Tanner Witt

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #92 prospect in 2025 draft
  School: Texas Committed: Orioles ’23 (18)
  Age At Draft: 22.0
  Witt has been a name to know in scouting circles since his prep days when he ranked as a top-100 prospect in the 2020 class as a two-way player. He earned day one buzz after a strong 2021 season with Texas in 2021, but missed most of the 2022 and 2023 seasons after undergoing Tommy John surgery and his stuff was down in pre-draft 2023 outings in the Cape Cod League. At his peak Witt has thrown a fastball up to 97 mph with impressive carry and is able to spin a hammer curveball in the mid 70s with tons of depth and finish. He was more in the 90-94 mph range post-surgery and his control was erratic with both his curveball and a low-80s changeup. Witt returns to Texas for his fourth season in 2024, where he’ll look to build more innings and rediscover his stuff, command and draft stock.
• Ranked #122 prospect in 2023 draft
  School: Texas Source: 4YR
  
  Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
  Age At Draft: 21
  BA Grade:45/Extreme
  Tools:Fastball: 55. Curveball: 60. Changeup: 50. Control: 50.
  
  Witt ranked as the No. 92 prospect out of high school in the 2020 draft class and was a two-way player at the time, though scouts largely preferred his upside as a power-armed righthander. Witt did log 14 plate appearances in his freshman season with Texas, but he mostly focused on pitching out of the bullpen, where he posted a 3.16 ERA over 57 innings. A transition into the starting rotation in 2022 was cut short after just two appearances, when Witt was scratched for elbow tenderness and eventually had Tommy John surgery that ended his season just 11 innings in. Witt returned to the mound in late May of the 2023 season and was still searching for both his pre-injury stuff and feel. He has a fantastic pitcher’s frame at 6-foot-6, 225 pounds and has been up to 97 with his fastball in the past, though in his first five outings post-surgery he pitched more in the 90-94 mph range. The pitch has plus riding life and should be a plus offering if he can get it back to the normal mid-90s velocity he has shown in the past. Witt’s go-to secondary is a hammer curveball in the mid 70s with tremendous depth and finish that also has plus potential. His low-80s changeup lags behind but could become a solid third pitch in the arsenal. Witt showed impressive control before getting hurt in 2022, but he has struggled in that area in his brief 2023 looks. He’s a high-risk pitcher with plenty of arm talent and a workhorse starting build.
• Ranked #92 prospect in 2020 draft
  A massive, 6-foot-6, 195-pound two-way player out of Texas, Witt has legitimate pro potential as both a hitter and a pitcher. Offensively, Witt has big power from the right side to go along with decent barrel control, but his bat speed is a tick slow and the path of his barrel can get lengthy. Evaluators believe he’s more power than pure hit tool. He is a third baseman now with plenty of arm strength for the position, but he could already be too big to stick there and might be better served in an outfield corner or at first base. Most teams seem to like his upside on the mound more than his hitting potential, though his father, Kevin, played in the big leagues and is currently a minor league hitting coach. On the mound, Witt is a projection arm with an excellent frame that can still add strength, a clean arm action and solid control. He throws a fastball in the 89-92 mph range mostly, touching a 93 or 94 here and there. His best pitch is a curveball that’s presently an above-average offering and has plus potential. It’s a 73-78 mph breaker with three-quarters shape and massive spin and depth. At the Area Code Games last summer it was in the 2,600-2,900 rpm range. In addition to a fastball/curveball combination, Witt has thrown a changeup in the mid-80s that could become an average pitch as well. Witt is committed to Texas.

Top 100 Rankings

• Ranked Baseball America's #169 prospect in 2024

• December, 2019 Scouting Report
  A massive, 6-foot-6, 195-pound two-way player out of Texas, Witt has legitimate pro potential as both a hitter and a pitcher. Offensively, Witt has big power from the right side to go along with decent barrel control, but his bat speed is a tick slow and the path of his barrel can get lengthy. Evaluators believe he’s more power than pure hit tool. He is a third baseman now with plenty of arm strength for the position, but he could already be too big to stick there and might be better served in an outfield corner or at first base. Most teams seem to like his upside on the mound more than his hitting potential, though his father, Kevin, played in the big leagues and is currently a minor league hitting coach. On the mound, Witt is a projection arm with an excellent frame that can still add strength, a clean arm action and solid control. He throws a fastball in the 89-92 mph range mostly, touching a 93 or 94 here and there. His best pitch is a curveball that’s presently an above-average offering and has plus potential. It’s a 73-78 mph breaker with three-quarters shape and massive spin and depth. At the Area Code Games last summer it was in the 2,600-2,900 rpm range. In addition to a fastball/curveball combination, Witt has thrown a changeup in the mid-80s that could become an average pitch as well. Witt is committed to Texas.