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is-style-wide"&sol;>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">If you haven&&num;8217&semi;t gave our podcast a listen covering the AL East&comma; go check it out&comma; where you will get 3 opinions and perspectives on the entire Red Sox draft class&comma; as well as the other rivals in their division&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad2" id&equals;"quads-ad2" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">https&colon;&sol;&sol;podcasts&period;apple&period;com&sol;us&sol;podcast&sol;mlb-draft-recap-al-east&sol;id1518673715&quest;i&equals;1000478089467<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<hr class&equals;"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-background has-black-background-color has-black-color is-style-wide"&sol;>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">The MLB Draft has now come and gone with the Red Sox&comma; adding talent to their farm system&period; The Red Sox held four picks in the five-round draft&comma; with the first being the 17th overall pick&period; The MLB stripped their second-round pick from them due to the violations that led to <a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;players&sol;c&sol;coraal01&period;shtml&quest;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Alex Cora<&sol;a>&&num;8216&semi;s suspension&period; Without that pick&comma; they would not select again until pick 89&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">With no second-round pick&comma; most thought the Red Sox would go big at 17 overall&period; Many analysts pegged Mick Abel&comma; a talented prep pitcher&comma; to be drafted by Boston&period; There were even reports that the Red Sox and Abel already had a deal in place pre-draft&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Instead&comma; Abel went 15th to the Phillies&comma; and the Red Sox made one of the most head-scratching selections in the first round&comma; selecting Nick Yorke&period; Yorke was ranked in the 100&&num;8217&semi;s by most draft ranking services and was pegged at a late-round pick&period; Instead&comma; Boston selected him 17th overall&comma; leaving many questions for Red Sox fans&period; The Red Sox draft was interesting&comma; to say the least&period; Let&&num;8217&semi;s break down the picks&excl;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading" style&equals;"font-size&colon;33px">1&period;17&colon; Nick Yorke&comma; 2B&comma; Archbishop Mitty HS &lpar;CA&rpar;<br>Age&colon; 18 B&sol;T&colon; R&sol;R Height&colon; 6&&num;8217&semi;0 Weight&colon; 200lbs ETA&colon; 2024<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><table><tbody><tr><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>HIT<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>PWR<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>RAW PWR<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>RUN<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>FLD<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>ARM<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>FV<&sol;strong><&sol;td><&sol;tr><tr><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">50 &sol; 60<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">35 &sol; 45<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">35 &sol; 50<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">50 &sol; 55<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">45 &sol; 50<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">45 &sol; 50<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">50<&sol;td><&sol;tr><&sol;tbody><&sol;table><figcaption>Present &sol; Future Grades<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">As mentioned in the intro&comma; Nick Yorke was one of the most interesting picks of the first round&period; Most scouts had Yorke ranked well outside of the top 100 prospects for this draft class&period; Despite what others thought&comma; this was the Red Sox plan from the get-go&period; <&sol;p><div class&equals;"bIT7Mjfc" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- Display Ad --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-7814068302911952" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1407500180" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Boston knew that Yorke was a player they wanted&comma; and without a second-round pick&comma; they feared he would not be available at pick 89&period; Also&comma; Yorke will likely sign an under-slot deal that will allow the Red Sox to sign their third-round pick&comma; Blaze Jordan&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">There have been polarizing reviews on Yorke&&num;8217&semi;s skills&period; Some scouts have said they believe he is the best hitter on the west coast&period; While others have bashed the pick&comma; not thinking he is worth drafting&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class&equals;"wp-block-embed&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;<amp-youtube layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"640" height&equals;"360" data-videoid&equals;"7441Moiu4gI" title&equals;"2019 PG National - Nick Yorke"><a placeholder href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;7441Moiu4gI"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;7441Moiu4gI&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" layout&equals;"fill" object-fit&equals;"cover" alt&equals;"2019 PG National - Nick Yorke"><&sol;a><&sol;amp-youtube>&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h4 class&equals;"wp-block-heading" style&equals;"font-size&colon;25px">At The Plate<&sol;h4>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Yorke has a short swing but still produces stable bat speed from the right side of the plate&period; His swing is a prototypical swing for launch angle and hits the ball in the air consistently&period; He has an excellent hit tool&comma; and scouts rave about his mental game&period; Ryan Orzella&comma; a former California area scout&comma; said&colon; &&num;8220&semi;It does not matter if the guy is throwing 75 miles per hour or 100 mph&comma; Yorke is also on it and ready to