Joe Tiroly

IMPROVEMENT AREAS

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

SCOUT REPORT

Tiroly spent his first two years of college ball at Rider University in New Jersey, earning Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Player of the Year honors as a sophomore. He entered the transfer portal and landed at Virginia, but a foot injury suffered at the end of the fall kept him from showing the Cavaliers or scouts checking him out in his new environment for the first time what he could do. A lack of prep time because of the injury, as well as not being 100 percent to start the spring led to a very slow start, but he was growing on evaluators as he heated up in ACC play. After having so much success in the MAAC, it was unclear how Tiroly would perform against a higher level of competition in a top conference. The right-handed hitter literally couldn't put his best foot forward, not facing live pitching until opening weekend and wearing a boot between games. As he put the injury behind him, he started showing off a much better feel to hit, with more pop in conference play, answering that question about his ability to handle ACC pitching. Tiroly wasn't a runner before the injury, so that part of his game wasn't impacted in any real way. He's a capable defender at both second and third, with enough arm for the hot corner. Some feel that might be his better position because of a lack of overall range, though playing third would put more pressure on him to keep showing an impact bat at the plate.