Tyson Neighbors
P | Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 2" 220LBS | Age: 22
Draft: 2024 | Rd: 4, #118, San Diego Padres | Kansas State
MLB Pipeline Rank
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2024 0 0 3.86 4 0 0 4.2 9 1.93
Career Minors 0 0 3.86 4 0 0 4.2 9 1.93
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2024 4 0-0 3.86 4.2 9 1.93
Career Minors 4 0-0 3.86 4.2 9 1.93

Standard Minor League Pitching Statistics

SeasonTmLGLWLERAGGSSVIPHRERHRBBSOWHIP
2024 Lake Elsinore Storm CAL A 0 0 3.86 4 0 0 4.2 5 2 2 0 4 9 1.93

Scouting Report

Draft

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Scouting grades: Fastball: 65 | Curveball: 60 | Slider: 70 | Control: 45 | Overall: 45

Like Kansas State teammate Kaelen Culpepper, Neighbors has rocketed from fairly anonymous recruit to likely pick in the early rounds of the 2024 Draft. Though he's purely a reliever, he's the best bullpen prospect in the class. He wasn't as sharp this year as he was as a sophomore and missed a month with an oblique strain, but he still has the stuff to eventually fill a high-leverage role in the Majors.

Neighbors has three pitches that miss bats at exceptionally high rates. His fastball operates at 94-96 mph and reaches 99 with cutting and riding action and exceptional induced vertical break. His mid-80s slider touches 91 mph and features two-plane depth and high spin rates, generating a 63 percent swing-and-miss rate this year, and he can turn it into an upper-80s cutter that also can be nasty. His low-80s curveball has big depth as well and gives him a plus third offering.

Neighbors reminds some scouts of Craig Kimbrel with his compact, muscular frame and high-energy delivery. He's fairly athletic and repeats his mechanics well, allowing him to provide a decent amount of strikes, though his fastball gets more hittable when he doesn't locate it at the top of the zone. A potential closer who thrives on pressure situations, he shouldn't require much development time in the Minors.


2024

Scouting grades: Fastball: 65 | Curveball: 60 | Slider: 70 | Control: 45 | Overall: 45

Like Kansas State teammate Kaelen Culpepper, Neighbors rocketed from fairly anonymous recruit to an early-round pick in the 2024 Draft, in his case as a fourth-rounder to the Padres. Though he's purely a reliever, he was considered the best bullpen prospect in the class. He wasn't as sharp this year as he was as a sophomore and missed a month with an oblique strain, but he still has the stuff to eventually fill a high-leverage role in the Majors.

Neighbors has three pitches that miss bats at exceptionally high rates. His fastball operates at 94-96 mph and reaches 99 with cutting and riding action and exceptional induced vertical break. His mid-80s slider touches 91 mph and features two-plane depth and high spin rates, generating a 63 percent swing-and-miss rate this year, and he can turn it into an upper-80s cutter that can also be nasty. His low-80s curveball has big depth as well and gives him a plus third offering.

Neighbors reminds some scouts of Craig Kimbrel with his compact, muscular frame and high-energy delivery. He's fairly athletic and repeats his mechanics well, allowing him to provide a decent amount of strikes, though his fastball gets more hittable when he doesn't locate it at the top of the zone. A potential closer who thrives on pressure situations, he shouldn't require much development time in the Minors, and the Padres have a tendency to get aggressive with their prospects too.


Transactions

Team Date Transaction
08/27/2024 RHP Tyson Neighbors assigned to Lake Elsinore Storm from ACL Padres.
08/05/2024 RHP Tyson Neighbors assigned to ACL Padres.
07/26/2024 San Diego Padres signed RHP Tyson Neighbors.
06/16/2024 College Workout activated RHP Tyson Neighbors.
02/02/2024 RHP Tyson Neighbors assigned to Kansas State Wildcats.
06/29/2023 College Workout activated RHP Tyson Neighbors.
06/26/2023 RHP Tyson Neighbors assigned to USAB Stars Team.
06/26/2023 RHP Tyson Neighbors roster status changed by USAB Stars Team.
05/20/2023 RHP Tyson Neighbors assigned to Kansas State Wildcats.
02/14/2022 RHP Tyson Neighbors and assigned to Kansas State Wildcats.
06/17/2020 RHP Tyson Neighbors assigned to PG National 8 - Orange.
06/17/2020 RHP Tyson Neighbors assigned to PG National 8 - Orange.