Brett Renfrow

IMPROVEMENT AREAS

• Evaluate sustained performance with level and age context
• Review role fit, health, roster status, and organization need

SCOUT REPORT

After high school ball in Virginia outside of Washington D.C., Renfrow stayed in-state and headed to Virginia Tech for college ball. He stepped right into the Hokies' rotation and was the first freshman to pitch on opening day since the school moved to the Atlantic Coast Conference for the 2005 season. He's been a mainstay since and has pitched twice for USA Baseball's Collegiate National Team, with uneven results as a junior making it a little bit tougher to pinpoint exactly where in the Draft he might hear his name called. From a size and pure stuff standpoint, Renfrow's name belongs in the early rounds with some of the top college arms in the class. The 6-foot-3 right-hander can run his fastball up to 97 mph, sitting around 94, and it plays really well at the top of the zone. At times, Renfrow will show distinct upper-80s sliders and cutters, with the former featuring harder break with more depth than the shorter cutter, though they routinely blend together. He can fold in an 80-mph 12-to-6 curve effectively and will flash a solid, average mid-80s changeup, though he doesn't incorporate the cambio as frequently as his other offerings. While Renfrow has limited the walks this spring, it has been more control over command. When he's locked in, like he was in a late April start against North Carolina State, tossing eight shutout innings and fanning nine, he misses bats with all of his repertoire. Often this year, however, he's missed with his fastball in the zone too much, and it's gotten hit. That's made him a bit of an enigma, with his ceiling perhaps being in the second round, where former Hokies right-hander Drue Hackenberg went in 2023 after a comparable inconsistent season.