PBR SC Scout Blog - MLB Draft Edition 

 

 

The 2019 MLB Draft is in the rearview mirror. For the state of South Carolina their are several take aways; whether the 2019 HS talent pool was low or the overall signability of the class was not good there were only two players from the HS eligible draft pool selected in this years draft (Dylan Brewer & Tyler Causey) in the 32nd and 37th rounds respectfully. We also had a quality group of SR signees from colleges across the state. Below is a breakdown of the states draft picks...

* 33 PLAYERS DRAFTED OUT OF SC *
-  2 High School SRs
- 13 College JRs 
- 16 College SRs
- 1 College 5th YR SR
- 1 JUCO J1

* PICKS BY SCHOOL *
Coastal Carolina - 7
Clemson - 5
South Carolina - 5
College of Charleston - 3
USC Aiken - 3 
North Greenville - 3
Winthrop - 2
Lander - 2
Florence Darlington - 1
High School - 2 

* PICKS BY POSITION *
RHP - 14
SS - 5
LHP - 3
C - 3
OF - 3
CINF - 3
2B - 2

* PICKS BY TEAM *
Pirates - 4
Cubs - 4 
Mariners - 3
Angels - 3
A's - 2
Yankees - 2
White Sox - 2
Giants - 2
Orioles - 1
Royals - 1
Twins - 1
Tigers - 1
Astros - 1
Nationals - 1
Indians - 1
Cardinals - 1
Marlins - 1 

* PLAYERS CHOSEN FROM SC *

Logan Davidson (SS, Clemson, 4YR JR) - Rd. 1 Pick 29 - Oakland Athletics 
- 6-3, 185lb JR infielder with an advanced defensive skillset and arm strength. Collegiate offensive line was solid but some teams may have been hesitant based on his summer hitting line from last years Cape Cod season, either way, sure fire 1st rounder with everyday MLB potential.  

Zach Peek (RHP, Winthrop, 4YR JR) - Rd. 6 Pick 181 - Los Angeles Angels 
- 6-3, 190lb RHP with a low 90s FB. Advanced SL that will translate into professional baseball and an easily repeated delivery that could allow him to log substantial innings at the next level. 

Griffin McLarty (RHP, College of Charleston, 4YR JR) - Rd. 8 Pick 228 - Baltimore Orioles 
-  6-3, 185lb RHP with impeccable control. The FB is in the upper 80s and touches 91. With advanced command and room to improve his secondary pitches McLarty will be a good fit in the O's organization. 

TJ Hopkins (CF, South Carolina, 4YR SR) - Rd. 9 Pick 264 - Cincinnati Reds
- 6-0, 190lbs with a strong frame. Has shown flashes of plus tools at South Carolina and will take a high ceiling into professional baseball. 

Anthony Veneziano (LHP, Coastal Carolina, 4YR JR) - Rd. 10 Pick 289 - Kansas City Royals
- 6-5, 205lb LHP with the prototypical body of a MLB pitcher. FB in the low to mid 90's.  

Nate Pawelczyk (RHP, Winthrop, 4YR SR) - Rd. 10 Pick 290 - Chicago White Sox
-6-1, 190lb RHP with a high 3/4 arm slot and advanced pitch ability. FB hovers around 90 mph and there is feel for a nice SL.  

Mitch Spence (RHP, USC Aiken, 4YR JR) - Rd. 10 Pick 315 - New York Yankees

Kyle Wilkie (C, Clemson, 4YR JR) - Rd. 12 Pick 364 - Pittsburgh Pirates
- 5-11, 210lb C with solid defensive ability.  

Luke Berryhill (C, South Carolina, 4YR JR) - Rd. 13 Pick 384 - Cincinnati Reds
- 6-1, 230lb C who's hit tool will tell the story. The defensive skillset is avg. for professional baseball but the raw power and hit tool will play. He may end up at 1B if he cannot stick behind the plate.  

Reid Morgan (RHP, South Carolina, 4YR JR) - Rd. 13 Pick 396 - Seattle Mariners 
- 6-0, 187lb RHP with a quality control. Will need to develop in order to translate the "stuff" to the next level. Only allowed 17 BBs in 87.2 innings in 2019.  

Alex Moore (RHP, Lander, 4YR SR) - Rd. 18 Pick 552 - Chicago Cubs

Cory Wood (2B, Coastal Carolina, 4YR JR) - Rd. 19 Pick 574 - Pittsburgh Pirates
- 5-9 180lb 2B who profiles as a contact hitting 2B at the next level. He is a fringe avg. defender who will also be able to use his speed to help his game at the next level.  

