There are no winners or losers in the draft. That is an exercise in futility and a disservice to the players themselves. That said, a few teams have really stood out for bringing in exemplary talent both in quality and quantity.
Scouting report on Vanderbilt right-hander Jack Leiter, a 2021 MLB Draft Eligible pitcher.
2021 MLB Draft Scouting Report Sam Bachman, Miami (Ohio) University
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Eschewing small ball and emphasizing plate discipline certainly helps UCSB put up runs, but it’s also old hat. Even if college baseball has been slower than MLB to modernize (especially in terms of run production), the game will get there eventually. If there’s a more nuanced lesson to be learned from the Gauchos, then, it seems to be in the power of mentality, enabling players to flourish by challenging them to be the best version of themselves.
You’ve had a chance to read through the cream of the crop of the MLB 2019 draft. By now you should be acquainted with just about everyone who’ll be drafted on Day One, but now it’s time to go deeper. Here is how we ranked prospects 51-100. Ralph Lifshitz, Kyler Peterson, Matt Thompson, Anthony Franco, and Tom Mussa gathered again to debate how these guys shake out and this is the result.
This isn’t the small ball Stanford team of old; this lineup has real thump. Only UCLA has a higher slugging percentage in conference, and Kinamon’s power outburst last weekend put him alongside Stowers, Andrew Daschbach and Brandon Wulff as Cardinal players slugging above .500 since Pac-12 play kicked off.
Featuring a fairly traditional fastball, changeup, slider, curveball toolkit, Pepiot ranks fourth in the nation in strikeouts per nine despite rather pedestrian, low-90’s velocity.
