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

Since his high school days, Sproat has tantalized scouts with impressive raw stuff, but hasn’t always delivered consistent results. The Rangers took him in the seventh round out of high school in 2019, but he opted to head to Florida. A year in the rotation in 2022 was a little up-and-down, but was enough for the Mets to take him in the third round, but he decided to come back to the Gators for one more season, giving him one more chance to impress scouts.

Sproat looks the part with his 6-foot-3 frame and has a potential four-pitch mix to use to get hitters out. He’s flirted with triple digits in the past -- his fastball averaged close to 96 mph in 2022 and he was once again in the 94-98 mph range this fall. He does have distinct breaking pitches, with a mid-80s slider a potential true out pitch that misses a ton of bats and a slower get-me-over type of curve. He has feel for a mid-80s changeup that he doesn’t throw as much, but it could be a fourth at least average pitch.

The right-hander made strides in finding the strike zone last year and showed solid command in fall ball, though his fastball can be too straight at times and he gets hit more than he should given his stuff. Another inconsistent turn in the Gators weekend rotation has once again made it difficult to figure out where he belongs on a Draft board.

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

Sproat’s amateur career was always highlighted by tremendous raw stuff, but inconsistency caused him to fall to the seventh round (Rangers) as a prep arm in 2019 and then the third round (Mets) out of Florida in 2022. He chose not to sign with New York in hopes of increasing his stock as a Gator, and after setting a personal high with 134 strikeouts in 106 1/3 innings in 2023, he was selected again by the Mets (with his permission) in the second round last July and signed for slot at $1,474,500.

The 6-foot-3 right-hander can touch triple-digits, as he's done a few times on the pro side, and he'll typically sit in the 95-97 mph range. He'll get some armside run on the heater too, so batters have to worry about more than just the velocity. His upper-80s changeup shows decent enough separation and good fade to give him another weapon that's worked in both college and the pros. He'll show a mid-80s slider and an upper-80s cutter -- two different pitches with varying amounts of horizontal break that have given upper-level hitters fits. There is also a 78-81 mph curveball that ranks behind the rest of the group in usage.

While his K rate jumped in 2023, Sproat still walked 10.3 percent of the batters he faced for the Division I runners-up. His control has been more reined in during his quick ascent through the New York system as he reached Triple-A by August. He's become the Mets' best pitching prospect and has the arsenal depth and electricity to be a potential No. 2 starter in the Majors.

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

Since his high school days, Sproat has tantalized scouts with impressive raw stuff but hasn’t always delivered consistent results. The Rangers took him in the seventh round out of high school in 2019, but he opted to head to Florida. A year in the rotation in 2022 was a little up-and-down but was enough for the Mets to take him in the third round, but he decided to come back to the Gators for one more season, giving him one more chance to impress scouts. It turned out to be the same New York scouts as the Mets came calling again (with Sproat’s permission) in the second round this July, this time inking the right-hander with a slot $1,474,500 bonus.

Sproat looks the part with his 6-foot-3 frame and has a potential four-pitch mix to use to get hitters out. He’s flirted with triple digits in the past -- his fastball averaged close to 96 mph in 2022 and he was once again in the 94-98 mph range this fall. He does have distinct breaking pitches, with a mid-80s slider as a potential true out pitch that misses a ton of bats and a slower get-me-over type of curve. He has feel for a mid-80s changeup that he doesn’t throw as much, but it could be a fourth at least average pitch.

The right-hander made strides in finding the strike zone last year and showed solid command in fall ball, though his fastball can be too straight at times and he gets hit more than he should given his stuff. Despite their history, the Mets believed he was the best available when they selected him at 56th overall and will try to make him more consistent in pro ball.

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Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Curveball: 45 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 40 | Overall: 45

Often, college pitchers at programs like the University of Florida are known quantities, and it’s that track record that teams bank on when drafting them, with someone like Brady Singer fitting in that category. Then there are complete wild cards, pitchers with huge stuff, but without a resume of success or consistency. That’s where Sproat lives, with a strong turn with Team USA over the summer having had some evaluators hoping he might turn a corner in 2022, but it’s been mostly inconsistent performances with flashes of that stuff.

Sproat has four pitches all coming from a prototypical 6-foot-3 frame. He showed flashes of all of it in the small sample with USA Baseball. His fastball averaged over 97 mph with Team USA and touched 99-100, he was still averaging over 95 mph this past fall and has been just over that this spring while touching triple-digits, though it gets hit harder than it should. His slider and curve are distinct pitches, with the former the better offering, a hard, 85-88 mph wipeout power breaking ball that misses bats, while the curve is a softer get-me-over option. He has solid feel for a changeup as well.

One of the biggest things that has held Sproat back has been his command. He’s been a bit better this spring, but still walking too many tHe’s walked 5.9 per nine in his limited innings, nearly entirely out of the bullpen, with the Gators, though he was more consistently in and around the zone over the summer. He needs more mound time and if he can throw enough strikes to get it this spring, he could soar up Draft boards.

Awards

EAS Post-Season All-Star

Year	Team
2024

EAS Pitcher of the Year

Year	Team
2024

EAS Pitcher of the Week

Week	Team
08/04/2024

Futures Game Selection

Year	Team
2024

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	09/27/2024	Syracuse Mets activated RHP Brandon Sproat.
	09/20/2024	Syracuse Mets transferred RHP Brandon Sproat to the Development List.
	09/19/2024	Syracuse Mets activated RHP Brandon Sproat.
	09/19/2024	Syracuse Mets activated RHP Brandon Sproat from the 7-day injured list.
	09/10/2024	Syracuse Mets transferred RHP Brandon Sproat to the Development List.
	09/10/2024	Syracuse Mets transferred RHP Brandon Sproat to the Development List.
	08/05/2024	RHP Brandon Sproat assigned to Syracuse Mets from Binghamton Rumble Ponies.
	08/05/2024	Syracuse Mets activated RHP Brandon Sproat.
	07/14/2024	National League Futures activated RHP Brandon Sproat.
	05/13/2024	RHP Brandon Sproat assigned to Binghamton Rumble Ponies from Brooklyn Cyclones.
	05/13/2024	Binghamton Rumble Ponies activated RHP Brandon Sproat.
	03/31/2024	RHP Brandon Sproat assigned to Brooklyn Cyclones from FCL Mets.
	03/07/2024	New York Mets Prospects activated RHP Brandon Sproat.
	08/10/2023	RHP Brandon Sproat roster status changed by FCL Mets.
	07/14/2023	New York Mets signed RHP Brandon Sproat.