Drake Fellows

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #161 prospect in 2019 draft
  Fellows finished the regular season with the fifth-most strikeouts in the Southeastern Conference as Vanderbilt's durable Friday night starter, a role he's handled for two full years. While he's reliable and strong, Fellows is still figuring out how to set up hitters. His 89-92 mph fastball gets some sink and he'll touch 93-94 mph, but his fastball is often hittable because he struggles to hit his spots. He also led the SEC in wild pitches and hit-by-pitches. His plus slider is what will likely be his calling card in pro ball. It gives him a reasonable fallback option as a reliever if his fastball command and his fringe-average changeup don't improve. Fellows' lengthy track record of starting in a tough conference and solid Trackman numbers should help him go relatively quickly on Day 2 of the draft.
• Ranked #281 prospect in 2016 draft
  A Vanderbilt signee with present size (6-foot-5, 210 pounds) and present stuff, Fellows gets excellent arm-side run on his low-90s fastball and he can sink it, in part because he throws from a low three-quarters arm slot. Fellows delivery is very rotational, and it begins with a significant hip turn and gather, but he repeats it well. Fellows mixes in a slider that flashes above-average already and throws a below-average changeup. Fellows is a nice combination of size, stuff and projection, although his Vanderbilt commitment ensures a significant price tag.

• December, 2018 Scouting Report
  Fellows finished the regular season with the fifth-most strikeouts in the Southeastern Conference as Vanderbilt's durable Friday night starter, a role he's handled for two full years. While he's reliable and strong, Fellows is still figuring out how to set up hitters. His 89-92 mph fastball gets some sink and he'll touch 93-94 mph, but his fastball is often hittable because he struggles to hit his spots. He also led the SEC in wild pitches and hit-by-pitches. His plus slider is what will likely be his calling card in pro ball. It gives him a reasonable fallback option as a reliever if his fastball command and his fringe-average changeup don't improve. Fellows' lengthy track record of starting in a tough conference and solid Trackman numbers should help him go relatively quickly on Day 2 of the draft.