With the 15th pick in the 2018 MLB amateur draft, the Texas Rangers selected Cole Winn, a high school right-hander out of California.
Winn, a Mississippi State commit, was named the 2016-17 Gatorade Colorado Baseball Player of the Year before transferring to Orange Lutheran High School, which was notably home to 2011 first overall pick Gerrit Cole prior to his UCLA days. Winn's strong spring against tougher competition made him one of the most coveted high school arms in the draft.
Bio
Age: 18
Position: RHP
Height/weight: 6-foot-2, 195 pounds
Bats/Throws: R/R
School: Orange Lutheran HS (Orange, Calif.)
NCAA commit: Mississippi State
Pick value: $3,738,500
MLB prospect rank: 9
MLB.com money quote: "(Winn) flashes three plus pitches, carrying his fastball deep into starts and showing an improved slider with new life. His slider was more of a cutter at first, with not a ton of tilt to it, then it was slurvy, and now it's often a plus three-quarters power breaker he throws for strikes."
Scouting grades
| Fastball | Slider | Changeup | Control | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 55 | 50 | 55 | 55 |
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(Video courtesy: MLB.com)
(Grades courtesy: MLB Pipeline)
