Scouting grades 20–80
80Fastball
45Slider
50Changeup
50Control
Bumila was considered one of the top left-handed arms in the entirety of the class prior to a UCL injury he suffered in the summer of 2024. That injury unfortunately caused him to miss the rest of the season, along with the following 2025 spring and summer. Bumila is back and throwing in 2026, and he's been one of the more explosive high school arms in the country to open up the spring. Bumila touched 100 mph in his first start, sitting in the high 90s with life. The velocity already makes the pitch a freakishly good offering, but some of the other characteristics make it that more intruiging.
For starters, Bumila is a menacingly huge human being. Standing at 6 foot 9, 250 lbs, he looks like a hulking giant on the field. His size allows him to generate plus extension down the mound, nearing 7 feet. This is already a tough at-bat just due to his pure size and length; couple in some of the other characteristics, and it’s easy to envision the final product.
Despite being 6 foot 9, Bumila launches regularly from a sub-5-foot release height. His heater has above-average carry despite the fact that it comes from a lower arm slot, along with monster spin rates nearing 2700 rpms. It’s nutty characteristics, to where you could make the case that Bumila has a chance to grow into an 80-grade fastball once fully matured.
That’s not the only intriguing part of his arsenal, though. The changeup has flashed exceptional metrics as well, with huge horizontal movement and some depth when thrown well. Continued development of the breaking ball will be a focus, but the arm talent here is undeniable. Bumila's arm talent has a chance to get him selected in the first round this year.
