Evan Fitterer

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Miami Marlins #25 prospect in 2021
  TRACK RECORD: The Marlins swayed Fitterer from his UCLA commitment with an above-slot $1.5 million signing bonus as a fifth-round pick in 2019. He made his pro debut in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League and impressed with a 2.38 ERA. The Marlins brought him to their alternate training site in 2020.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Fitterer has four pitches that all project as average or better offerings. His fastball sits 91-94 mph with solid sink and cut that induces ground balls consistently. He complements it with an upper-70s curveball that could become a plus pitch in time, as well as a sharp slider that has solid separation from his curveball and an average changeup with good sink. He ties it all together with average control and a polished delivery.
  
  THE FUTURE: Fitterer projects as a possible mid-to-back-of-the-rotation starter. He still has a long way to go and will make his full-season debut in 2021.
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  Ranked Miami Marlins #24 prospect in 2020
  TRACK RECORD: A strong commitment to UCLA and an apparent high price tag pushed Fitterer down teams' draft boards, but the Marlins, undeterred, drafted Fitterer in the fifth round and signed him for $1.5 million—the largest signing bonus given to any 2019 draftee outside of the top three rounds.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Fitterer has an ideal, projectable pitcher's body, featuring broad shoulders and long limbs with lots of room to add strength. Fitterer starts his pitch mix with a fastball in the low-to-mid- 90s that he can cut and sink effectively with late life through the zone. He throws three distinct offspeed pitches, including an upper-70s curveball that has the makings of a plus pitch, an above-average, low-80s slider and an average, fourth-pitch changeup. While Fitterer's delivery needs some refinement both in direction and base, due in part to limited core strength, he only needs to make minor adjustments. Fitterer is a good athlete on the mound, leading most scouts to project above-average control with refinement.
  
  THE FUTURE: It is very easy to dream on Fitterer's ceiling as he matures. Due to limited innings, the team will continue to monitor his usage in the spring. While Fitterer will be given a chance to break with low Class A Clinton in 2020, he will most likely start in extended spring before moving to the New York-Penn League.

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #60 prospect in 2019 draft
  Fitterer jumped on teams' radars last fall at Perfect Game's World Championship in Jupiter, Fla., showing big upside with a fastball that reached the mid-90s and a projectable, 6-foot-3, 185-pound frame. It's been more of the same this spring, as Fitterer has continued to show present stuff, including a two-seam fastball with impressive late life and excellent feel to spin and manipulate a curveball that projects as a plus pitch. He also has feel for a changeup that should be average. Fitterer's athleticism, frame and stuff could allow him to be drafted as high as the second round, but his fastball velocity does come and go depending on how much rest he's had between starts. That's not unusual for prep pitchers, and it shouldn't hurt his stock too much, but he will also turn 19 years old just one month after the draft. Fitterer is committed to UCLA and expected to be an expensive sign.

Minor League Top Prospects

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  Ranked Florida Complex League #16 prospect in 2019
  Fitterer was committed to UCLA, but the Marlins paid well above slot ($1.5 million) to sign him as their fifth-round pick this year. Fitterer has a projectable frame and a fastball that sits at 89-93 mph and can reach 96 mph. The pitch is notable for both its velocity and its life, with late, heavy action. An athletic pitcher and a solid strike-thrower, Fitterer shows feel for spin on a curveball that's a potential out-pitch. He has shown some feel for a changeup as well that could give him three future average or better pitches. Fitterer is on the older side for a high school draft pick—he turned 19 in June—but he has a starter profile between his body type, repertoire and pitchability.

• March, 2021 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: The Marlins swayed Fitterer from his UCLA commitment with an above-slot $1.5 million signing bonus as a fifth-round pick in 2019. He made his pro debut in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League and impressed with a 2.38 ERA. The Marlins brought him to their alternate training site in 2020.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Fitterer has four pitches that all project as average or better offerings. His fastball sits 91-94 mph with solid sink and cut that induces ground balls consistently. He complements it with an upper-70s curveball that could become a plus pitch in time, as well as a sharp slider that has solid separation from his curveball and an average changeup with good sink. He ties it all together with average control and a polished delivery.
  
