Matt Cleveland

Cleveland opened eyes pitching for the Northeast Yankees Area Code team as a rising senior. Prior to the Area Code Games, Cleveland pitched in an exhibition game against a team from the Futures Collegiate League, and his fastball reached 94 mph and sat comfortably in the low 90s. He stands at 6-foot-5 and has an easy delivery, though he has a long arm swing and can struggle to repeat his mechanics. Cleveland's velocity backed up at times this spring, and he sat more in the upper 80s. His offspeed stuff needs lots of work; his curveball is far from average at present. Cleveland has limited exposure to high-level coaching and is a solid athlete. He is considered to be very signable, though he is committed to play at Florida Southwestern JC.