Aaron Civale Stats & Scouting Report College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects

Publish date: 2024-04-27
Track Record: Civale moved to the rotation as a junior at Northeastern and delivered phenomenal results in 2016, ranking in the top 15 nationally in ERA (1.73), strikeouts (121) and WHIP (0.93). He's taken off since that move and in 2018 reached Double-A Akron. He was sidelined in May for about a month due to a right lat strain but was able to get back on track down the stretch.

Scouting Report: Civale's above-average control is his best tool, and he also mixes in solid stuff. His fastball sits in the low 90s and his feel for spin enables him to throw a cutter, slider and curveball. His curveball is the best of the group, but they all work well in concert to give the effect of an above-average breaking ball that changes angles and power and about half of his pitches are a breaking ball of some kind. Civale has worked to improve his changeup after not needing it as an amateur.

The Future: Civale's stuff, size and makeup give him a chance to be a workhorse starter and the Indians have never been eager to return him to the bullpen. But breaking into their rotation is no easy task and the Tribe's need for bullpen help may mean his first chance in the big leagues comes as a reliever. Civale is likely to open the season in the rotation for Triple-A Columbus.

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