among the top 10 rounds to not sign, and went back to Florida where he posted a 4.66 ERA over 19 starts and 106.1 innings, with a 28.8% strikeout rate and 10.3% walk rate. Sproat has a solid pitcher’s frame at 6-foot-3, 215 pounds and moves well on the mound with a long arm stroke and low, three-quarter slot. He throws hard and averaged 96 mph with his fastball this spring, touching 100-101 mph at best, though the pitch has below-average life and has always played down from that velocity. His go-to secondary in 2023 was a firm, upper-80s changeup with huge arm-side fading life that looked like a plus pitch, and he’s also earned plus grades on his mid-80s slider in the past. In addition to the two-plane breaking slider, Sproat has a slower curveball that is more of a fringe-average pitch. While Sproat will turn 23 shortly after the draft, he’s had a strong year, still flashes loud stuff and should be selected in the first three rounds once again.
• Ranked #233 prospect in 2019 draft
  A projectable, 6-foot-2, 165-pound righthander out of Florida, Sproat has a fast arm and solid delivery. His low-90s fastball has reached 94 mph this spring, and he pairs the pitch with a hard, sweeping slider in the low to mid-80s. He also shows solid shape with his curveball. Evaluators question Sproat's ability to throw strikes consistently, and he'll need to sharpen both of his secondaries for them to become average offerings in the future. His operation works well, and he should continue to fill out his frame as he matures. Sproat is committed to Florida.

• December, 2018 Scouting Report
  A projectable, 6-foot-2, 165-pound righthander out of Florida, Sproat has a fast arm and solid delivery. His low-90s fastball has reached 94 mph this spring, and he pairs the pitch with a hard, sweeping slider in the low to mid-80s. He also shows solid shape with his curveball. Evaluators question Sproat's ability to throw strikes consistently, and he'll need to sharpen both of his secondaries for them to become average offerings in the future. His operation works well, and he should continue to fill out his frame as he matures. Sproat is committed to Florida.