Peyton Pallette

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Chicago White Sox #9 prospect in 2024
  BA Grade: 50/High
  
  Track Record: Pallette was limited to just 19 games in his three-year college career at Arkansas, missing games first during the pandemic year. He moved to the Razorbacks’ rotation in his sophomore year for 15 games before having Tommy John surgery just before the 2022 season. Originally projected as a first-round talent before the elbow injury, Pallette’s three-pitch mix and pitch-data profile intrigued teams enough to keep him high on draft boards. The White Sox drafted him in the second round in 2022, signing him for an over-slot $1.5 million. After rehabbing for the entire 2022 season, Pallette got back on the mound in 2023 during spring training before getting a full slate of 22 starts at Low-A Kannapolis, where he posted a 4.13 ERA and struck out 78 in 72 innings.
  
  Scouting Report: While size and durability concerns raise questions as to whether Pallette can stay in the rotation, he will continue to be developed as a starter because of the way his plus 93-95 mph fastball plays. His heater was up to 99 in college with impressive vertical break, and that velocity could come back the further he moves away from surgery. Pallette uses a four-seamer grip now and will look to add a two-seam sinker in time. He can really spin a 79-81 mph curveball with both 10-to-4 and 11-to-5 shape and a spin rate greater than 3,000 rpm. He’s still regaining his feel and consistency for his breaking pitch, as he varies the shape and tends to cast it instead of getting out front and finishing it. Pallette’s ultimate role may be determined by the development of a future average changeup that sits 86 mph and touches 88 when it’s too firm.
  
  The Future: Pallette’s pair of plus pitches are a sign that he will have significant value either as a starter or reliever. With a strong spring, he could skip High-A and head right to Double-A Birmingham.
  
  Scouting Grades Fastball: 60 | Curveball: 50 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 45
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  Ranked Chicago White Sox #7 prospect in 2023
  BA Grade/Risk: 55/Extreme
  
  Track Record: Pallette had an abbreviated college career at Arkansas, where he pitched in just four games in relief in the shortened 2020 season and then appeared in 15 games in 2021 after moving to the rotation. His three-pitch mix and pitch data profile intrigued teams, but he didn't get to show his stuff in 2022 after he had Tommy John surgery before the start of the college season. The White Sox believe they got a bargain by selecting of Pallette--who was a slam dunk first-rounder before his injury--in the second round at pick No. 62 overall. He began a throwing program with the White Sox shortly after signing for an over-slot $1.5 million.
  
  Scouting Report: When healthy in 2021, Pallette's fastball sat in the 93-95 mph range and touched 99 with impressive vertical break. His 79-81 mph curveball had extremely high spin rates and graded as one of the best available in the 2022 draft class. Pallette's curve is a potential wipeout offering and is at least a plus weapon. He complements his breaking ball with a firm 87-89 mph changeup with armside movement that generated both ground balls and strikeouts. White Sox player development has seen incredible work ethic from Pallette and believe his strong makeup will aid in his recovery. Pallette has impressive arm speed and a clean delivery, but he has a smaller, thinner frame. Durability was a question before his injury and is especially so now.
  
  The Future: Pallette had Tommy John surgery in January 2022, so it will likely be well into the 2023 season before he gets back on the mound in game action. While he has plenty to prove, Pallette will represent a draft bargain if he regains the crispness on his fastball and curveball that made him a first-round talent.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 60. Curveball: 60. Changeup: 50. Control: 50

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #38 prospect in 2022 draft
  School: Arkansas Committed/Drafted: Never Drafted
  Age At Draft: 21.2
  BA Grade: 55/Extreme
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 55 | Curveball: 60 | Slider: - | Changeup: 55 | Cutter: | Control: 50
  After pitching out of the bullpen in 2020, Pallette transitioned to a starting role in 2021 with Arkansas and posted a 4.02 ERA over 56 innings. He has one of the more interesting pitch data profiles in the 2022 class with a three-pitch mix that excites many analysts. His fastball sat in the 93-95 mph range last spring and touched 99 with reportedly impressive induced vertical break numbers. However, his delivery isn’t the most deceptive and he has a clean release with below-average extension that could be questionable attributes overall. He throws a 79-81 mph curveball with excellent spin rates in the 3,100-rpm range and generated whiffs with the pitch 44% of the time last spring, per Synergy. Pallette also throws a firm changeup in the 87-89 mph range with a 1,600 rpm spin rate and plenty of horizontal, arm side movement that generates plenty of whiffs and groundouts. Durability and health are questions that teams have with Pallette and he wasn’t able to answer either of those questions in 2022 after Tommy John surgery wiped out his junior season before it started. Pallette has first round stuff when he’s healthy, but with just 61.2 total innings under his belt with Arkansas—the industry could be quite split on what to do with him at the time of the draft.

