UCLA’s Logan Reddemann: Revamped Arsenal Aiding Draft Helium

Logan Reddemann is no secret to the scouting community. Scouts have known about him since his days at San Diego, where he was the 2024 WCC Freshman of the Year and earned back-to-back First Team All-WCC honors. With that list of accolades, it should be no shock that his name became a hot commodity once he entered the portal.

Despite having numerous suitors, Reddemann opted to stay close to home and elected to attend UCLA, joining a team fresh off an Omaha appearance that needed veteran pitching. However, he’s turned into more than just a veteran leader. He’s the true ace of their staff, and scouts are taking notice of his success.

Through nine starts, Reddemann has posted an ERA of 2.85, boasting a ridiculous K:BB ratio of 79:8 in 53.2 innings. The latest masterpiece of his campaign was his best, as he struck out 18 Rutgers hitters across eight innings, tying Rob Henkel’s single-game record from 2000. Reddemann generated 34 whiffs in the process, a remarkable figure in this age of college baseball.

With his draft helium sky-high right now, it’s only a matter of when, not if, he becomes a consensus first-rounder. In fact, I believe he’s already there. His revamped arsenal, paired with his excellent command, has unlocked another echelon to his game.

New Arsenal Breakdown

It all starts with the fastball, which has undergone quite the transformation in college. As Reddemann has filled out his frame, his velocity has increased in every season. As a freshman, Reddemann averaged 91.7 MPH on his heater before adding a tick as a sophomore, averaging 92.8 MPH last spring. However, his move to UCLA has led to a significant uptick, as he’s currently averaging 95 MPH. After touching 97 MPH early in the spring, he’s now touching 99 MPH.

The velocity uptick isn’t the only factor. Reddemann has seen a shape change that has unlocked more swing-and-miss. In 2025, his fastball was more on the generic side, and an inconsistent shape mitigated its true value. He used it as a set-up pitch for his secondaries, which we will talk about later.

However, in 2026, Reddemann traded some horizontal action for more vertical carry. His fastball’s IVB (Induced Vertical Break) sits an inch and a half higher (~17.1 inches) than his metrics from 2025, and he’s taken just over an inch off his horizontal movement. He’s getting more consistent cut/ride action on his fastball, which has led to the viability of the pitch skyrocketing. Add in a flatter approach angle with command on the top rail, and the recipe for success is there. His whiff rate now sits at 29%, a figure that has more than doubled from a year ago. His chase rate sits near 35%, as well.

Of course, as Reddemann makes the transition to pro ball, he’ll need to adjust further to the difference between the college ball and the minor league ball. I spoke to a couple of industry sources about this, and Reddemann will likely need to separate his fastball into two distinct shapes (four-seam and two-seam/sinker) at the next level.

However, despite what’s to come, Reddemann has taken his fastball from a fringe-average to average offering and turned it into a legitimate above-average offering. While this is the biggest reason behind his climb up the boards, his newly integrated cutter is not far behind.

After throwing a more traditional low-to-mid-80s slider a year ago, Reddemann has introduced a harder cutter in the upper-80s as his primary breaking ball, and the results have been very solid. It will need a bit more depth and bite at the next level, but it’s worked well against right-handed hitters, and he’s able to zone it against left-handed bats to steal strikes.

To pair with the cutter, Reddemann has added some power to his curveball. After sitting in the mid-70s last spring, it’s now regularly in the low-80s. Its purpose remains the same, and it’s every bit of a tertiary offering in his arsenal, but the command allows it to stand out. He’s recently introduced a low-80s sweeper, as well. This gives him another promising offering, as the sweeper has gotten over ten inches of lateral action on average.

The changeup is still his bread and butter, though. While the shape itself isn’t an outlier, the tunneling ability and command allow it to play up. It’s a true above-average offering with excellent velocity separation to the fastball (~10 MPH difference), and he is very comfortable throwing the cambio in any count against any hitter.

Despite not having outlier release traits or angles, it’s his command that allows him to be a force on the bump. He likes to work quickly and will repeat his mechanics very well, allowing him to have a consistent release point. As a result, Reddemann places the ball wherever he pleases, and his 3.8% walk rate is astonishingly low, especially in the current era of pitching.

He’s a no-doubt starter at the next level, even if he’s closer to a finished product at this stage. The results have been too good to ignore, and it’s looking like he’s every bit of a first-rounder from this desk. He’ll be getting a big boost in the next update to our Top 100 College board.