hit&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">His hitting skills have shown to translate to stats&period; During his sophomore year&comma; he had &period;494 batting average&period; Yorke followed that up with a &period;505 batting average in his junior year&period; He did struggle with shoulder injuries during his junior year&comma; but he looked fine during his senior season that was cut short by COVID-19&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Orzella also stated that he believed many scouts did not see him&comma; and if the 2020 season had not been cut short&comma; more would have had the opportunity to scout him&period; He would have risen prospect rankings if he had been seen more&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Yorke is not much of a power hitter&comma; but there is some potential for him to tap into his raw power and become an average-to-above-average home run threat&period; He is a pure hitter who understands how to and when he needs to tap into his power&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h4 class&equals;"wp-block-heading" style&equals;"font-size&colon;25px">In The Field<&sol;h4>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Yorke was a shortstop in high school&comma; but there are some concerns about his arm&period; This could lead to a move to second base&comma; which I believe is where the Red Sox intend on him playing&period; He has also shown the ability to play center field&period; It appears that Yorke will be ready to perform at whatever positions that the Red Sox want&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h4 class&equals;"wp-block-heading" style&equals;"font-size&colon;25px">Summary<&sol;h4>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">While Nick Yorke being selected 17th overall may seem like a massive stretch to some&comma; the Red Sox love his ability and potential&period; He reminds me of another Red Sox second basemen who happened to win the 2008 AL MVP&period; That player is <a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;players&sol;p&sol;pedrodu01&period;shtml&quest;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Dustin Pedroia<&sol;a>&comma; who Yorke has a lot of similarities too&period; That is a lofty comparison and is probably a 100 percent outcome for Yorke&comma; but he does have a lot of untapped potential&period; Red Sox fans need to give Yorke a chance to develop before judging this draft pick&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading" style&equals;"font-size&colon;33px">3&period;89&colon; Blaze Jordan&comma; 3B&sol;1B&comma; DeSoto Central &lpar;MS&rpar;<br>Age&colon; 17 B&sol;T&colon; R&sol;R Height&colon; 6&&num;8217&semi;2 Weight&colon; 220lbs ETA&colon; 2025<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><table><tbody><tr><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>HIT<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>PWR<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>RAW PWR<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>RUN<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>FLD<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>ARM<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>FV<&sol;strong><&sol;td><&sol;tr><tr><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">35 &sol; 50<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">55 &sol; 65<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">55 &sol; 70<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">50 &sol; 55<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">45 &sol; 50<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">45 &sol; 50<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">55<&sol;td><&sol;tr><&sol;tbody><&sol;table><figcaption>Present &sol; Future Grades<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">DeSoto Central High School produced another big-time slugger in 2015 in <a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;players&sol;r&sol;rileyau01&period;shtml&quest;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Austin Riley<&sol;a>&period; Now&comma; in 2020&comma; they produce another slugger with even more power&period; Blaze Jordan was ranked as one of the top prospects in the 2021 class before reclassifying to the 2020 class&period; Jordan was one of the youngest prospects in the 2020 class&comma; not turning 18-years-old until December of 2020&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Jordan was the pick that all Red Sox fans were waiting on after selecting Yorke in the first round&period; Jordan has not signed with Boston yet&comma; but it is assumed that he will be getting an over-slot deal&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class&equals;"wp-block-embed&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;<amp-youtube layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"640" height&equals;"360" data-videoid&equals;"tQ2m9fhmBHs" title&equals;"Blaze Jordan High School Home Run Derby"><a placeholder href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;tQ2m9fhmBHs"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;tQ2m9fhmBHs&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" layout&equals;"fill" object-fit&equals;"cover" alt&equals;"Blaze Jordan High School Home Run Derby"><&sol;a><&sol;amp-youtube>&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h4 class&equals;"wp-block-heading" style&equals;"font-size&colon;25px">At The Plate<&sol;h4>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Blaze Jordan has some of the best raw power in the draft class&period; He won the High School Home Run Derby at the 2019 All-Star Game last July&period; You can see some of those highlights above&period; He can hit baseballs a mile&excl; At the age of 13&comma; Jordan belted a pair of 500-foot home runs&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">He produces impressive bat speed and exit velocity for his age&period; At the World Wood Bat Championship last October&comma; Jordan was recorded at a massive 106&period;9 mile-per-hour exit velocity&period; It is important to note that Jordan was only 16-years-old at that time&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">While