Standard MLB Batting Statistics

No MLB Hitting Statistics.

Standard MLB Pitching Statistics

	Season	Tm	LG	BF	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	H	R	ER	HR	BB	SO	WHIP
	2024	CWS	AL	174	0	7	7.07	9	8	0	35.2	32	33	28	7	36	26	1.91
	1 Season	CWS	AL	174	0	7	7.07	9	8	0	35.2	32	33	28	7	36	26	1.91

*: All Star Season, Rankings AL/NL: Top 5 10 15 20,        Click for Chart.

Standard MLB Fielding Statistics

Season	Tm	LG	POS	G	GS	INN	TC	PO	A	E	DP	RF	FPCT%
2024	CWS	AL	P	9	8	35.2	3	1	2	0	0		1.000
1 Season	CWS	AL	P	9	8	35.2	3	1	2	0	0		1.000

Spray Chart

All Seasons

▾

All Seasons

Base Hits

▾

All BIP Base Hits Single Double Triple Home Run

Save Image

Loading Spray Data...

Scouting Report

Video scouting report »

Scouting grades: Fastball: 55 | Curveball: 50 | Slider: 50 | Changeup: 55 | Control: 40 | Overall: 40 

Nastrini was a tall and projectable pitcher at Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego, the same school that has produced arms like Stephen Gonsalves and Brady Aiken. Undrafted, he had little problem making the transition to UCLA’s rotation as a freshman, pitching well in his first three appearances before being shut down with thoracic outlet syndrome. He worked his way back to make two postseason starts before throwing very well in the Cape Cod League and served as the Bruins’ Saturday starter in the short-lived 2020 season. Issues with command have sidetracked him in 2021, as he lost his rotation spot and had trouble making an impact as a reliever.

The 6-foot-3 right-hander has a legitimate four-pitch mix with the prototypical starting pitcher’s body. His fastball has averaged around 93 mph in 2021 and touched 98, and like most UCLA pitchers, relies on his four-seamer up in the zone, getting hitters to chase and miss it. His best secondary offering is his changeup, which hitters have a hard time recognizing, thrown with a solid 10-mph differential from his fastball, but with the same arm action. He complements those with an average mid-80s slider and mid-to-upper-70s curveball.

On the surface, Nastrini has a repeatable delivery, but struggles with finding the strike zone in the shortened 2020 season (5.7 BB/9) have intensified this year. With his stuff still very good and missing bats, a team is likely to take a chance and try to fix him at the next level, but he’s looking for like a future reliever, at best.

Scouting grades: Fastball: 55 | Curveball: 55 | Slider: 60 | Changeup: 55 | Control: 40 | Overall: 45

Nastrini lost the strike zone as a UCLA junior in 2021, dropping out of the rotation after just five starts, but the Dodgers believed the local product's control issues were fixable. He performed well in a pre-Draft workout and during summer ball, so they signed him for an over-slot $497,500 in the fourth round and helped him quickly develop into one of their top pitching prospects. Now he's the top righty in the White Sox system after Chicago acquired him in a trade for Lance Lynn and Joe Kelly last July. 

After working at 93-96 mph and popping 98 with impressive vertical break on his fastball in his first two-plus years as a pro, Nastini has pitched at 92-94 mph in 2024. His best secondary offering is a tight mid-80s slider with high spin rates, as does his 78-82 mph curveball that he doesn't land for strikes as consistently. His mid-80s changeup tumbles at the plate and gives him a solid fourth option. 

While Nastrini has the stuff to pitch near the front of a rotation, how well he harnesses it ultimately will determine his role. He's throwing more strikes than he did at UCLA, but his control and command have regressed this year and are below average. His delivery isn't complicated yet he struggles to repeat it at times. 

Scouting grades: Fastball: 65 | Curveball: 55 | Slider: 60 | Changeup: 55 | Control: 45 | Overall: 50

Nastrini began 2021 as one of the best college pitching prospects on the West Coast, but he lost the strike zone and fell out of UCLA's rotation after just five starts. The Dodgers knew the local product well enough to believe that his control issues were fixable, a notion that grew stronger after he performed well in a pre-Draft workout and with the summer Santa Barbara Foresters, so they signed him for an over-slot $497,500 as a fourth-rounder. He led the Los Angeles system in strikeouts (169), strikeout rate (13.0 per nine innings) and opponent average (.180) while shooting to Double-A in his first full season, then went to the White Sox in a trade for Lance Lynn and Joe Kelly midway through his second.

Nastrini worked with a 92-94 mph fastball in college but has operated at 94-96 and reached 98 with outstanding carry and pitch characteristics as a pro. His mid-80s slider can be unhittable and features high spin rates, as does his 78-82 mph curveball, which also shows flashes of becoming a plus pitch but doesn't land in the zone as consistently. He's showing increased feel for a mid-80s changeup that bottoms out at the plate and utilized it more often in 2022. 

