One aspect of the MLB Draft League that sets itself apart from other collegiate summer leagues is its implementation of technology and data. With the help of each team’s data coordinators, prospects of the league have information and analytics available in real-time to help evaluate, scout, and develop their tools and game while it's distributed to the 30 Major League teams. The second half is in full swing as are the Data Darlings for Week 7:

RHP Anderson Cuello-Batista, Frederick

Cuello-Batista has been solid in his first three games back with the Keys since 2024. His arsenal owns a high-ride fastball, low-spin splitter and sharp cut-slider. His fastball sits in the high 80s while getting 20”+ of IVB consistently. His slider is a good secondary pitch that sits in the high 70s with a near cutter profile at 5” IVB and -4” HB. His last pitch, and arguably his best, is his splitter. It has a similar shape to his fastball while getting good vertical separation and spinning significantly less at ~1500 rpms. His stuff is good at generating whiffs, with a 50% Whiff% on his slider and a 33% Whiff% on his splitter. His splitter succeeds in the zone as well with a 20% In-Zone Whiff%. He also has excellent command, throwing strikes over 60% of the time with a 53% First-Pitch Strike%. His good command and high swing-and-miss numbers make the Keys’ pitcher a very interesting arm for the second half.

SS Cam Hassert, Frederick

Hassert has been an anchor in the Keys’ second half lineup, usually batting third. His high exit velos mixed with good plate decisions create a solid bat that you can’t take out of the lineup. Through his first 11 games he is slashing .313/.386/.563 with seven extra base hits and 12 RBI. Hassert has been extremely reliable and has the metrics to prove it with a 21% Barrel% and a 32% HHB%, both the highest on his team, while also creating production with a .401 wOBA. His pop is what makes him an everyday bat, slugging two home runs, four doubles and one triple. Those home runs were hit at 98 and 102 mph while traveling 393 and 351 feet, respectfully. He also limits bad swings by only having a ~30% Chase% and a 15% Whiff%, which helps his 11% BB% as well as his nearly .400 OBP.

OF Dan Tauken, State College

Tauken has been on a heater to start the second half posting four extra-base hits, half of them for home runs, plus 12 RBI, five walks and 18 total bases in his last 10 games. His early production has paced the first-half champions to start the second half strong as the team leader in RBI. His approach is what helps his game the most by limiting bad swings and putting the ball in play he gets great results. He only chases pitches out of the zone 17% of the time while walking 18% of the time for an xOBP of .365. His 27% LD% and 37% HHB% have also greatly contributed to his success recently by routinely making solid contact. His top exit velocity of 106 mph is top 25 in the league, while his average EV of 90.3 is top 20, all amongst players with more than 25 PAs.

RHP Dillon Fischer, State College

Fischer has one of the more intriguing arsenals in the Draft League. He throws a fastball, curveball, slider and cutter. Every pitch he throws moves to his glove side, indicative of a supination bias. His fastball averages nearly 18” of IVB while hovering around the 0” HB mark, with some getting as far as -4” HB. His cutter is hard and sharp, with similar movement to his fastball, sitting around 83-85 mph and gets up to 86 while getting 8” IVB and -4” HB on average. His slider has more sweeping action averaging -14” HB and staying around 0” IVB. The curveball gets the most “drop” out of his whole arsenal, averaging -6” IVB for a classic 12-6 shape, getting only -4” HB on average. The Spikes’ righty thrives on chases, with an overall Chase% of 33% and multiple pitches above that mark. He also gets plenty of whiffs, with a 29% Whiff% on his cutter and overall 14% In-Zone Whiff%. Fischer's high glove-side movement makes his arsenal very unique and definitely a pitcher to keep an eye on as the Draft League continues.

OF Adonis Forte, State College

The Spikes find themselves in a good place as the hosts of the MLB Draft League Championship with Forte leading off. Through 10 games, the State College center fielder has posted a .366/.469/.512 slash, along with 15 hits, six RBI, six stolen bases and eight walks. His underlying metrics give an insight as to how he has been able to perform so well. He currently has a 94 mph average exit velo, good for second in the league but is the highest in the league for players with over 45 PAs. This high average exit velo leads to his 22% Barrel and 44% HHB% all while being an everyday player with nearly 50 PAs. Added with his power, he proves to be a reliable all-around leadoff bat with a 26.9% Chase%, 18% K% and a 16% BB%. He has shown no sign of slowing down with his .343 xwOBA and 25% LD% prove that he can continue to perform as the season continues.

OF Alex Ungar, West Virginia

Ungar enters the week as the MLB Draft League’s Hitter of the Week to highlight his value within the Black Bears’ offense. He leads the team in average, slugging, OPS and total bases amongst second half players while being top five in other categories. Ungar has tapped into his power, owning a 30% Barrel% and a 30% HHB%, which means every time he hits a ball over 95 mph it hits the sweet spot on the bat resulting in higher hit probabilities. He is more than an old-school free-swinging slugger, walking over 21% of the time, with only six strikeouts and a 50% LD% while hitting to all sides of the field with plus power. With a .440/.563/.880 slash, the speedy outfielder has displayed all of his tools so far in the second half. He is also a great baserunner, going six-for-six thus far on stolen base attempts while playing above-average outfield defense.

LHP Isaac Fix, Williamsport

Fix has been a whiff machine through 9 1/3 innings this season with 13 strikeouts. The lefty features a 5-pitch mix consisting of a four-seam, sinker, cutter, slider and changeup. His four-seam has been utilized the most, averaging around 90 mph and returning a 40% Whiff rate and 50% In-Zone Whiff rate. Fix’ sinker averages 89 and gets north of 16” of arm-side run. The Cutter averages 85 mph with 3.5” of IVB and -0.8” of HB, generating whiffs 57.1% of the time and missing bats half the time when it is thrown in the zone. He rounds out the arsenal with a slider at 82 mph and a changeup at 84 mph.

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