Joey Lancellotti

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #491 prospect in 2020 draft
  A heralded pitching prospect dating back to his high school days in 2017, Lancellotti jumped right into the action with North Carolina’s bullpen as a freshman, throwing 38.2 innings and posting a 3.96 ERA. He was relied on even more in 2019 during a draft-eligible sophomore season, where he logged 52 innings and managed a 3.12 ERA. He transitioned into a starting role this spring for the Tar Heels, and made four starts with good results, managing a 2.22 ERA, but his strikeout rate and stuff played down in the role. Out of the bullpen, Lancellotti was regularly in the 95 mph range and touched 97 at times, with a hard, biting slider, but his fastball was more in the upper 80s and low 90s in a starting role. Because of that, his size—5-foot-11, 205 pounds—and the effort in his delivery, scouts see him as a straight reliever at the next level.
• Ranked #217 prospect in 2019 draft
  Now a draft-eligible sophomore, Lancellotti ranked No. 190 on the 2017 BA 500 thanks to a three-pitch mix that included a fastball in the mid-90s. Lancellotti made it to campus at North Carolina and was an immediate contributor to the Tar Heels' pitching staff, logging 38.2 innings and posting a 3.96 ERA with 43 strikeouts and 18 walks as a freshman in 2018. Over the summer, Lancellotti tossed 13.1 innings in the Cape Cod League--two starts and two relief appearances--and recorded a 17-to-3 strikeout-to-walk ratio. While Lancellotti doesn't have an ideal pitcher's frame at 5-foot-11 and 205 pounds, he has a solid fastball/breaking ball combination that should serve him well as a reliever at the next level. His fastball touches 95 mph regularly and is a plus offering, ticking up to 97 mph at times. He pairs it was a hard, late-biting slider that is also a plus offering. Lancellotti has a strict reliever-only profile because of his lack of size and the effort in his delivery--he has a fairly significant head whack--but the stuff is good enough for him to be picked in the top 10 rounds.

• December, 2018 Scouting Report
  Now a draft-eligible sophomore, Lancellotti ranked No. 190 on the 2017 BA 500 thanks to a three-pitch mix that included a fastball in the mid-90s. Lancellotti made it to campus at North Carolina and was an immediate contributor to the Tar Heels' pitching staff, logging 38.2 innings and posting a 3.96 ERA with 43 strikeouts and 18 walks as a freshman in 2018. Over the summer, Lancellotti tossed 13.1 innings in the Cape Cod League--two starts and two relief appearances--and recorded a 17-to-3 strikeout-to-walk ratio. While Lancellotti doesn't have an ideal pitcher's frame at 5-foot-11 and 205 pounds, he has a solid fastball/breaking ball combination that should serve him well as a reliever at the next level. His fastball touches 95 mph regularly and is a plus offering, ticking up to 97 mph at times. He pairs it was a hard, late-biting slider that is also a plus offering. Lancellotti has a strict reliever-only profile because of his lack of size and the effort in his delivery--he has a fairly significant head whack--but the stuff is good enough for him to be picked in the top 10 rounds.