• February, 2023 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 55/Extreme
  
  Track Record: Pallette had an abbreviated college career at Arkansas, where he pitched in just four games in relief in the shortened 2020 season and then appeared in 15 games in 2021 after moving to the rotation. His three-pitch mix and pitch data profile intrigued teams, but he didn't get to show his stuff in 2022 after he had Tommy John surgery before the start of the college season. The White Sox believe they got a bargain by selecting of Pallette--who was a slam dunk first-rounder before his injury--in the second round at pick No. 62 overall. He began a throwing program with the White Sox shortly after signing for an over-slot $1.5 million.
  
  Scouting Report: When healthy in 2021, Pallette's fastball sat in the 93-95 mph range and touched 99 with impressive vertical break. His 79-81 mph curveball had extremely high spin rates and graded as one of the best available in the 2022 draft class. Pallette's curve is a potential wipeout offering and is at least a plus weapon. He complements his breaking ball with a firm 87-89 mph changeup with armside movement that generated both ground balls and strikeouts. White Sox player development has seen incredible work ethic from Pallette and believe his strong makeup will aid in his recovery. Pallette has impressive arm speed and a clean delivery, but he has a smaller, thinner frame. Durability was a question before his injury and is especially so now.
  
  The Future: Pallette had Tommy John surgery in January 2022, so it will likely be well into the 2023 season before he gets back on the mound in game action. While he has plenty to prove, Pallette will represent a draft bargain if he regains the crispness on his fastball and curveball that made him a first-round talent.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 60. Curveball: 60. Changeup: 50. Control: 50
• December, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade/Risk: 55/Extreme
  
  Track Record: Pallette had an abbreviated college career at Arkansas, where he pitched in just four games in relief in the shortened 2020 season and then appeared in 15 games in 2021 after moving to the rotation. His three-pitch mix and pitch data profile intrigued teams, but he didn't get to show his stuff in 2022 after he had Tommy John surgery before the start of the college season. The White Sox believe they got a bargain by selecting of Pallette--who was a slam dunk first-rounder before his injury--in the second round at pick No. 62 overall. He began a throwing program with the White Sox shortly after signing for an over-slot $1.5 million.
  
  Scouting Report: When healthy in 2021, Pallette's fastball sat in the 93-95 mph range and touched 99 with impressive vertical break. His 79-81 mph curveball had extremely high spin rates and graded as one of the best available in the 2022 draft class. Pallette's curve is a potential wipeout offering and is at least a plus weapon. He complements his breaking ball with a firm 87-89 mph changeup with armside movement that generated both ground balls and strikeouts. White Sox player development has seen incredible work ethic from Pallette and believe his strong makeup will aid in his recovery. Pallette has impressive arm speed and a clean delivery, but he has a smaller, thinner frame. Durability was a question before his injury and is especially so now.
  
  The Future: Pallette had Tommy John surgery in January 2022, so it will likely be well into the 2023 season before he gets back on the mound in game action. While he has plenty to prove, Pallette will represent a draft bargain if he regains the crispness on his fastball and curveball that made him a first-round talent.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 60. Curveball: 60. Changeup: 50. Control: 50
• April, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade: 55/Extreme
  
  August Update: After pitching out of the bullpen in 2020, Pallette transitioned to a starting role in 2021 with Arkansas and posted a 4.02 ERA over 56 innings. He has one of the more interesting pitch data profiles in the 2022 class with a three-pitch mix that excites many analysts. His fastball sat in the 93-95 mph range last spring and touched 99 with reportedly impressive induced vertical break numbers. However, his delivery isn&#39t the most deceptive and he has a clean release with below-average extension that could be questionable attributes overall. He throws a 79-81 mph curveball with excellent spin rates in the 3,100-rpm range and generated whiffs with the pitch 44% of the time last spring, per Synergy. Pallette also throws a firm changeup in the 87-89 mph range with a 1,600 rpm spin rate and plenty of horizontal, arm side movement that generates plenty of whiffs and groundouts. Durability and health are questions that teams have with Pallette and he wasn&#39t able to answer either of those questions in 2022 after Tommy John surgery wiped out his junior season before it started.
  
  Scouting Grades: Fastball: 55. Curveball: 60. Changeup: 55. Control: 50.