There's no doubt that Nastrini's stuff gives him the upside of a frontline starter, but the question is will he throw enough strikes to reach his ceiling. He does have a repeatable delivery, and some minor adjustments to his tempo and catcher targeting helped him reduce his walk rate from 7.4 per nine innings at UCLA to 4.2 in his first full pro season. He'll be an asset in the rotation if he can develop average control and decent command, and still could be an impact reliever if he doesn't.

Scouting grades: Fastball: 65 | Curveball: 55 | Slider: 60 | Changeup: 55 | Control: 45 | Overall: 50 

Nastrini opened 2021 as one of the best college pitching prospects on the West Coast and a potential second- or third-rounder, but his control evaporated and he pitched his way out of UCLA's rotation after just five starts. The Dodgers scouted the local product enough to believe that his issues were correctable, and their confidence rose when he impressed in a pre-Draft workout for them and also struck out 24 in 13 scoreless innings with the summer Santa Barbara Foresters, whom he helped win the National Baseball Congress World Series in 2020. After they signed him in the fourth round for an over-slot $497,500, he dazzled with his stuff in his pro debut and during instructional league.

After sitting at 92-94 mph with his fastball at UCLA, Nastrini averaged 96 mph with outstanding carry and pitch characteristics in shorter stints as a pro. He also delivered high spin rates on both his upper-70s downer curveball and low-80s sweeping slider, which both show the potential to become plus offerings. He also can miss bats with a mid-80s changeup that dives at the plate, though he doesn't use it very often. 

Nastrini piled up 30 strikeouts in 13 innings in Low-A but he also issued seven walks. He never had pinpoint control at UCLA, but he has a repeatable delivery and the Dodgers think they can help him with some minor tweaks such as tempo and catcher targeting. If he develops average control and command while maintaining the arsenal he showed in his debut, he could pitch in the front half of a big league rotation. 

Awards

INT Pitcher of the Week

Week	Team
09/24/2023

MID Pitcher of the Week

Week	Team
08/14/2022

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	10/01/2024	Chicago White Sox recalled RHP Nick Nastrini from Charlotte Knights.
	09/10/2024	Chicago White Sox optioned RHP Nick Nastrini to Charlotte Knights.
	09/10/2024	Charlotte Knights activated RHP Nick Nastrini.
	08/29/2024	Chicago White Sox recalled RHP Nick Nastrini from Charlotte Knights.
	06/09/2024	Chicago White Sox optioned RHP Nick Nastrini to Charlotte Knights.
	05/22/2024	Chicago White Sox recalled RHP Nick Nastrini from Charlotte Knights.
	04/22/2024	Chicago White Sox optioned RHP Nick Nastrini to Charlotte Knights.
	04/22/2024	Charlotte Knights activated RHP Nick Nastrini.
	04/22/2024	Charlotte Knights activated RHP Nick Nastrini.
	04/15/2024	Chicago White Sox selected the contract of RHP Nick Nastrini from Charlotte Knights.
	02/08/2024	Chicago White Sox invited non-roster RHP Nick Nastrini to spring training.
	08/29/2023	RHP Nick Nastrini assigned to Charlotte Knights from Birmingham Barons.
	08/01/2023	Birmingham Barons activated RHP Nick Nastrini.
	07/28/2023	Chicago White Sox traded RHP Lance Lynn and RHP Joe Kelly to Los Angeles Dodgers for RF Trayce Thompson, RHP Nick Nastrini and RHP Jordan Leasure.
	07/28/2023	Birmingham Barons placed RHP Nick Nastrini on the reserve list.
	07/28/2023	RHP Nick Nastrini assigned to Birmingham Barons.
	07/28/2023	RHP Nick Nastrini roster status changed by Chicago White Sox.
	04/20/2023	Tulsa Drillers activated RHP Nick Nastrini.
	04/20/2023	RHP Nick Nastrini assigned to Tulsa Drillers.
	02/03/2023	RHP Nick Nastrini roster status changed by Los Angeles Dodgers.
	02/03/2023	Los Angeles Dodgers invited non-roster RHP Nick Nastrini to spring training.
	08/30/2022	Tulsa Drillers activated RHP Nick Nastrini from the temporarily inactive list.
	08/25/2022	Tulsa Drillers placed RHP Nick Nastrini on the temporarily inactive list.
	08/25/2022	Tulsa Drillers placed RHP Nick Nastrini on the temporarily inactive list.
	08/16/2022	RHP Nick Nastrini assigned to Tulsa Drillers from Great Lakes Loons.
	08/16/2022	Tulsa Drillers activated RHP Nick Nastrini.
	04/05/2022	RHP Nick Nastrini and assigned to Great Lakes Loons.
	08/17/2021	RHP Nick Nastrini assigned to Rancho Cucamonga Quakes from ACL Dodgers.
	08/12/2021	RHP Nick Nastrini assigned to ACL Dodgers.
	07/23/2021	Los Angeles Dodgers signed RHP Nick Nastrini.
	07/05/2021	RHP Nick Nastrini and assigned to College Workout.
	03/03/2019	RHP Nick Nastrini assigned to UCLA Bruins.