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5. Chase Dollander, RHP
Dollander came into the season as the top college starter, as he sits 95-96, touching 99, with good life up on the pitch and plus control. His slider was a 65 or 70 last year, 83-86 mph with high spin rates and very sharp, short break, but he hasn’t had it in two starts this year, with the pitch flat and barely breaking much of the time. Both homers he’s allowed this year came on sliders that might as well have been sitting on tees for the hitters. He has a decent changeup but barely uses it. He’s a top-10 pick if the slider comes back, but there are too many other college starters right now for him to stay here if he can’t regain it.
16. Maui Ahuna, SS
Ahuna just made his debut for the Vols on Tuesday night after sitting out the first two weekends while waiting for the NCAA to clear his transfer from Kansas. He’s a high-probability shortstop with an aggressive approach, showing good feel for contact even on some stuff just out of the zone but not a ton of patience. He collapses his back side when trying to hit for power, so he’s better suited to making hard contact even at the expense of some home runs.
Dollander came into the season as the top college starter, as he sits 95-96, touching 99, with good life up on the pitch and plus control. His slider was a 65 or 70 last year, 83-86 mph with high spin rates and very sharp, short break, but he hasn’t had it in two starts this year, with the pitch flat and barely breaking much of the time. Both homers he’s allowed this year came on sliders that might as well have been sitting on tees for the hitters. He has a decent changeup but barely uses it. He’s a top-10 pick if the slider comes back, but there are too many other college starters right now for him to stay here if he can’t regain it.
16. Maui Ahuna, SS
Ahuna just made his debut for the Vols on Tuesday night after sitting out the first two weekends while waiting for the NCAA to clear his transfer from Kansas. He’s a high-probability shortstop with an aggressive approach, showing good feel for contact even on some stuff just out of the zone but not a ton of patience. He collapses his back side when trying to hit for power, so he’s better suited to making hard contact even at the expense of some home runs.
