The Cincinnati Reds have selected Ty Floyd with the 38th overall pick in the 2023 Major League Baseball draft. Floyd, a right-handed pitcher from LSU was not drafted out of high school.
Ty Floyd Scouting Report
Height: 6′ 2″ | Weight: 194 lbs.
Bats: Right | Throws: Right | Position: Pitcher
Highest Ranking: 42nd – Kiley McDaniel/ESPN
Undrafted out of high school, and undrafted as a draft-eligible sophomore, Ty Floyd made a name for himself at the college world series this year after striking out 17 batters in the championship game against Florida.
This season his fastball gained velocity and sat comfortably in the mid-90’s and reached 98 with plenty of movement. He’ll mix in both a slider and a curveball to go along with a change up. Depending on who you ask you will get a different answer on which of those three pitches is his second best offering behind his fastball. All grade out as average or better, but they’ll all flash better than that, too. The slider and change up both work in the low 80’s, while the slider is in the mid-to-upper 70’s.
He threw 91.0 innings this past season with a 4.35 ERA. He gave up 16 home runs, which is the culprit of a higher ERA. Floyd struck out 120 batters and had 37 walks. His fastball usage was very high in his college career, but did start leaning a little more on his secondary offerings in 2023.
Control has been a concern in his college career, but did improve some in 2023.
Ty Floyd Video
Ty Floyd College Stats
| Year | Age | W | L | ERA | IP | H | HR | BB | K | WHIP |
| 2021 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 4.44 | 24.1 | 17 | 2 | 14 | 39 | 1.27 |
| 2022 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 3.77 | 59.2 | 43 | 10 | 23 | 70 | 1.11 |
| 2023 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 4.35 | 91.0 | 70 | 16 | 37 | 120 | 1.18 |
| Career | 12 | 6 | 4.17 | 175.0 | 130 | 28 | 74 | 229 | 1.17 | |
Instant Reaction
There’s some upside here, particularly for the spot in the draft he was taken. But there’s certainly some concerns that need to be paid attention to. While he had some dominant games in his college career, he never had a dominant season. As a junior he had a mediocre ERA. And his control is questionable. But if he can find a little more consistency with his secondary stuff and control, he could be a quality big league starting pitcher. If not, a move to the bullpen down the line could be a good option where he just let’s it fly.
Scouting Director Joe Katuska on Ty Floyd
On if Floyd can move fast and what they see in him:
I think so. Floyd’s super athletic. We all saw what he did in the college world series against a really good Florida lineup. We’ve seen that for a while with him now. Big fastball, four pitch mix, throws strikes. The high school videos of him dunking – we had that five years ago on him. Very athletic kid with a lot in front of him still.
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