It’s impossible to grade or gauge a draft class before these players have had the chance to develop into professional athletes. With that being said, a handful of teams do standout with their process, their philosophy in the draft, and their willingness to follow a model. These are six draft classes that really stood out in 2022.
On Friday night, Mississippi State ace Landon Sims left his start in the fourth inning, his head buried in his glove, nervously chewing the leather strands that hold it together as trainers walked with him off the field. His last pitch resulted in a grimace and subsequent shaking of his right hand. It’s too early to tell the severity of the injury, but it’s a scene we’ve all grown too familiar witnessing on the mound. Hopefully this one was a blister, but the motion is often indicative of a guy shaking a stinging sensation out of his throwing arm.
