Tommy LaPour

IMPROVEMENT AREAS

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

SCOUT REPORT

An all-state pitcher, wide receiver and wrestler as a Missouri high schooler, LaPour flashed mid-90s fastballs but was so raw on the mound that he went undrafted and received minimal recruiting interest. He quickly added polish in college, cracking Wichita State's rotation as a freshman before transferring to Texas Christian for 2025, when he became the first Horned Frog to record six straight quality starts since Nick Lodolo in 2019. He's one of the most physical and hardest-throwing pitchers in the college class, though he missed two and a half months early in the season with elbow soreness. At his best, LaPour works at 95-98 mph and reaches 101 with heavy sink on his fastball, though it's not as dominant as its velocity might indicate because its shape and command are ordinary. His mid-80s slider can be a plus pitch with two-plane depth at its best, though it breaks so much that he struggles to land it for strikes and rarely uses it when behind in the count. His fading upper-80s changeup is a more reliable offering and he also has tinkered with an upper-80s cutter. Built like a linebacker, LaPour has a physical 6-foot-4 frame and has learned to repeat his simple delivery well enough to develop average control. His biggest proponents see a durable three-pitch starter who might have snuck into the first round with a healthy junior season. Other evaluators think he doesn't miss enough bats and may be better suited for the bullpen, where his bulldog mentality would fit nicely.