Andrew Middleton brings high-upside lefty stuff — if the health cooperates
Andrew Middleton is a 6-foot-2 junior left-hander whose profile pops more than his raw stat line: in the 2025 season at UMass, he posted a 0.00 ERA with 29 strikeouts in 11.2 innings before injury, and evaluators noted an 89-92 mph fastball with strong induced vertical break plus a mid-70s curveball that can miss bats. The catch is command and durability — he’s coming off Tommy John-related elbow surgery, so he’s a betting-on-the-tools arm for West Virginia, not a sure thing, but the strikeout upside is real and the personality read is competitive, goal-driven, and comeback-focused.