there is no denying his power ability&comma; there are concerns in his hit ability&period; He has shown big swing and miss potential against older and better competition&comma; leading scouts to wonder how his bat will translate&period; With age and time&comma; I still believe that Jordan will make enough contact to make a significant impact at the Major League level&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"LaFxEAdc" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- Display Ad --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-7814068302911952" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1407500180" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h4 class&equals;"wp-block-heading" style&equals;"font-size&colon;25px">In The Field<&sol;h4>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Jordan has worked hard to lose weight and improve his agility and glove to stay at third base&period; He likely moves to first base or a corner outfield spot with time&comma; but the Red Sox intend to give him a chance third&period; He has an average arm and lacks quickness&comma; which is why I believe he will end up at first base long term&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h4 class&equals;"wp-block-heading" style&equals;"font-size&colon;25px">Summary<&sol;h4>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Wherever Jordan ends up in the field&comma; most of Jordan&&num;8217&semi;s value is going to come from his bat&period; His raw power is enormous&comma; and it should translate well to the next level&period; Jordan reminds me a lot of another Boston prospect in <a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;casas-000tri&amp&semi;amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Triston Casas<&sol;a>&comma; who has significant power but still needs to work on his contact ability&period; I love Blaze Jordan and believe that he could be the steal of the 2020 MLB draft&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading" style&equals;"font-size&colon;29px">4&period;118&colon; <a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;wu-yel000jer&amp&semi;amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Jeremy Wu-Yelland<&sol;a>&comma; LHP&comma; University of Hawaii<br>Age&colon; 20 B&sol;T&colon; L&sol;L Height&colon; 6&&num;8217&semi;2 Weight&colon; 210lbs ETA&colon; 2023<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><table><tbody><tr><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>Fastball<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>Slider<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>Changeup<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>Control<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>FV<&sol;strong><&sol;td><&sol;tr><tr><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">40 &sol; 45<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">45 &sol; 50<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">40 &sol; 50<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">40 &sol; 45 <&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">40<&sol;td><&sol;tr><&sol;tbody><&sol;table><figcaption>Present &sol; Future Grades<br><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Jeremy Wu-Yelland was fairly unknown before being selected by the Red Sox 118th overall&period; Wu-Yelland was pretty sub-par with Hawaii in his freshman and sophomore year before showing a mini breakthrough in a shortened season in 2020&period; Wu-Yelland projects as a reliever more than a starter&period; In his three college seasons&comma; he only started eight games in 40 appearances&period; It is possible that the Red Sox drafted him knowing he could contribute to the bullpen sooner than later&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Wu-Yelland has an average frame&comma; standing at 6&&num;8217&semi;2 and weighing 210 pounds&period; There is not much projection left in his frame&period; What you see will be what Boston gets&period; He throws from the 3&sol;4 arm slot with a big leg kick and short arm action coming to the plate&period; He puts a lot of effort in his delivery&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">His fastball sits 91-95 miles-per-hour but tops at 97 mph&period; He has a strong arm&comma; but he does struggle with the command and control of his fastball&period; His slider has a good vertical shape and sits anywhere between 79 and 83 mph&period; He has shown the ability to throw it with good depth and tight spin from time-to-time&period; His changeup is his third pitch that sits between 81 and 83 mph&period; When he throws it well&comma; he has shown the ability to get right-handed hitters to swing and miss&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h4 class&equals;"wp-block-heading" style&equals;"font-size&colon;25px">Summary<&sol;h4>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Wu-Yelland has shown the ability to have a good three-pitch mix&period; He needs to improve his command and control if he wants to succeed at the next level&period; He is likely going to be a bullpen arm&comma; and that is likely where he fits best&period; His velocity plays up well in relief&comma; so I think he can be successful there&period;<&sol;p><div class&equals;"t8k07ZC1" style&equals;"clear&colon;both&semi;float&colon;left&semi;width&colon;100&percnt;&semi;margin&colon;0 0 20px 0&semi;"><script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block&semi; text-align&colon;center&semi;" &NewLine; data-ad-layout&equals;"in-article" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"fluid" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-7814068302911952" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"2531094727"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script><&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h2 class&equals;"wp-block-heading" style&equals;"font-size&colon;30px">5&period;148&colon; <a rel&equals;"nofollow noopener" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;baseball-reference&period;com&sol;register&sol;player&period;fcgi&quest;id&equals;drohan000sha&amp&semi;amp&semi;utm&lowbar;campaign&equals;Linker&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;source&equals;direct&amp&semi;utm&lowbar;medium&equals;linker-">Shane