What happened to the hardest-throwing high school pitchers?

Let's take a look at what happened to a high school player who recorded the fastest speed in the perfect game showcase scene since 2000. Nick Massett was in the 2000s. He was a 6'5'' right-handed player with the highest speed of 95km per hour, but he fell to 8th place before the draft because he had to undergo Tommy John surgery. He eventually became the leader of the Major League in 8 different seasons. His average speed was 95km per hour in 2011. He made two achievements in his career. David Aerts was the other fastball leader of the 2000s. Chris Lambert, who was in the 2001s, hit 94km per hour, but eventually enrolled at Boston College. It was a good choice because Cardinals appointed him as the first in 2004, but he only played in the Major League for two seasons. He threw a 90-mile-per-hour fastball and scored more than 7 goals in 33 innings. In the same class, there is also Zack Duke in 2002. This is an interesting story. Micah Owings hit 97 goals in the showcase and was appointed to the Rockies in the second round of the draft. Instead of signing with the Rockies, he chose to be the head of the university. He eventually moved to Diamondbacks in the third round of the draft in 2005. He played in the Major League for 6 years, but his 90-mile-per-hour speed was about 145km per hour. Most of his three-year career is actually based on hitting. He had a great ball form and threw a lot of big shots. There were many famous players in this class. Zack Greenkey and Scott Kasmir were at the top of the fast-paced ranking, as was Brandon Whedon, who will be the quarterback of the Browns in the future. In 2003, Jared Hughes hit 96 home runs and then moved on to college, and was finally appointed to the fourth row of the Pirates in 2006. He played as a relief pitcher for 10 years in the Major League, and was the most successful pitcher in this club in the eight O's with a score of 3-3. Other fast-paced players in the 2003 class are Andrew Miller and Chad Billingsley. The most outstanding pitcher in the 2004 class was Romer Sedes, a right-handed pitcher from the Dominican Republic who scored 96 home runs in the World Showcase. The Brewers signed him as an international free agent, but he didn't make it to the Major League in 2012. Other 2004 class players are Homer Bailey, Ibanez Yard, and unfortunately, Nick Adenhart, who passed away too soon. Now, let's move on to the story of 2005. He scored 95 home runs in January and was appointed to the second row of the Dodgers in June of the same year. He played for three seasons in the Major League, and his average speed was 94 miles per hour, but he could only throw up to 13 innings. Other fast-paced pitchers are Justin Upton, who was raised under the mound, and he made the reason why he was nominated for the first place overall in the summer even stronger. In addition, there is also Buster Posey, who went to Florida State University before gaining a career as a legendary star in the Giants. Cory Rasmus, the younger brother of Corby Rasmus, who was in the 2006 team, scored 97 miles and was appointed to the first row of the Braves. He threw four seasons in the Major League and recorded the highest speed of 94 in the average season in 2013. As for other fast-paced pitchers in the 2006 team, as Dylan Baton says, this is very beneficial. And so is Tommy Fahm. There is no reason not to be Tommy Fahm. In 2007, Michael Main became the first high school student to hit 99 on the stage of the showcase. The Rangers appointed him to the first row of the draft that year, but after a good start as a professional career, he never threw at a level higher than double A. This class was fulfilling. Marison Wagner, Rick Porcel, Matt Harvey were at the top of the fast leaderboard, but Robert Stock was the same, and they are throwing in the Major League more recently than those fools. And he is kind to me. In 2008, a pitcher named Garrett Cole, who is not well known, threw 97 in high school. He had a great college career at UCLA, and was nominated for the first place in the draft by the Pirates as a whole in 2011, and played 12 seasons in the Major League, and recorded an average speed of 98 miles per hour in the 43rd inning. At least at the moment, he has the most successful career on this list. Sunny Gray, who has built a wonderful career for himself, and Aaron Hicks, who is known for his strong swordsmanship, are also in the same class. The most beautiful pitcher in the 2009 class was Michael Gibbon, who was nominated for the second row of the Orioles, and had a speed of 98 miles per hour. Gibbon threw 9 seasons in the Major League, and was last on the board in 2023. Of all the pitchers who have been named so far, the 9-year record of throwing 461 innings as a relief pitcher and recording a defense rate of 3.47 has been attributed to Cole. Another top player in the 2009 class is Zach Wheeler. It's a name that is not well known in the 2010 class, but it was Stinson Alley who threw 99 innings and was drafted in the second row by the Pirates. The Pirates actually nominated him as a pitcher, but he lost in the double-A and was transferred to the headquarters and was on the team until 2021, but did not make the Major League. The same high school classmates are Jameson Tion and Kevin Gossman. The most impressive pitcher in the 2011 class was Jose Fernandez, who had a speed of 97 miles per hour. In the summer of that year, the Marlins nominated him as the first row, and he was promoted to the Major League just two years later, and continued to show off his 97-mile speed. Of course, he died in a boat accident in Miami in 2016, ending one of the brilliant starts of the young pitcher's career. The 14th was exhausted in just four seasons, and two of them were shortened for Tommy John surgery and recovery. The same classmate is Dylan Bundy, one of the most talented pitchers in high school. In 2012, Lance McCullers Jr. was nominated for the first row of the Astros with a speed of 98 miles per hour. His career in the Major League was troubled by injury, but he played in the eighth season in Houston and won the World Series twice and played in the All-Star game. The 90-mile speed is great, but