7/14/25 : 2025 MLB Draft - 7th Round Pick (overall pick # 221)

RHP Mathew Fisher - 19 yrs old - Reitz Memorial HS (Indiana)

“Evansville (Ind.) Memorial HS spawned Don Mattingly but hasn't had a player drafted since 1993. That will change this July because Fisher is the state's best prep pitching prospect since Ashe Russell and Nolan Watson became Royals first-rounders a decade ago. Also a star quarterback, Fisher is one of the more projectable and athletic pitchers in the 2025 high school class.

At his best, Fisher works at 92-93 mph and touches 95 with a high-spin fastball that features good carry with natural cut. There are times when he'll operate more at 88-91 mph, but his heater still plays and should create more consistent velocity as he fills out his 6-foot-3 frame. Gatorade's Indiana high school player of the year, he also creates high spin rates on his low-80s slider and upper-70s curveball while demonstrating aptitude for a fading mid-80s changeup.

Fisher's athleticism helps him move down the mound well and repeat his solid delivery, producing extension and consistent strikes. With added strength, the Indiana recruit could become a mid-rotation starter with a plus fastball and slider. He sustained a small fracture in his pitching elbow when he got tackled playing football as a sophomore but has experienced no ill effects since.” - MLB

“Fisher is an athletic 6-foot-3, 185-pound righthander who also starred on the gridiron as an all-state quarterback in high school. He then won Indiana’s Gatorade player of the year this spring after taking a step forward on the mound, a development that required plenty of evaluators to rush in to see him in the process. Fisher has a modern, high-spin arsenal and plan of attack, missing bats with a cutting, riding fastball that stays on top of barrels from a lower release. After previously sitting around 90 mph and getting up to 93 in 2024, Fisher was more in the 92-94 mph range and topped out at 95 this spring. The added power helped the rest of his arsenal play up as well. Fisher also throws a snappy mid-80s slider, a slower curveball and a changeup to round out his four-pitch mix. There are some questions about his overall feel for his secondaries despite the high spin rates, and his delivery has some risk, but Fisher repeats it well enough and threw plenty of strikes this spring. The Indiana commit will be 19 on draft day and may be competing with other signable prep arms in this range, but a team that covets his combination of release traits and pitch mix could make a push to land him inside the first three rounds of the draft.” - Baseball America