• Full name Nicholas Paul Frasso
  • Born 10/18/1998 in Torrance, CA
  • Profile Ht.: 6'5" / Wt.: 200 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Loyola Marymount
  • Drafted in the 4th round (106th overall) by the Toronto Blue Jays in 2020 (signed for $459,000).
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    Frasso impressed with four scoreless innings in his lone start for USA Baseball’s Collegiate National Team last summer. He entered this spring considered a potential first-round pick, but he failed to get through five innings in either of his first two starts before he was shut down with forearm tightness. Frasso is one of the most athletic pitchers in the draft class. He was a high school basketball standout capable of throwing down emphatic dunks, and he still has a basketball build at 6-foot-5, 200 pounds with room to fill out. Frasso still has a relatively fresh arm due to his two-sport background. His 92-95 mph fastball plays up with both a high spin rate and plus extension, and his high-spin slider gives him a second potential plus offering, although it is inconsistent. His changeup is rudimentary but flashes average potential. Frasso can locate his fastball to both sides of the plate and fills up the strike zone. He projects as a plus strike thrower overall. Frasso checks a lot of analytical boxes with his spin rates and extension, while traditional scouts love his athleticism and projection. He is in second-to-third-round consideration on talent, but his injury may drop him further.

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