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

Florida’s Durant High School baseball program’s most successful baseball alum is Ryan Raburn, who went on to South Florida State College before being a fifth-round pick in 2001. The last time a Durant product went in the top three rounds was when right-hander Tyler Danish was a White Sox second-rounder in 2013. A strong spring could help Mobley compete for the earliest pick ever from the Tampa area school.

At 6-foot-6, lengthy and lean, Mobley screams projection with plenty of now stuff to interest scouts. He’s growing into a plus fastball, a heater that has crept up to touching 99 mph early in outings this spring. He lives in the 92-93 mph range now and it features more movement than carry because of a slightly lower slot. He has both a curve and slider, and they can blur into each other at times, with the latter likely the best option in the future. He can get on the side of it at times, so his breaking stuff can be inconsistent. He has a solid split-changeup with some depth.

Mobley is a decent strike-thrower, though as is the case with a lot of high school arms, he’s more control over command, and scouts don’t love his arm action. He’ll have turned 18 just prior to the Draft, which will help the Florida State recruit in many team models and his combination of upside and repertoire is sure to garner interest in the first few rounds.

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

Mobley emerged as one of the top pitchers in the 2024 prep class early in his Florida high school career and never relinquished that status. He stood out this year as one of the youngest, more projectable and hardest-throwing arms available. The Guardians floated him all the way down to the 295th pick, where they signed him for $1.8 million and smashed the 10th-round bonus record set two years earlier when they paid Jacob Zibin $1.2 million.

Mobley's fastball currently parks at 92-95 mph and touches 99 with armside run and carry coming out of a low three-quarters slot and low release height. His ability to dominate high schoolers with his heater has led to him not using or developing his secondary pitches at much. Both his low-80 slider and low-80s changeup with tumble have solid potential, while his mid-70s curveball needs more power.

At 6-foot-5 and 205 pounds, Mobley has plenty of room to add strength and boost the velocity on his pitches. He's still learning to keep his long limbs in sync, maintain a consistent release point and throw his secondary pitches for strikes. He'll need time to develop but the payoff could be a mid-rotation starter.

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	08/05/2024	RHP Chase Mobley assigned to ACL Guardians.
	07/27/2024	Cleveland Guardians signed RHP Chase Mobley.
	06/16/2024	College Workout activated RHP Chase Mobley.
	08/16/2023	RHP Chase Mobley assigned to High School Workout.
	07/06/2023	National activated RHP Chase Mobley.