Ryan Prager

School: Texas A&M
Commit/Drafted: Never Drafted
Age At Draft: 21.7
BA Grade: 45/High
Tools: Fastball: 50. Slider: 50. Changeup: 50. Control: 55.

Prager was a projection lefthander out of high school in the class of 2021, when he ranked as the No. 441 prospect and showed flashes with a fastball and promising 12-to-6 curveball. He started 16 games for Texas A&M as a freshman in 2022 but missed the entire 2023 season with injury before returning in 2024 and putting together one of the best Southeastern Conference starter seasons in the country. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound southpaw posted a 3.10 ERA over 87 innings and 17 starts with a 32.3% strikeout rate and 5.4% walk rate. He throws from a straight over-the-top arm slot that adds some deception and helps his stuff play up. Prager averages just 89-91 mph on his fastball that will occasionally scrape a 93, but he gets tremendous riding life and some cutting action on the pitch and managed a miss rate north of 30% this spring. He now throws a low-80s slider that darts down and to his glove side instead of the 12-to-6 curveball and has also shown plenty of confidence in an 80 mph changeup. Prager’s velocity will make teams question his upside potential in pro ball, but he does have above-average control of his entire pitch mix, and analysts will certainly be intrigued with his release characteristics and pitch metrics.