Owen Griffith (RHP, Clemson, 4YR JR) - Rd. 20 Pick 599 - Minnesota Twins

Scott McKeon (SS, Coastal Carolina, 4YR JR) - Rd. 21 Pick 622 - Detroit Tigers

Elian Almanzar (RHP, Florence Darlington, JC J1) - Rd. 22 Pick 672 - Chicago Cubs
- 6-5, 205 RHP who has seen the FB up to 95 this spring. He has flashed a power breaking ball at times but has struggled with location in stretches. The stuff is good enough to compete at the next level if he can polish his control.  

Zach Biermann (1B, Coastal Carolina, 4YR SR) - Rd. 23 Pick 706 - Houston Astros

Kipp Rollings (RHP, North Greenville, 4YR SR) - Rd. 24 Pick 726 - Seattle Mariners 
- 6-2, 190lb RHP will take his long whippy arm action and firm FB into pro ball. High Ceiling/Low Floor, if he can consistently find the zone the stuff is good.  

Grayson Byrd (1B, Clemson, 4YR SR5) - Rd. 24 Pick 732 - Chicago Cubs
- 6-3, 205lb 1B who represents a quality SR sign at this point of the draft. The LHH has enough pop to carry over into professional baseball and his easy LH swing will give him a chance to be a solid organizational player with upside.

Dupree Hart (2B, College of Charleston, 4YR SR) - Rd. 26 Pick 783 - Washington Nationals
- 5-7, 170lb 2B with speed and defense that will translate to the next level. Has shown off the range for the Cougars throughout his career. Will need to hit at the next level to maximize his ceiling.  

Ryan Troutman (RHP, Lander, 4YR SR) - Rd. 26 Pick 784 - Pittsburgh Pirates

Jacob Olson (UTL, South Carolina, 4YR SR) - Rd. 26 Pick 792 - Chicago Cubs
- 6-0, 200lb 3B with a quality offensive approach and + power tool.  

Michael Giacone (LHP, North Greenville, 4YR JR) - Rd. 28 Pick 855 - New York Yankees

Brooks Crawford (RHP, Clemson, 4YR SR) - Rd. 29 Pick 866 - San Fransisco Giants

Utah Jones (SS, North Greenville, 4YR SR) - Rd. 29 Pick 876 - Seattle Mariners 
- 6-0, 165lb INF, another NGU player to the Mariners in the 2019 draft. Hit over .400 for the Crusaders this season. Started his career at UNC. 

Nate Ocker (RHP, College of Charleston, 4YR SR) - Rd. 29 Pick 880 - Cleveland Indians

Dylan Brewer (CF, Latta HS, HS SR) - Rd. 32 Pick 956 - San Fransisco Giants
- 6-3, 165lbs. The top ranked PBR High School player in the 2019 class ended up off the board in the 32nd round. Either because of the signability or the developing skillset the rangy OF with a plus hit tool will likely end up at Clemson now. 

Jake Wright (RF, Coastal Carolina, 4YR JR) - Rd. 32 Pick 964 - Pittsburgh Pirates
- 5-9, 195lb corner OF who showed an uptick in power this year for the Chants. Is a sneaky good runner with a avg to slightly above arm and quality hit tool.  

Ridge Chapman (RHP, South Carolina, 4YR SR) - Rd. 34 Pick 1021 - Los Angeles Angels

Zach Rafuse (RHP, USC Aiken, 4YR SR) - Rd. 35 Pick 1064 - Oakland Athletics

Keaton Weisz (SS, Coastal Carolina, 4YR SR) - Rd. 36 Pick 1081 - Los Angeles Angels

Kyle Skeels (C, Coastal Carolina, 4 YR SR) - Rd. 36 Pick 1085 - St. Louis Cardinals

Garvin Alston (LHP, USC Aiken, 4YR SR) - Rd. 37 Pick 1100 - Chicago White Sox

Tyler Causey (SS, Nation Ford HS, HS SR) - Rd. 37 Pick 1101 - Miami Marlins 
- 6-6, 215lb SS showcased a talented set of tools at the PBR Super 60 in February. The extreme length and leverage in the swing generates some incredible pop but can also be attributed to causing his swing to lengthen and to increase the amount he swings and misses. He will have a few years to improve on this at UNC before major league scouts revisit him.

* NOT INCLUDED IN THE ABOVE STATISTICS *

Patrick Frick (SS, Wake Forest (NC), 4YR JR) - Rd. 14 Pick 426 - Seattle Mariners 
- 6-2, 195lb INF that prepped at JL Mann HS in Greenville SC