Jake McCarthy, OF, College(Virginia). B-L, T-L. 6'2", 195 lbs.
2018: .314/.407/.424, 8 SB, 11 BB, 8 K, 51 AB.
2017: .338/.425/.506, 11 2B, 7 3B, 5 HR, 27 SB, 26 BB, 35 K, 237 AB.
If the name seems familiar, it is because Jake is the brother of former draft prospect Joe McCarthy. Joe does not have Jake's power, but is a faster runner and therefore may be drafted higher than the 5'th round which is where Joe went. .314 is not a great BA for a college hitter, so he needs to turn it up and get closer to last year's .338. If he does, I could see him being drafted as a second rounder or even late first round in a relatively thin crop of college hitters.
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Blaine Knight, RHP, College(Arkansas). 6'3", 165 lbs.
2018: 3-0, 1.30, 27.2 IP, 5 BB, 25 K.
2017: 8-4, 3.28, 90.2 IP, 20 BB, 96 K.
2016: 2-1, 2.98, 48.1 IP, 14 BB, 46 K.
Knight is a super skinny guy with a FB that sits 90-94 MPH and has touched 97. He combines that with advanced secondary offerings. I see him as a second round draft candidate.
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DrB's Updated 2018 Draft Board:
1. Nander De Sedas, SS, HS.
2. Jarred Kelenic, OF, HS.
3. Casey Mize, RHP, College(Auburn)
4. Shane McClanahan, College(South Florida)
5. Kumar Rocker, RHP, HS
6. Matthew Liberatore, LHP, HS.
7. Travis Swaggerty, OF, College(South Alabama)
8. Logan Gilbert, RHP, College(Stetson).
Mize followed up his no-hitter by striking out 13 against Texas A&M. McClanahan struck out 16 in a combined no-hitter. Their rise is the cause of Rocker and Liberatore dropping rather than any disappointment with either of the high schoolers.
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