JB Middleton, RHP, Southern Miss (NR to 31)
Callis: He might be the fifth-best college pitcher after the four we've already discussed in the top 10. He's not a real big guy, he's 6-foot or so, wasn't a big-time recruit, but Southern Miss does a really good job. ... He's got really good stuff. It's 93 to 95 to 97, and he's got the feel for his fastball to run it or sink it or carry it. He can get fastball misses in the zone, he can get chases, it's hard to lift the ball in the air. His slider is a really overpowering pitch, upper-80s velocity with two-plane depth. He'll turn it into a cutter at times. He's got a plus 86-88 mph changeup that he'll flash that tumbles and fades. He's athletic and throws strikes.
Callis: He might be the fifth-best college pitcher after the four we've already discussed in the top 10. He's not a real big guy, he's 6-foot or so, wasn't a big-time recruit, but Southern Miss does a really good job. ... He's got really good stuff. It's 93 to 95 to 97, and he's got the feel for his fastball to run it or sink it or carry it. He can get fastball misses in the zone, he can get chases, it's hard to lift the ball in the air. His slider is a really overpowering pitch, upper-80s velocity with two-plane depth. He'll turn it into a cutter at times. He's got a plus 86-88 mph changeup that he'll flash that tumbles and fades. He's athletic and throws strikes.
