Atlanta Braves Scouting Report on LHP Luiz Gohara

Future Outlook

While his velocity is really even more on the top end, I see a lot of Carlos Rodon in Luiz Gohara. Both are similar in size after Gohara’s weight loss, as Rodon goes 6’3 and 230ish.

Rodon works with a fastball, slider, change mix that he primarily relies on his fastball and slider, using his change only ~10% of the time.

Rodon was an elite prospect coming into his draft year and has struggled to get his control in line, struggling with much the same issue as Gohara has, maintaining consistency in his landing spot.

Gohara could not have picked a better time to come into the Braves system. Not only is he going to be part of arguably the best rotation in the entire minor leagues in high-A with Florida, but the Braves just announced recently that legendary pitching coach Dennis Lewalyn will be headed to Florida to coach the Fire Frogs pitching staff.

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Gohara may have some struggles coming out of the gate as the Braves work with him to stabilize his delivery and approach, but by the end of the season, he could end up a top-50 prospect. As it is, I have him already rated as the #71 prospect in baseball in my recently-posted top 125 prospects list over at Call to the Pen.