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2/23/25
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MIF/RHP Cy Craft (Du Quoin, 2027) has been steadily trending up, and his performance this past weekend showed no difference. A polished and mature approach during his bullpen, Craft owns a 5-foot-10, 166-pound frame, and showed confidence with three-pitches. His fastball sat 84-85 mph, while topping out at 85.9 mph. He mixed in a sharp, mid-70s slider, maintaining the same slot and arm-speed as his fastball, as well as a changeup that sat 77-79 mph with slight arm-side fade. At the plate, the right-handed hitter showcased loose hands that stay through the zone with extension out front, consistently working on the barrel back up the middle of the field with a max EV of 91.8 mph. Upside swing as he continues to fill out.
Sunday gave us an up-to-date look at one of the top prospects in the Illinois’ 2027 class, currently slotted at No. 12 overall in RHP/INF Cy Craft (Du Quoin, IL). There’s plenty of physical development yet to come with Craft, who presently stands in at a lean, square-shouldered 5-foot-11, 150-pounds. Craft looked the part at the plate, repeating line drive contact to the middle of the field from a loose, athletic right-handed swing. His highest ceiling may ultimately be on the mound, however, where Craft is a clean, free-flowing mover with a loose arm to pair. His fastball played at 85-86 mph in this look and he spun a 76-78 mph slider off it that he landed for strikes to the arm-side on occasion. Craft’s projection, present stuff, and athleticism all equate to one of the more intriguing ceilings in the state’s current freshman class.
RHP/INF Cy Craft (DuQuoin) and OF/RHP Wade Ozment (Crystal Lake Central, 2027) were two other two-way prospects that have bright futures all across the diamond moving forward. Craft touched 82 mph with his fastball and swung a quick, aggressive right-handed bat. Ozment has an advanced 6-foot, 150-pound, well-proportioned frame and he swings a whippy, intentful right-handed bat that stays through the zone a long time. He topped at 80 mph from the outfield, as well as on the mound, sitting 78-79 with a polished three-pitch mix for his age and starter profile.
Positional Profile: SS/RHP
Body: 5-10, 150-pounds. Well-proportioned build, athletic with room to fill.
Hit: RHH. Tall setup, leg-kick timing trigger. Quick bat, strong hands, aggressive swing and approach, jump off the barrel.
Power: 88 max exit velocity, averaged 84.2 mph. 300’ max distance.
Arm: RH. INF - 80 mph. Loose, 3/4 slot.
Defense: Clean, athletic actions, soft hands,
Run: 4.36 30-yard split.
Delivery: Stretch-only delivery, plays in-line and up-tempo.
Arm Action: RH. Loose, whippy, quick arm high 3/4 slot.
FB: T82, 79-81 mph. Clean out of the hand, late life, mostly straight. T2116, 1835 average rpm.
CB: 67-69 mph. Tight spin, late depth, 12/6 shape. T1966, 1897 average rpm.
CH: 70-72 mph. Sells the pitch, works at the bottom of the zone, late fade. T1590, 1451 average rpm.