Glenn Otto Stats & Scouting Report — College Baseball, Mlb Draft, Prospects

Track Record: Otto was the Yankees’ fifth-round selection in 2017 and wound his way through the minors until 2021, when he was dealt to the Rangers as part of the deal that sent Joey Gallo and Joely Rodriguez to New York. He saw huge improvements in 2021 and made his big league debut on Aug. 27 and got six starts with Texas.

Scouting Report: The biggest reason for Otto’s success centered around tweaks to his arsenal. Specifically, the Yankees worked with him to add a slider in order to give him weapons to both lefties and righties. The pitch, thrown in the low-to-mid 80s, showed excellent sweepy break and worked as a perfect complement to his downer curveball in the low 80s. Otto rounds out his pitch mix with a high-80s changeup. Before the trade, he also worked to tweak his delivery a little bit in order to improve the timing of his arm stroke. Scouts showed a bit of concern with Otto’s inability to command his arsenal to his arm side.

The Future: Otto will try to win a job in the Rangers’ rotation out of spring training. If not, he’ll head to Triple-A for more seasoning. He has the ceiling of a No. 4 starter in the big leagues.