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

The Leiter family has done more to produce big league arms than some Division I college programs, and Cam Leiter is the latest with a chance to get there. He’s the nephew of Al and Mark (so, cousins with Mark Jr.) and his dad Kurt pitched at Oklahoma State and spent parts of four seasons in the Minors. Cam started his college career at Central Florida, and after an uneven freshman season, he transferred to Florida State, where he showed off his power stuff, and command issues, but only for seven starts because of a shoulder issue that has kept him from the mound all spring.

When he’s healthy, Leiter has a lot to offer a future Major League team. He’s a big, physical 6-foot-5 right-hander with huge stuff. He has the chance to have four legitimate pitches, starting with an explosive fastball that he cranks up to 98 mph and averaged 95 mph last year, throwing it with excellent extension. His upper-80s slider is a true out pitch with huge spin and tilt. He can land his slower, 80-mph curve for strikes and has some feel for a changeup as well. 

The two main question marks surrounding Leiter are his ability to find the strike zone, with a 6.2 BB/9 rate over two years, and his health, which lead to some reliever risk concerns. It seems unclear what his prognosis is, with some talk of him pitching in the Cape Cod League for the first time this year ahead of the Draft. If he can return to the mound and show off that power stuff, he could still go in the top few rounds.

Scouting grades: Fastball: 65 | Curveball: 55 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 40 | Overall: 40

Leiter comes from a pitching family, as his father Kurt reached Double-A and his uncles Al and Mark and cousins Jack and Mark Jr. all made it to the big leagues. Cam started his college career at Central Florida in 2023 and displayed first-round stuff at Florida State the following spring, but he hasn't pitched since March 2024 because of shoulder issues. He had a cleanup surgery that October and still went in the second round this July and signed for $1,346,600 despite his inactivity.

Before he got hurt in 2024, Leiter was operating at 95-96 mph and touching 99 with carry and armside run at times and nasty sink at others. Both his 78-82 mph curveball and 85-89 mph slider/cutter were plus offerings at their best and featured impressive depth. He even flashed a solid upper-80s changeup at times and got more strikes with it than he did with his breaking pitches.

A physical 6-foot-5, 234-pounder with an upright delivery, Leiter has yet to provide consistent strikes. He walked 15 percent of the hitters he faced in college and has trouble landing each of his pitches in the zone, especially his slider. He comes with huge upside but also a lot of questions about his health and control.

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	08/04/2025	ACL Dodgers activated RHP Cam Leiter.
	07/25/2025	RHP Cam Leiter assigned to ACL Dodgers.
	07/24/2025	Los Angeles Dodgers signed RHP Cam Leiter.
	06/03/2025	RHP Cam Leiter assigned to College Workout.
	03/19/2025	RHP Cam Leiter assigned to Florida State Seminoles.
	03/25/2024	College Workout activated RHP Cameron Leiter.
	03/07/2024	RHP Cameron Leiter assigned to Florida State Seminoles.
	05/19/2023	UCF Knights activated RHP Cameron Leiter.
	05/19/2023	RHP Cameron Leiter assigned to UCF Knights.
	07/05/2022	RHP Cam Leiter and assigned to College Workout.