Messina's physical at 6-foot and can ambush pitches to his pull side. He looks much more mature than his age and showed that in his sophomore year with 17 bombs. His swing is simple and has some lift in it. Despite the power numbers, he's a hit-over-power guy for now as the raw power is just average and his hit tool will translate better into the pro game. He graded out poorly behind the plate and will move elsewhere so the offensive production will be the driving factor here unless the catching improves.

Eli has a hammer of a breaking ball, and that's his signature pitch. But he's unlikely to pitch in '24 after getting tommy john surgery at the end of last season. He has a feel for supination and cuts his heater as a result, but the fastball will only get better as he learns to consistently cut it and create glove side movement. He pounds the zone with his heater and has solid control, but like most young arms he struggles with consistently landing his power breaker. It's plus sweep and slight drop is vicious when he lands it, and it could end up being a plus pitch that he turns into two distinct pitches. There's plenty of arm talent here, he was 91-95 last year and got up to 97. Some team could take the chance on him this year.

Kimball missed his sophomore season with an injury and transferred to South Carolina. Prior to that, he sat in the low-90s at Notre Dame. His four-seam comes from a low launch with ride and a flat angle that made the pitch play up. His curveball and slider are both average shapes but he hasn't shown either in the zone. He's a solid athlete with a deep hip hinge, was of interest out of high school as an arm with intriguing traits.