Blake Money

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #439 prospect in 2023 draft
  School: Louisiana State Source: 4YR
  
  Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
  Age At Draft: 21.7
  A massive righthander with a 6-foot-7, 240-pound frame, Money pitched mostly out of the bullpen for Louisiana State in 2021 before moving into a starting role in 2022. After a number of transfers crowded the pitching staff in Baton Rouge, most notably righthander Paul Skenes, Money moved back into a primary reliever role in 2023. He posted a 5.67 ERA in 33.1 innings as a junior, with an 18.4% strikeout rate and 7.9% walk rate. Money pitches in the 92-94 mph range and has been up to 96 with his fastball, which has great riding life and around 20 inches of induced vertical break. He generated a solid 23% miss rate on the pitch this spring, and showed decent feel for two high-spin breaking balls: the first an upper-70s sweeping slider and the second a mid-70s curveball with more top-down action, both of which are thrown in the 2,400-2,500 rpm range. Money has also mixed in a mid-80s changeup. Money’s results have never quite matched his stuff and strikes, so he’s an intriguing, big-bodied righthander who could fit late on day two or on day three.
• Ranked #359 prospect in 2020 draft
  One of the bigger prep pitching prospects in the 2020 class, Money is listed at 6-foot-7, 245 pounds. Despite his size, Money has solid athleticism that allows him to pound the zone consistently with a fastball in the 90-93 mph range. The pitch has a tick of arm-side running action and he pairs it with a slider in the mid-80s, a changeup in the 82-84 mph range and a 12-to-6 curveball. Over the summer Money’s changeup was ahead of his slider, as the breaking ball backed up at times, but scouts thought he made progress with his breaking ball during the fall. Some scouts give his curveball a chance to be an average pitch. Money is committed to Louisiana State and with his frame and three average pitches, has a chance to provide an immediate impact in some capacity if he makes it to campus.