Gavin Giese

IMPROVEMENT AREAS

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

SCOUT REPORT

Dan Giese was a late-round pick of the Red Sox in the 1999 Draft and spent parts of three years in the big leagues with the Giants, Yankees and A's before eventually entering the world of scouting, at one point serving as the Yankees director of professional scouting. His son, Gavin, had some serious helium as the spring progressed in Southern California and has a good chance to be the first player drafted from Dana Hills High School since Hans Crouse was a second-rounder in 2017. Giese offers a very intriguing combination of size -- he's 6-foot-3 -- projection and, of course, MLB family ties. All of his stuff has taken a step forward this spring, starting with a fastball that sits around 93-94 mph currently. Not only does it play up because he throws it with high spin, but it's easy to dream on more velocity to come as he fills out his athletic frame. His go-to secondary is his changeup, thrown with good late action to it in the 81-83 mph range. His breaking stuff is still a work in progress. He'll show an average slider up to 83 mph and a typically upper-70s curve, but they currently lack the consistent bite you'd like to see. In addition to a potential four-pitch mix, Giese fills up the zone with all of his offerings and has a real feel to pitch that belies his years. Add in the ease of operation coming down the mound and how clean his arm action is and it's obvious why cross-checkers were streaming in to see him this spring, enhancing the possibility that he won't head to the University of San Diego, his father's alma mater, for college ball.