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Scouting grades: Fastball: 50 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 45 | Control: 50 | Overall: 40 Randall was a catcher growing up before taking his strong arm out from behind the plate and onto the mound. After two years in the bullpen at the University of Arizona, he transferred to the University of San Diego and became a workhorse starter and hit the scouting radar. The Tigers selected him in the third round and signed him for a $700,000 bonus. Randall made 16 starts at Single-A Lakeland in his first full season before earning a promotion to High-A in late July. He was traded to the Nationals shortly after in a Deadline move for Kyle Finnegan.Randall is a classic power sinker-slider pitcher with a low three-quarter delivery and rotation, but he actually saw an uptick in his strikeout rate when he became a starter at San Diego. His heavy sinker sits around 94-95 mph but can ramp up to 98 and induce a ton of ground balls. His high-spin slider is a nice swing-and-miss pitch off the sinker. He has a feel for a changeup, but his ability to develop it could determine whether he ends up a starter or reliever as he advances. Part of what separated Randall as a starter in college was his ability to repeat his stuff and hold his velocity late into starts.Randall, who threw a ton of strikes in Lakeland, drew comparisons to former Cleveland starter Justin Masterson during his time in the Detroit system. But with Randall’s big body frame and sinker/slider approach, there’s still a decent chance he ends up in a bullpen role down the road with Washington, one who needs to play in front of a good defensive infield given his propensity for grounders.
Randall spent two collegiate seasons at Arizona (he barely pitched in 2023 due to injury), and then one as a starter at the University of San Diego, where he first began to look like an efficient sinker/slider prospect. He was promoted to High-A West Michigan after a hot start in 2025, then traded to Washington for Kyle Finnegan at the deadline. Randall walked just 20 guys in 109.2 innings during his full season debut, attacking east and west with five different pitches that all finish in different parts of the strike zone. The hulking righty’s arm slot is nearly sidearm on release, and he can work with tail in on the hands of righties, sink changeups away from lefties, and bend sliders and cutters to the glove side of the plate. He can throw basically any pitch for a strike in any count, which further aids his ability to induce weak groundball contact. Randall lacks a plus weapon, but he should settle into a spot starter or bulk relief role because of his control and consistency.
