Grayson Moore

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #202 prospect in 2022 draft
  School: Vanderbilt Committed/Drafted: Never Drafted
  Age At Draft: 21
  Moore was a two-way player for Vanderbilt during his first year with the program in 2021, but he played sparingly on both sides of the ball before becoming a full-time pitcher in 2022. Pitching almost entirely out of the bullpen, Moore has taken a big step forward with his fastball velocity in 2022, sitting 93-94 and touching 97 mph after sitting around 90 mph in 2021. While the stuff improved, Moore’s performance was just middling. He posted a 5.06 ERA over 26.2 innings, with 39 strikeouts (33.1 K%) and 15 walks (12.7 BB%). Moore has shown impressive ability to spin the baseball dating back to his high school days and has a 12-to-6 curveball in the mid 70s with impressive depth, but in 2022 has more frequently gone to a hard, low-80s slider that flashes late tilt at its best. Moore will also throw a low-to-mid-80s changeup but has used the pitch infrequently. His strike throwing has been inconsistent as a reliever, but he has plenty of arm talent, and there’s a chance some teams try him as a starter at the next level because of that.
• Ranked #250 prospect in 2020 draft
  Originally committed to Central Florida, Moore swapped to a Vanderbilt commitment and impressed scouts on both sides of the ball. A 6-foot-4, 180-pound outfielder and righthanded pitcher, scouts seem to like Moore’s future upside on the mound more than his potential with the bat. If he makes it to campus at Vanderbilt he could do both, but scouts are excited about how his frame could fill out in a few years and his feel to spin a breaking ball. He doesn’t have impact stuff now, but it’s easy to see that changing in a few years. Over the summer Moore threw a fastball in the 88-91 mph range, but that velo dropped down to 85-87 in later innings. He’ll need to add more velocity, but scouts believe that will come. His curveball is another projection pitch that needs more power—it was in the 66-72 mph range over the summer—but has solid 12-to-6 shape and depth. Moore has also shown a 76-78 mph changeup, but the pitch is raw. Moore’s value is based almost solely on his projection, but scouts love his body and the way his arm works. Look for him to take a jump in coming years, when he could be sophomore-eligible for the 2022 class.