Christian Scott

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked New York Mets #6 prospect in 2024
  BA Grade: 55/High
  
  Track Record: Scott had worked primarily as a reliever in three years at Florida when the Mets drafted him in the fifth round in 2021. He shifted to a starter and bulk pitcher role at Class A in 2022, his first full season, before taking on a traditional starter role and upping his workload to a career high 87.2 innings in 2023. Scott spent the final three months of the season at Double-A Binghamton and his overall numbers reflect a dominant season. Scott walked just 3.6% of batters, the fourth-best rate among minor league pitchers with at least 80 innings. His 28.4 K-BB% ranked first at that threshold.
  
  Scouting Report: Scott has the best mix of stuff and starter traits in the system. That is a credit to both him and Mets pitching development. A sinker/slider pitcher in college, Scott has remade his repertoire in pro ball to feature a four-seam fastball, slider, split-changeup and occasional curveball. He also added greater core strength and stability to help key his breakout. Scott pitches at 94 mph and touches 98 with plus ride and horizontal life. He throws a ton of strikes with his fastball and can get whiffs with it both in and out of the zone. Scott also throws strikes with a solid-average mid-80s slider that he favors when working ahead in the count. His mid-80s split-changeup has rapidly become a key pitch for whiffs and chases. He throws an occasional curve to steal a strike. Scott has plus control and holds runners well, with just 11 stolen base attempts against him in 19 starts in 2023.
  
  The Future: Scott’s feel for strikes, sequencing and competitive makeup give him a pitchability edge that he has worked hard to refine in pro ball. He has no. 3 starter upside and might not be far off from making his MLB debut.
  
  Scouting Grades Fastball: 60 | Curveball: 40 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 60
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  Ranked New York Mets #26 prospect in 2023
  BA Grade/Risk: 45/High
  
  Track Record: Scott pitched mostly in relief in three years at Florida. He went undrafted as an eligible sophomore in the five-round 2020 draft but made the cut in 2021, when the Mets drafted him in the fifth round. Scott pitched at two levels of Class A in his 2022 full-season debut, working as a starter and bulk pitcher while averaging nearly 15 batters per appearance with a high of 23 in one start.
  
  Scouting Report: Scott is a 6-foot-4 righthander who stands out for his fastball/slider combo, good extension toward home plate and a lot of confidence on the mound. His fastball sits 92-94 mph and tops at 97 with running life to his arm side. Scott's slider is above-average with a chance to get to plus. He throws a changeup that he can use as a chase pitch against lefthanded hitters but it's below-average. Scott throws a lot of strikes with his fastball and slider but lacks the type of feel typically associated with major league starts.
  
  The Future: Scott has the goods to become a quality big league reliever with a fastball/slider mix that could get to plus. If he moves to the bullpen, he could pop on the MLB radar by 2024.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 55. Slider: 55. Changeup: 40. Control: 45.

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #214 prospect in 2021 draft
  Scott was eligible as a sophomore in 2020 but went unselected even after posting a 1.20 ERA in seven appearances and 15 innings, with solid strikeout and walk rates. This spring, Scott continued to be a reliable arm for the Gators out of the bullpen, leading the team in appearances (26) while posting a 3.00 ERA. Coaches said Scott took a step forward with his fastball command during the fall and he posted the lowest walk rate of his career this spring (1.5 BB/9) while sitting in the 93-95 mph range and running the pitch into the upper 90s at its peak. Scott is mostly a fastball/slider pitcher and his breaking ball comes in hard in the mid 80s. The pitch shows some solid action when he lands it down and to his glove side, but it also backs up on him fairly regularly when he leaves it up in the zone. Scott also throws a low-to-mid-80s changeup that looks like a solid pitch when he hits on it, but he rarely uses it. Scott has significant effort in his delivery and an aggressive head whack in his finish that he’s had since his high school days and because of that and the fact he’s pitched primarily out of the bullpen for his career at Florida, most teams see him as a reliever at the next level.

• February, 2023 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 45/High
  
  Track Record: Scott pitched mostly in relief in three years at Florida. He went undrafted as an eligible sophomore in the five-round 2020 draft but made the cut in 2021, when the Mets drafted him in the fifth round. Scott pitched at two levels of Class A in his 2022 full-season debut, working as a starter and bulk pitcher while averaging nearly 15 batters per appearance with a high of 23 in one start.
  
  Scouting Report: Scott is a 6-foot-4 righthander who stands out for his fastball/slider combo, good extension toward home plate and a lot of confidence on the mound. His fastball sits 92-94 mph and tops at 97 with running life to his arm side. Scott's slider is above-average with a chance to get to plus. He throws a changeup that he can use as a chase pitch against lefthanded hitters but it's below-average. Scott throws a lot of strikes with his fastball and slider but lacks the type of feel typically associated with major league starts.
  
  The Future: Scott has the goods to become a quality big league reliever with a fastball/slider mix that could get to plus. If he moves to the bullpen, he could pop on the MLB radar by 2024.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 55. Slider: 55. Changeup: 40. Control: 45.
• December, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 45/High
  
  Track Record: Scott pitched mostly in relief in three years at Florida. He went undrafted as an eligible sophomore in the five-round 2020 draft but made the cut in 2021, when the Mets drafted him in the fifth round. Scott pitched at two levels of Class A in his 2022 full-season debut, working as a starter and bulk pitcher while averaging nearly 15 batters per appearance with a high of 23 in one start.
  
  Scouting Report: Scott is a 6-foot-4 righthander who stands out for his fastball/slider combo, good extension toward home plate and a lot of confidence on the mound. His fastball sits 92-94 mph and tops at 97 with running life to his arm side. Scott's slider is above-average with a chance to get to plus. He throws a changeup that he can use as a chase pitch against lefthanded hitters but it's below-average. Scott throws a lot of strikes with his fastball and slider but lacks the type of feel typically associated with major league starts.
  
  The Future: Scott has the goods to become a quality big league reliever with a fastball/slider mix that could get to plus. If he moves to the bullpen, he could pop on the MLB radar by 2024.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 55. Slider: 55. Changeup: 40. Control: 45.
• April, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade: 45/Extreme
  
  Midseason Update: Drafted in the fifth round last year out of Florida, Scott worked primarily in relief for the Gators but has been tried in the rotation at Low-A this season. The 23-year-old sits 94 mph with a slider that could get to above-average and has missed bats. Ultimately, Scott probably fits in the bullpen.