| Player: Andreas Alvarez | |||||||||||
| School: Auburn | Position(s): RHP | ||||||||||
| Height: 5’11” | Weight: 199 lbs. | Bats: Right | Throws: Right | ||||||||
| Summary: A physically mature right-hander who earned rotation responsibilities early in his college career and has developed into a full-time starter at Auburn — the feel for pitching is what gives the evaluation its real substance and separates the profile from a pure stuff evaluation. Deploying five offerings with the willingness to lean on the full arsenal across different counts and matchups gives the profile a starting pitcher’s approach that the stuff alone doesn’t guarantee. The fastball operates in the low-to-mid 90s and has touched higher with late arm-side movement from a lower three-quarter slot — enough velocity to demand respect while the secondary mix does the more impactful work. The arsenal includes a breaking ball with sharp downward action, a cutter that adds horizontal movement off the fastball plane, a slider and a changeup with tumble and fade — five distinct shapes that give the profile real sequencing depth across multiple velocity bands. No single offering grades as a carrying weapon on its own, which is precisely what makes the overall mix and the pitchability behind it the ceiling driver. The command is the variable that will determine the outcome. A profile built on executing five pitches in the right counts against the right hitters requires a level of consistent location that the command has not yet fully delivered — when it wavers, the stuff isn’t loud enough to compensate for missed spots the way a harder-throwing arm might. The feel for the craft already present gives reason to believe the command can develop to match the arsenal depth, and the back-end starter ceiling becomes a legitimate projection if the execution catches up to what the pitch mix is capable of producing. | |||||||||||
Shaun Kernahan is the founder and lead writer of Three Quarter Slot, where he blends scouting precision with a storyteller’s eye for the human side of the game. Based in Parker, Colorado, he has covered baseball prospects at every level since 2013, delivering in-depth evaluations, draft analysis, and developmental insight. Over the years, he has built Three Quarter Slot into a trusted home for thoughtful prospect coverage, detailed scouting reports, and a grounded look at how talent evolves
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