the curve proves to be his trademark. He has won 30 career titles, and is third in the list of Fernandez and Cole, among the most prominent pitchers so far. The excellent pitcher of the same year is Max Freed of Harvard Westlake and Lucas Gero, Edwin Diaz. He graduated in 2013 with a speed of 98 miles per hour. He played as a pitcher at Vanderbilt University and was nominated for the Dodgers in the first row of the draft in 2016. He played in the Rockies for only two seasons in the Major League, and his average speed was about 97 miles per hour. The same classmate is Devin Williams. He graduated in 2014 with a speed of 99 miles per hour. Like the other two, he never became a pitcher in the Major League. He had Tommy John surgery in 2016, and after that, he never threw a ball higher than the ball pitch. In the same generation, there are right-handed pitchers like Dylan Sheath and Mitch Keller. In the 2015 class, there is Mike Nicaragua, who has a speed of 98 miles per hour, but he was also nominated for the Rockies in the first row of the draft, but he has no experience in the Major League. He also lost his temper with Tommy John surgery and could not throw a ball higher than the ball pitch. In fact, the power pitchers who stood out throughout the same generation were lacking, but the most noteworthy is Tony Santien. Now, the player of the 2016 class is Alex Spieth, who has a speed of 97 miles per hour. He is a second-row pitcher in the Rangers, and he walked the path of difficulty in the Minor League, but he threw a few innings in the Major League in 2023 and 2024. The average pitch speed when standing on the pitch is three digits, and the average speed in the Major League is technically the fastest pitcher on this list. This year was a year when the top pitchers on the leaderboard, such as Alec Manoa, Hess Luzardo, and Cole Ragan, played a strong role. In 2017, Hunter Green was one of the most shocking entries on this list. At that time, he threw 97 miles, and now he is throwing 99 miles. The Reds have nominated him for the entire draft in 2017, and since then he has been throwing fast balls. Of the players who have been high school players for more than 10 years, the 12th Carrier O's has built the most impressive Major League career. Spencer Strider, who I don't think is that surprising for a fastball pitcher in 2017, and Joe Adel, who was an overwhelming outfielder in high school, but rarely threw a fastball. The team that threw the most fastballs in 2018 was the 98-mile Kumar Locker, who was active at Vanderbilt University and was finally nominated for the entire top three by the Rangers in the draft in 2022. Major 2-3 defense rate 5.45 is the pure main level, but there is still time to improve these numbers. Also, in this group, there is Ben Joyce, who has been throwing the fastest balls in the league for a while. In the 2019 group, there is Daniel Espino, who threw 99 miles. This man had a concern about injury and had an absolutely troublesome problem. That year, he was nominated for the first round of Cleveland, but sadly, he hasn't been throwing balls since 2022 because of the problem of his elbow. When he plays, it's a shame that he has an overwhelming power that takes more than 40% of the batters in the minor league he played. In the same class, there is also Quinn Pester. In the 2020 class, there is Jared Kerry, who is 99 miles per hour. Unlike most of the players I've seen recently, he was the second-best player in the White Sox. He hasn't made his debut yet, but by 2025, the error rate between high A and double A is 3.11, so he may make his debut someday. The most noteworthy player in that class was Niasse. In 2021, it's Mason Wynn. Chase Petty, who was drafted by the Twins in the first round, is the first player to have a three-digit heat. He was traded to the Reds for a Sunny Gray deal, and this season he played three games in the Major League, and his average fastball is 97. He is still 22 years old, so there is plenty of time to grow. Chase Burns was also a dramatic player in the same class. In the 2022 class, Najeer Mule also played 100 miles per hour. In the same year, he was appointed in the fourth round by Cubs, and after receiving Tommy John surgery, he made his professional debut in 2024. He left a record of 84 balls and 98 innings in the minor league. It wasn't the best start to his career. Another notable player in 2022 is now a prospect for the Mariners. It's Herangero Sancha, a switch pitcher. In 2023, the Nationals appointed Travis Sakura, who is 100 years old, in the third round. He wasn't in the top class in the game, but he was on the way to becoming the prospect of the top class. However, recently it became clear that he also needed Tommy John surgery. Sadly, he has the same fate as many people on this list. The class of 2024 is now the 98-year-old Carson Wiggins, who is currently active as the head of the Arkansas. In the class of 2025, Miguel Cime Jr., who had just been drafted in the fourth round of the Nationals, will appear at 100 pounds. And in the class of 2026, Seaborn Sims, who is promised to play at Oklahoma University, will appear at 100 pounds. Of course, there are many other future classes in the perfect game. So the last thing I'd like to introduce is the 2033 support team. He is almost 10 years old and will definitely throw 90 miles per hour, about 145 kilometers. This is by no means a miscalculation. He is a really great player. In 10 years, he will take over the league. To sum up, Mercedes, Main, Ali, Cork, and Nicaragua, five of the top players on this list, retired without playing in the Major League once. Among the retired players, Hunter Green, Garrett Cole, and Alex Spess were the most impressive in terms of their speed in the Major League. In terms of career struggles, Garrett Cole and Big Gap are at the top, followed by Jose Fernandez, Hunter Green, Lance McCullers Jr., and Michael Gibbons Jared Hughes. And there are a lot of players who have had Tommy John surgery. The top players on this list are all from 2011 to 2018. That's it for this time. If you want to support my activities, there are two ways. Use the code FLISH on SeatGeek or support Patreon at patreon.com. Thank you for watching.