Mayer, Leiter, Rocker の中で 最高の，を越す prospects for MLB 草案
NEW YORK (AP) - The Pittsburgh 著作権侵害者s will lead off the Major League Baseball 草案 for the fifth time, and first since they took 投手 Gerrit Cole in 2011.
Here's a 要約する／（宇宙ロケットの）カプセル look at some of the 最高の，を越す players 推定する／予想するd to go 早期に when the 草案 begins Sunday night in Denver:
WILL BEDNAR
RHP, Mississippi St., 6-foot-2, 229 続けざまに猛撃するs, 21 years old.
The エース of the 国家の 支持する／優勝者s' pitching staff and the Most 優れた Player of the College World Series saw his 草案 在庫／株 rise through this season. Bednar, the younger brother of 著作権侵害者s reliever David Bednar, flashed his 中央の-90s fastball and solid slider while 許すing no 攻撃する，衝突するs over six innings in the 肩書を与える-clinching 勝利，勝つ over Vanderbilt. He finished the season 9-1 with a 3.12 ERA and 139 strikeouts and just 26 walks in 92 1/3 innings.
COLTON COWSER
Vanderbilt 投手 Kumar Rocker (80) throws during the first inning in Game 3 of the NCAA College World Series baseball 決勝戦, Wednesday, June 30, 2021, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)
OF, Sam Houston St., 6-foot-3, 195 続けざまに猛撃するs, 21. Bats: L, Throws: R
優れた all-around hitter with a smooth lefty 一打／打撃 and quick 手渡すs was selected the Southland 会議／協議会 player of the year after batting .374 with 16 ホームランs, 52 打点s and 61 runs 得点する／非難する／２０d. Cowser is likely to become the highest-草案d player in Sam Houston 明言する／公表する history after Glenn Wilson went 18th 全体にわたる in 1980. He has the de fensive instincts and 速度(を上げる） to 潜在的に remain in 中心 field in the プロの／賛成のs.
HENRY DAVIS
C, Louisville, 6-2, 210, 21. Bats: R, Throws: R
Arguably the best bat の中で college hitters in this 草案, Davis led Louisville by hitting .370 and 始める，決める career bests with 15 HRs and 48 打点s. He also led the ACC with a .482 on-base 百分率. Davis 設立するd himself behind the plate, too, throwing out 46% of would-be base stealers and was a finalist for the Buster Posey Award as college baseball's 最高の，を越す catcher.
SAL FRELICK
OF, Boston College, 5-9, 175, 21. Bats: L, Throws: R
Frelick was one of the most exciting all-around players in college baseball. He played 中心 field 定期的に for the first time for Boston College and excelled, winning the ACC 防御の player of the year award. Frelick was the fastest player in school history to 100 career 攻撃する，衝突するs, doing so in just 72 games. He finished this season hitting .359 with six HRs, 27 打点s, a 1.002 OPS, 50 runs 得点する／非難する／２０d and 13 stolen bases.
BRADY HOUSE
SS, Winder-Barrow H.S. (Georgia), 6-4, 215, 18. Bats: R, Throws: R
House has raw 力／強力にする that 事業／計画（する）s at the next level, making him an intriguing talent for teams 選ぶing at the 最高の，を越す. His 全体にわたる 運動競技の ability and strong arm could keep him at shortstop, but he could move to third base. Either way, House should be a 合法的 強打者 who can pop baseballs to all fields. He also pitches and has a 中央の-90s fastball, but it´s his bat that will make him successful in the プロの／賛成のs.
JACKSON JOBE
RHP, 遺産 Hall H.S. (Oklahoma), 6-2, 190, 18.
職業 is the favorite to be the first high school 投手 草案d. He also was an 優れた shortstop with good hitting abilities, but his 未来 in the プロの／賛成のs is on the 塚. 職業 投げ上げる／ボディチェックするd two no-hitters - yes, two - as a 上級の, 固く結び付けるing his 位置／汚点／見つけ出す 近づく the 最高の，を越す of teams´ 草案 boards. His wicked slider is his best pitch, but a 中央の-90s fastball, 堅い changeup and 膝-buckling curve give him an impressive repertoire .