  THE FUTURE: Fitterer projects as a possible mid-to-back-of-the-rotation starter. He still has a long way to go and will make his full-season debut in 2021.
• December, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: The Marlins swayed Fitterer from his UCLA commitment with an above-slot $1.5 million signing bonus as a fifth-round pick in 2019. He made his pro debut in the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League and impressed with a 2.38 ERA. The Marlins brought him to their alternate training site in 2020.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Fitterer has four pitches that all project as average or better offerings. His fastball sits 91-94 mph with solid sink and cut that induces ground balls consistently. He complements it with an upper-70s curveball that could become a plus pitch in time, as well as a sharp slider that has solid separation from his curveball and an average changeup with good sink. He ties it all together with average control and a polished delivery.
  
  THE FUTURE: Fitterer projects as a possible mid-to-back-of-the-rotation starter. He still has a long way to go and will make his full-season debut in 2021.
• July, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: A strong commitment to UCLA and an apparent high price tag pushed Fitterer down teams’ draft boards, but the Marlins, undeterred, drafted Fitterer in the fifth round and signed him for $1.5 million—the largest signing bonus given to any 2019 draftee outside of the top three rounds.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Fitterer has an ideal, projectable pitcher’s body, featuring broad shoulders and long limbs with lots of room to add strength. Fitterer starts his pitch mix with a fastball in the low-to-mid- 90s that he can cut and sink effectively with late life through the zone. He throws three distinct offspeed pitches, including an upper-70s curveball that has the makings of a plus pitch, an above-average, low-80s slider and an average, fourth-pitch changeup. While Fitterer’s delivery needs some refinement both in direction and base, due in part to limited core strength, he only needs to make minor adjustments. Fitterer is a good athlete on the mound, leading most scouts to project above-average control with refinement.
  
  THE FUTURE: It is very easy to dream on Fitterer’s ceiling as he matures. Due to limited innings, the team will continue to monitor his usage in the spring. While Fitterer will be given a chance to break with low Class A Clinton in 2020, he will most likely start in extended spring before moving to the New York-Penn League.
• February, 2020 Scouting Report
  TRACK RECORD: A strong commitment to UCLA and an apparent high price tag pushed Fitterer down teams' draft boards, but the Marlins, undeterred, drafted Fitterer in the fifth round and signed him for $1.5 million—the largest signing bonus given to any 2019 draftee outside of the top three rounds.
  
  SCOUTING REPORT: Fitterer has an ideal, projectable pitcher's body, featuring broad shoulders and long limbs with lots of room to add strength. Fitterer starts his pitch mix with a fastball in the low-to-mid- 90s that he can cut and sink effectively with late life through the zone. He throws three distinct offspeed pitches, including an upper-70s curveball that has the makings of a plus pitch, an above-average, low-80s slider and an average, fourth-pitch changeup. While Fitterer's delivery needs some refinement both in direction and base, due in part to limited core strength, he only needs to make minor adjustments. Fitterer is a good athlete on the mound, leading most scouts to project above-average control with refinement.
  
  THE FUTURE: It is very easy to dream on Fitterer's ceiling as he matures. Due to limited innings, the team will continue to monitor his usage in the spring. While Fitterer will be given a chance to break with low Class A Clinton in 2020, he will most likely start in extended spring before moving to the New York-Penn League.
• December, 2018 Scouting Report
  Fitterer was committed to UCLA, but the Marlins paid well above slot ($1.5 million) to sign him as their fifth-round pick this year. Fitterer has a projectable frame and a fastball that sits at 89-93 mph and can reach 96 mph. The pitch is notable for both its velocity and its life, with late, heavy action. An athletic pitcher and a solid strike-thrower, Fitterer shows feel for spin on a curveball that's a potential out-pitch. He has shown some feel for a changeup as well that could give him three future average or better pitches. Fitterer is on the older side for a high school draft pick—he turned 19 in June—but he has a starter profile between his body type, repertoire and pitchability.
• December, 2018 Scouting Report
  Fitterer jumped on teams' radars last fall at Perfect Game's World Championship in Jupiter, Fla., showing big upside with a fastball that reached the mid-90s and a projectable, 6-foot-3, 185-pound frame. It's been more of the same this spring, as Fitterer has continued to show present stuff, including a two-seam fastball with impressive late life and excellent feel to spin and manipulate a curveball that projects as a plus pitch. He also has feel for a changeup that should be average. Fitterer's athleticism, frame and stuff could allow him to be drafted as high as the second round, but his fastball velocity does come and go depending on how much rest he's had between starts. That's not unusual for prep pitchers, and it shouldn't hurt his stock too much, but he will also turn 19 years old just one month after the draft. Fitterer is committed to UCLA and expected to be an expensive sign.