Cardinals draft Wake Forest right-hander Griffin Roberts
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With the 43rd pick in the 2018 MLB amateur draft, the St. Louis Cardinals selected Griffin Roberts, a right-handed pitcher out of Wake Forest University.
Roberts' top weapon is his nasty slider, which will help mask his deficiencies elsewhere. He's limited the power stroke of his opponents during his junior year while also punching out an absurd amount of batters.
Bio
Age: 21
Position: RHP
Height/weight: 6-foot-3, 210 pounds
Bats/Throws: R/R
School: Wake Forest (Winston-Salem, NC)
Pick value: $1,664,200
MLB prospect rank: 53
MLB.com money quote: "Roberts has the best breaking ball in the draft, a mid-80s slider with a high spin rate and so much break that some scouts call it a power curveball."
Scouting grades
Fastball | Slider | Changeup | Control | Overall |
---|---|---|---|---|
55 | 70 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
2018 stats
IP (G) | ERA | K% | K/BB | HR/9 | OPP. AVG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
96.2 (14) | 3.82 | 33.2% | 130/38 | 0.56 | .221 |
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(Grades courtesy: MLB Pipeline)
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