Cleveland Guardians 2024 MLB Draft 5th Round Pick: RHP Aidan Major

The Cleveland Guardians selected Aidan Major- RHSP in the 5th Round (146th overall).

Aidan Major- RHSP West Virginia
Age: 21.2
Ht: 5'11
Wt: 200

Rankings:
• BA- 108
• MLB- 245
• WH- Rounds 3-5

Analysis:
Aidan Major has a diverse array of pitches paired with experience as both a reliever and starting pitcher. He sustained an elbow injury during the 2024 College World Series resulting in Tommy John surgery. Major is maxed out physically. On the mound, Major exhibits a quick arm path with an inverted W arm swing progressing through with a three-quarters delivery. His arsenal features a 93-95 mph heater that touches 96-97 mph with 20 inches of arm side run. Major rounds out his five-pitch mix with an upper-80s hard cutter, a mid-80s two-plane breaking slider, a mid-80s change-up, and a mid-70s curveball he retired for 2024. Once, healthy Major likely works as a multi-inning reliever with the potential for some leverage use.

Pre-draft writeup: Undersized (6’0) right hander that hasn’t ever had any issues missing bats (10.7 K/9 in college) but the control is fringe-average at best (4.4 BB/9). He has a starters arsenal overall and the stuff to go with it, but lacks traditional size and control. A bit of a split on where he lands, could depend on control. It’s a weak class for college pitching, so he should still go somewhere by the third round.

Future Projections:
Fastball- 55
Slider- 50
Cutter- 50
Change-up- 50
Command- 40