Scouting Report

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

The Angels used leftover pool money in 2019 to sign Crow away from a Kennesaw State commitment with a $317,500 bonus as a 28th-rounder. He didn’t debut in the Minors until 2021 with Single-A Inland Empire, and then the Halos pushed him aggressively to Double-A Rocket City a year later for his age-21 season. He was much more dominant in a Southern League return in 2023 with a 1.88 ERA and 31 K’s in 24 frames before hitting the injured list. He was traded to the Mets in June as part of a deal for Eduardo Escobar, underwent Tommy John surgery later in the summer and then was flipped again to the Brewers in a three-player December deal. 

Before he went down with his elbow injury, Crow didn’t pop for much velocity with his fastball, typically sitting 90-93 mph, but the flat angle of the pitch helped it get a decent amount of whiffs in the upper tier of the zone. His best pitch was easily a mid-70s curveball that breaks sharply downward with good spin rates and even some sweep. He favored that over a mid-80s harder slider -- his previous best breaker from 2022 -- and rarely went to a mid-80s changeup that had some decent armside fade. 

An important note: Crow’s effectiveness came with the pretacked ball used in the Southern League’s first half, and because of his elbow issues, he never pitched a game with a normal ball elsewhere in 2023. His return, which could possibly come in late 2024 at the earliest, could determine how true the performance of his minibreakout was. Even before that, though, he did have a four-pitch mix and enough control to be a future backend rotation candidate. 

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

The Angels had some bonus pool money left over as Day 3 of the 2019 Draft unfolded and that enabled them to take Crow in Round 28 and sign him away from his Kennesaw State commitment for an over-slot $317,500. He didn’t make his pro debut until 2021 because of the pandemic and pitched capably enough in Single-A, but opened a lot of eyes as the youngest pitcher in the Arizona Fall League by posting a 1.59 ERA. Pushed to Double-A in 2022, he started the season well, but faded down the stretch. He was off to a much better start in 2023 before an elbow concern placed him on the injured list; he was traded to the Mets in June as part of the return for Eduardo Escobar and then moved again to the Brewers in a December deal. Crow underwent Tommy John surgery this summer to address the elbow issue and won't debut in a Brewers uniform until 2024 at the earliest.

While none of Crow’s pitches jump off the page, the undersized right-hander does have four different ones with a very good sense of how to use them. His fastball averaged only around 90 mph in 2022, touching 94, but it plays up and gets a lot of ground-ball outs because of its sink. He throws his low-80s slider almost nearly as much as the fastball and it comes with very high spin rates to miss bats in and out of the zone. He can fold in a slower upper-70s curveball at times and his changeup flashes above-average-to-plus as well.

Crow isn’t afraid to pitch backward, relying on his secondary stuff and his feel for mixing pitches to get outs. It comes from a lower slot that can add some deception and he’s generally around the strike zone. There isn’t much margin for error given the lack of a true out pitch, so he’s going to have to have consistently above-average command -- not to mention show that he can hold up over the course of a full season post-Tommy John -- to reach his ceiling as a back-end starter.

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

An undersized right-hander from the Georgia high school ranks, Crow looked like he was headed to Kennesaw State for college ball. The Angels had other ideas, taking him in the 28th round of the 2019 Draft and going over slot to sign him for $317,500. His pro debut in Low-A in 2021 was solid, yet unspectacular, but raised his profile considerably when he posted a 1.59 ERA as the youngest pitcher in the Arizona Fall League.

Crow has an intriguing three-pitch mix, with data to suggest it might play at higher levels. His sinking fastball tends to sit around 92 mph and can touch a bit higher. In the AFL, he showed off a slider with elite-level spin rates that can miss bats and flashed plus a changeup that could be an above-average offspeed offering.

During his pro debut in Low-A, Crow walked more than four per inning, but in the Fall League, he was an extreme strike-thrower with impressive precision. He gets very high marks for his competitive streak on the mound with strong mound presence. His lack of size makes it tough to figure out what his profile is, with the Angels eager to find out if the success he had in the AFL is sustainable.

Awards

SOU Pitcher of the Month

Month	Team
06/2022

SOU Pitcher of the Week

Week	Team
06/26/2022
06/12/2022
05/22/2022

AFL Rising Stars

Year	Team
2021

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	10/29/2024	Biloxi Shuckers activated RHP Coleman Crow.
	09/25/2024	Peoria Javelinas activated RHP Coleman Crow from the 60-day injured list.
	09/25/2024	RHP Coleman Crow assigned to Peoria Javelinas.
	03/19/2024	RHP Coleman Crow assigned to Biloxi Shuckers from Nashville Sounds.
	12/20/2023	Milwaukee Brewers traded RHP Adrian Houser and CF Tyrone Taylor to New York Mets for RHP Coleman Crow.
	12/20/2023	RHP Coleman Crow assigned to Nashville Sounds.
	11/03/2023	Binghamton Rumble Ponies activated RHP Coleman Crow.
	07/20/2023	RHP Coleman Crow roster status changed by Binghamton Rumble Ponies.
	06/24/2023	New York Mets traded 3B Eduardo Escobar and cash to Los Angeles Angels for RHP Coleman Crow and RHP Landon Marceaux.
	06/24/2023	RHP Coleman Crow assigned to Binghamton Rumble Ponies.
	05/12/2023	Rocket City Trash Pandas placed RHP Coleman Crow on the 7-day injured list.
	02/10/2023	RHP Coleman Crow roster status changed by Los Angeles Angels.
	02/10/2023	Los Angeles Angels invited non-roster RHP Coleman Crow to spring training.
	04/07/2022	RHP Coleman Crow and assigned to Rocket City Trash Pandas from Inland Empire 66ers.
	11/12/2021	AFL West Fall Stars activated RHP Coleman Crow.
	10/04/2021	Glendale Desert Dogs activated RHP Coleman Crow.
	06/25/2021	RHP Coleman Crow assigned to Inland Empire 66ers from ACL Angels.
	09/13/2019	AZL Angels activated RHP Coleman Crow from the 60-day injured list.
	07/10/2019	RHP Coleman Crow assigned to AZL Angels.
	06/30/2019	Los Angeles Angels signed RHP Coleman Crow.