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Logan Henderson
Scouting grades: Fastball: 60 | Slider: 40 | Changeup: 60 | Cutter: 45 | Control: 55 | Overall: 45
Henderson was a wonderfully accomplished pitcher at the JuCo level as the national leader in strikeouts (169) and the Junior College World Series MVP for McLennan (Texas) CC in 2021. He went to the Brewers in the fourth round that summer, and his career has been marked by injuries since -- first elbow surgery in 2022 and then an oblique issue that delayed his opening to the 2024 season. He eventually posted a career-high 81 1/3 innings (primarily at Double-A Biloxi and Triple-A Nashville) and finished with a 3.32 ERA, 104 strikeouts and 15 walks in that span.
The 5-foot-11 right-hander has developed two plus pitches in his 91-94 mph fastball and 80-82 mph changeup. Henderson’s heater averaged over 17 inches of induced vertical break at Triple-A, placing it above many bats at the top of the zone, and that movement profile helped it play above the velo. The changeup is his best pitch with sufficient fade and separation to generate plenty of whiffs on its own. Henderson’s heat map is, as expected, more vertically focused as a result. He eschewed a low-80s slider for more of an 87-89 mph cutter during his time with Nashville for a sharper, gloveside look, but even so, seven-eighths of his pitch usage comes from the fastball or change.
Henderson repeats his delivery well, rarely pitching out of a full windup, and he’s become a regular strike pumper at the upper levels. That said, he can get hit around if the fastball seeps below the top of the zone or if he doesn’t bury the changeup. Added to the 40-man roster last November, the 23-year-old still has development ahead because of the lost innings, but his fastball-changeup mix could be good enough as is to help The Crew in a bullpen role soon. - mlbpipeline
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