Mlbpipeline had him in their top 250, here's the report
Scouting grades: Fastball: 45 | Slider: 50 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 50 | Overall: 40
In 2025, Penn State’s baseball program was the beneficiary of a pair of players coming from St. Joseph’s. Ryan Weingartner was the Nittany Lions’ shortstop and DeSanto was a mainstay in the rotation after two years of starting for the Hawks and a strong turn in the Cape Cod League, when he was named Harwich’s Pitcher of the Year. The big left-hander wasn’t quite as effective with Penn State, but he did take over as the Friday night guy in March.
From a pure stuff standpoint, the 6-foot-4 DeSanto isn’t anything to write home about. It’s a below-average fastball from a velocity standpoint, averaging only around 88 mph in 2025 and topping out at 93 mph. But the data on the pitch is off the charts, with huge spin rates that lead to a ton of carry to make it very effective above the hands, a reason why it produced a 24-percent miss rate and opponents only hit .182 against the pitch. His upper-70s slider also features good spin, and he kills it with a changeup thrown a tick or two harder than the breaking ball.
In addition to the metrics, DeSanto’s funky delivery adds a ton of deception, allowing all of his stuff to play up. There’s not a ton of margin for error here based on the velocity profile -- perhaps a team will think a few more ticks out of that big frame are possible -- and he’ll have to find better command, especially of his breaking stuff, for him to be a back-end starter at the highest level.
Scouting grades: Fastball: 45 | Slider: 50 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 50 | Overall: 40
In 2025, Penn State’s baseball program was the beneficiary of a pair of players coming from St. Joseph’s. Ryan Weingartner was the Nittany Lions’ shortstop and DeSanto was a mainstay in the rotation after two years of starting for the Hawks and a strong turn in the Cape Cod League, when he was named Harwich’s Pitcher of the Year. The big left-hander wasn’t quite as effective with Penn State, but he did take over as the Friday night guy in March.
From a pure stuff standpoint, the 6-foot-4 DeSanto isn’t anything to write home about. It’s a below-average fastball from a velocity standpoint, averaging only around 88 mph in 2025 and topping out at 93 mph. But the data on the pitch is off the charts, with huge spin rates that lead to a ton of carry to make it very effective above the hands, a reason why it produced a 24-percent miss rate and opponents only hit .182 against the pitch. His upper-70s slider also features good spin, and he kills it with a changeup thrown a tick or two harder than the breaking ball.
In addition to the metrics, DeSanto’s funky delivery adds a ton of deception, allowing all of his stuff to play up. There’s not a ton of margin for error here based on the velocity profile -- perhaps a team will think a few more ticks out of that big frame are possible -- and he’ll have to find better command, especially of his breaking stuff, for him to be a back-end starter at the highest level.
