Travis Sthele

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #171 prospect in 2020 draft
  Sthele was a two-sport star, playing quarterback and shortstop/pitcher for San Antonio’s Reagan High, the 2019 Texas 6A state baseball runner-up. After a very busy summer, Sthele sat out the first two football games of the season to rest his arm, then returned to lead the team to the state playoffs. He was expected to help lead the baseball team back to the state playoffs as well (they had made the state finals in 2018 and 2019) before the coronavirus shutdown ruined those plans. Sthele is a Texas signee for baseball. The shutdown hampered his chances to show that he can get to the upper registers of his velocity range more often—he’s touched 95-96 mph at his best, including at the Area Code Games last summer, but he generally sits 90-93 with an above-average spin rate and late life. He shows good feel for setting up hitters and his short arm action makes for a repeatable delivery. His future above-average slider is short and can generate swings and misses. His nascent changeup sits in the mid-80s. He throws it with good arm speed, but the pitch doesn’t have much movement and is a little firm. Sthele could step into Texas’ rotation quickly if he makes it to college, which is more likely because of the shortened draft.