Brewers Select Chris Levonas 67th Overall in the 2024 MLB Draft

[Theo Tollefson]

The Brewers selected Chris Levonas 67th overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft. 

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The Brewers selected Chris Levonas 67th overall pick in the 2024 MLB Draft. Levonas is a 6'2, 175 pound 18-year-old out of 
Christian Brothers Academy in New Jersey. Levonas is the second prep arm drafted by the Brewers out of the Garden State. He was ranked 79 on the BrewerFanatic Draft Consensus Board. The 67th overall pick comes with a valued price tag of $1,230,000.

 

Levonas is a gangly right-handed prep pitcher currently committed to Wake Forest. He has a package of interesting traits and skills on the mound. His fastball has taken a significant velocity jump this spring, up from the 90-92 mph range, now sitting 93-95 mph and touching 98 mph. It's an offering with a good spin that is likely to be a plus pitch if it isn't already.

Levonas has also shown great proficiency in spinning the baseball, with a slider/curveball breaker pairing that carries spin rates between 2800-3000rpms, in addition to some feel for a changeup. Levonas commands and moves these pitches around the zone well, in addition to getting good extension at release.

A loose, quick arm, with a four-pitch arsenal he commands well, a proclivity to spin the baseball, and plenty of projection. It's a massive up arrow for this profile heading into July.

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[jay87shot]

Another really high upside new jersey arm. I love how athletic his delivery is, I think he might be a guy who is better to keep thin. There is a little Tim Lincecum somewhere in there. Again the high spin breaking pitches are going to make him really solid.

We will likely have to go overshot here but probably nothing crazy maybe what the same for what Meccage for.