Twins Select Jason Reitz in the 4th round of the 2025 MLB Draft

[Jeremy Nygaard]

4 (119) - Jason Reitz, RHP, Oregon
21 years old. 6-11, 215. #208 on the Consensus Board

After missing his senior season of high school in California following Tommy John surgery, Reitz had two up-and-down years pitching mostly in relief at St. Mary's before throwing relatively well in the Cape Cod League a summer ago and transferring to Oregon. He began the year once again as a reliever with mixed results, but he took an opportunity as the Ducks' Sunday starter at the beginning of April and ran with it, posting a 2.50 ERA and a 0.98 WHIP over seven starts before regional play. A gangly presence on the mound at 6-foot-11, Reitz does have the chance to start with four potential pitches to work on as he moves forward in his fastball, cutter, slider and changeup. He and the Ducks have a tendency to pitch a little backwards and lean too heavily on his mid-80s cutter, though it has the chance to be a solid pitch. His fastball has been up to 97-98 mph, sitting more around 93, and he shows off the makings of a separate slider and a decent changeup. Reitz has struggled to be a consistent strike-thrower throughout his college career, though he found the zone more as a starter in the second half of this spring. He also doesn't take full advantage of his size, with a short stride to the plate cutting off what could be impressive extension. Not everyone loves pitchers this big, but his improvement as Oregon moved into postseason play and the possibility of unlocking more with some delivery tweaks could be very intriguing. - MLB.com

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