Drohan<&sol;a>&comma; LHP&comma; Florida State University<br>Age&colon; 21 B&sol;T&colon; L&sol;L Height&colon; 6&&num;8217&semi;3 Weight&colon; 195lbs ETA&colon; 2022<&sol;h2>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><table><tbody><tr><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>Fastball<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>Changeup<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>Curveball<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>Control<&sol;strong><&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center"><strong>FV<&sol;strong><&sol;td><&sol;tr><tr><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">55 &sol; 60<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">50 &sol; 55<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">50 &sol; 55<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">45 &sol; 50<&sol;td><td class&equals;"has-text-align-center" data-align&equals;"center">45<&sol;td><&sol;tr><&sol;tbody><&sol;table><figcaption>Present &sol; Future Grades<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">The Red Sox were thrilled when they were able to draft Shane Drohan at pick 148&period; Drohan is an athletic left-hander who shows a good three-pitch mix&period; He is on the raw side for a college pitcher but has demonstrated pitchability against the high-end competition in the ACC&period; Drohan is still relatively new to baseball&comma; as he was a star quarterback on the football field in high school&period; Drohan is still learning how to pitch effectively&comma; meaning there is more to his ceiling that he can reach&period; He has a very long frame and throws from the three-quarter arm slot&period; The arm action comes very naturally&comma; and he hides his pitches well from hitters&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">His fastball sits at 92-93 miles-per-hour consistently&comma; but he can get it up to 95 if he wants&period; This pitch produces a natural sink and has a high spin rate&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">His second-best pitch is his curveball&period; It sits between 77-79 mph with 1-7 break&period; Its a power breaking ball with a plus spin rate like his fastball&period; When he finishes the curve well&comma; it has tight rotation and good depth to it&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class&equals;"wp-block-embed&lowbar;&lowbar;wrapper">&NewLine;<amp-youtube layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"640" height&equals;"360" data-videoid&equals;"Q1SqFNbXYKs" title&equals;"Jr&period; LHP Shane Drohan&comma; Florida State&comma; 2020 Elig&period;"><a placeholder href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;youtube&period;com&sol;watch&quest;v&equals;Q1SqFNbXYKs"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;i&period;ytimg&period;com&sol;vi&sol;Q1SqFNbXYKs&sol;hqdefault&period;jpg" layout&equals;"fill" object-fit&equals;"cover" alt&equals;"Jr&period; LHP Shane Drohan&comma; Florida State&comma; 2020 Elig&period;"><&sol;a><&sol;amp-youtube>&NewLine;<&sol;div><&sol;figure>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">His changeup is his third pitch at the moment&comma; but it has a chance to improve&period; He shows a good feel for it at times&comma; meaning there is a good chance for him to continue to develop it&period; This is one of his most improved pitches from his time at Florida State&period; I like the changeup to become a plus offering with time&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Drohan&&num;8217&semi;s command does need some refining&period; In 2019 he walked 8&period;36 batters per-nine-innings&period; He should some improvement in the small sample size of 2020&comma; only walking 5&period;60 batters per-nine-innings&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<h4 class&equals;"wp-block-heading" style&equals;"font-size&colon;25px">Summary<&sol;h4>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Drohan has the potential to develop into a good starting pitcher for Boston&period; He is still very raw and needs to work on refining his pitches&period; His upside is high&comma; but the command needs improvement if he wants to tap into that potential&period; If he can develop his curveball and changeup further&comma; he will bring a nice three-pitch mix to the rotation&period; He is the type of athlete that you look for in a pitcher&comma; and that should help him continue to grow and develop&period; Drohan was quoted saying&colon; &&num;8220&semi;A little bit after it all happened &lpar;getting drafted&rpar; he gave me a call and I told him&comma; &&num;8216&semi;I&&num;8217&semi;m going to be your best pick&period;&&num;8217&semi; I have a chip on my shoulder&period;&&num;8221&semi; Drohan plans to work hard and make the most of his opportunity which should lead to success&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;&NewLine;<p class&equals;"has-medium-font-size">Overall&comma; the Red Sox had an excellent draft&period; I like the direction they went and think this could turn out well for them&period; It is hard to judge a draft immediately&comma; so in a few years&comma; it will be interesting to see how Yorke&comma; Jordan&comma; Wu-Yelland&comma; and Drohan develop as players&period; I remain hopeful that these four players will give a boost to the Red Sox farm system&period; <&sol;p>&NewLine;<script async src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;pagead2&period;googlesyndication&period;com&sol;pagead&sol;js&sol;adsbygoogle&period;js"><&sol;script> &NewLine;<&excl;-- Display Ad --> &NewLine;<ins class&equals;"adsbygoogle" &NewLine; style&equals;"display&colon;block" &NewLine; data-ad-client&equals;"ca-pub-7814068302911952" &NewLine; data-ad-slot&equals;"1407500180" &NewLine; data-ad-format&equals;"auto" &NewLine; data-full-width-responsive&equals;"true"><&sol;ins> &NewLine;<script> &NewLine; &lpar;adsbygoogle &equals; window&period;adsbygoogle &vert;&vert; &lbrack;&rsqb;&rpar;&period;push&lpar;&lbrace;&rcub;&rpar;&semi; &NewLine;<&sol;script>&NewLine;

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