2024 7th Round Pick (#219): Carson Dorsey - LHP - (Jr) Florida State (FL)

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Edited July 15 by 86this

[Malike]

 

[btdart20]

Queue the Baumeister/FSU connection. 

 

[Rbiggs2525]

Pitcher with more strikeouts than innings and lots of walks. Seems like the Orioles approach.

[Sports Guy]

 

[OsFanInOhio]

2 minutes ago, btdart20 said:

Queue the Baumeister/FSU connection. 

 

Not sure they overlapped. Looks like this kid was at community college or something prior to this year. 

[btdart20]

39 minutes ago, OsFanInOhio said:

Not sure they overlapped. Looks like this kid was at community college or something prior to this year. 

I find it interesting that the first two pitchers we’ve drafted this year went to schools that two of our earlier draftee pitchers went to as well.  

What's the draw (beyond the "stuff") when there are warts in the stats?  Do the trust the college coaching?  Similar or different focus?

[Roll Tide]

 

[86this]

 

 

[RZNJ]

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Carson Dorsey, LHP, 7th Round

Dorsey pitched for Florida State, starting 11 games in his first full season and striking out 88 in 76 inning. He has some good ingredients with a 93 mph fastball featuring above-average ride, though that probably translates to below-average with the minor league baseball. Still, decent velocity and tremendous extension at seven feet combine to make a good foundation for could be a viable major league pitch with the help of pro development, especially given how little he’s pitched. 

Dorsey has two breaking balls: A gyro slider that will need 3-4 mph of added velocity to be viable and a very slow curve that doesn’t look good from a data perspective. He also mixes in a changeup at around 82 mph. Ultimately, fastball is what makes Dorsey interesting. We’ll see how he takes to professional coaching, and he’ll likely still need to add 2-3 ticks of velocity to it to be a viable prospect.