School: Orchard Lake St. Mary’s; Class: Senior
Position: RHP; B/T: R/R
Height: 6-4; Weight: 208
Previously Drafted: N/A
College Commitment: Clemson University
| FB | CB | SL | CH | Command | Overall |
| 60 | 55 | 55 | 60 | 45 | 60 |
Background: Draft picks coming out of Orchard Lake St. Mary’s have been far and few between. The Michigan-based prep school has graduated just four players – Gary Ignasiak, Gary Morris, Brian Justice, and Blaise Salter – to the minor leagues. None of whom, by the way, were drafted before the 27th round coming out of high school.
That’s going to quickly change as Brock Porter, fresh off of earning Gatorade’s Player of the Year award, is viewed as the top pitching prospect in a class light on young arms.
The 6-foot-4, 208-pound right-hander – Clemson University commit – was practically unhittable throughout his prep career. Porter fanned 85 to go along with a 9-2 win-loss record and a 1.20 ERA as a true freshman. After the 2020 season was lost due to COVID, he came back with a vengeance, winning 12 games without a loss to go along with 126 strikeouts and a 0.56 ERA in 62.1 innings. And heading into the state semifinals, Porter owns a perfect 8-0 record to go along with a sparkling 0.27 ERA. He tallied a whopping 109 strikeouts against 23 walks in 51.2 innings of work.
He committed to Clemson University after his freshman campaign.
Scouting Report: A deep, quality arsenal with four above-average or better pitches. Porter isn’t the typical hard-throwing, blow-it-by-ya’ teenage hurler. He’ll regularly mix in an above-average, big bending 12-6 curveball, an even better slider, and a plus change with hard tumble. All three complement a plus fastball. Command will likely never creep into average territory, but Porter has the look and feel of a strong mid-rotation arm. There’s some Ian Anderson-type potential here.
Ceiling: 4.0-win player
Risk: Moderate
Grade: First Round