JORDAN LAWLAR
SS, Jesuit Prep (Texas), 6-2, 190, 18. Bats: R, Throws: R.
Lawlar has 攻撃する，衝突する throughout high school and is a possible 最高の，を越す-3 選択. He 攻撃する，衝突する .412 with six HRs and 37 打点s this season, and also stole 32 bases. Lawlar has excellent 範囲 with a combination of a strong arm and quick 手渡すs, making it likely he'll stick at shortstop in the プロの／賛成のs.
JACK LEITER
RHP, Vanderbilt, 6-1, 205.
The son of former big league All-星／主役にする 投手 Al Leiter certainly made a 指名する for himself in his short time at Vanderbilt. He´s a righty, unlike his lefty father, but has a 類似の 構成 and approach. He has a 中央の-90s fastball with lots of life, an 優れた curveball and a solid slider that could make him a 未来 エース. Leiter went 11-4 with a 2.13 ERA, 含むing a no-hitter against South Carolina, and struck out 179 in 110 innings. He´s a 候補者 to go No. 1 全体にわたる to Pittsburgh.
TY MADDEN
RHP, Texas, 6-3, 215.
The エース of the Longhorns staff helped lead Texas to the College World Series, where he struck out 18 in 13 innings to cap an impressive season. Madden was 7-5 with a 2.45 ERA and 137 strikeouts, the most by a Texas 投手 since J.P. Howell had 166 in 2004. Madden´s 中央の-90s fastball has plenty of life and he mixes in a biting slider and very 効果的な changeup to give him a 潜在的に 支配的な repertoire.
MARCELO MAYER
SS, Eastlake H.S. (California), 6-3, 188, Bats: L, Throws: R.
The 悪賢い-fielding shortstop has been pegged a likely 最高の，を越す-3 選ぶ for the last several weeks 主要な up to the 草案, with a 可能性 to go first. Mayer could join Adrian Gonzalez (2000) as No. 1 全体にわたる 選ぶs to come from Eastlake High School. Mayer finished his 上級の season with 14 ホームランs, one shy of Gonzalez's school 記録，記録的な／記録する, and batted .392 with 45 打点s and 46 runs 得点する／非難する／２０d. Because of his skillset, left-手渡すd swing and physical build, Mayer has drawn comparisons to ペテン師 星／主役にする shortstop Corey Seager.
KUMAR ROCKER
RHP, Vanderbil t, 6-5, 245.
Rocker pitched himself into 論争 to go No. 1 全体にわたる when he 投げ上げる／ボディチェックするd a no-hitter as a freshman against Duke in the 2019 最高の 地域のs and then 主要な Vanderbilt to a College World Series 肩書を与える and 存在 selected the Most 優れた Player. The son of former Washington 防御の lineman (and 現在の Philadelphia Eagles D-line coach) Tracy Rocker is a physical presence on the 塚 with a 中央の- to upper-90s fastball, terrific slider and solid curveball. He was 14-4 with a 2.73 ERA and 179 strikeouts and just 39 walks in 122 innings this season.
KAHLIL WATSON
SS, Wake Forest H.S. (North Carolina), 5-9, 178. Bats: L, Throws: R.
A 迅速な all-around 競技者, Watson is one of four high school shortstops likely to be 草案d in the 最高の，を越す 10. His bat is 優れた with his quick 手渡すs and ability to make 一貫した 接触する, along with a 患者 注目する，もくろむ at the plate. His baserunning and stealing instincts are a 特別手当. Watson is also a solid 防御の player who should stick at shortstop.
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Mississippi 明言する／公表する 投手 Will Bednar (24) throws during the first inning in Game 3 of the NCAA College World Series baseball 決勝戦, Wednesday, June 30, 2021, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)
Vanderbilt 投手 Jack Leiter throws during the first inning against Mississippi 明言する／公表する in Game 1 of the NCAA College World Series baseball 決勝戦, Monday, June 28, 2021, in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz)
Texas's Ty Madden (32) throws a pitch against Mississippi 明言する／公表する in the second inning of an NCAA college baseball game in the College World Series Thursday, June 24, 2021, at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Neb. (AP Photo/John Peterson)
