Dominic Keegan has been via this course of as soon as earlier than. The jitters nonetheless stay.
One 12 months after foregoing a Nineteenth-round choice by the New York Yankees within the 2021 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft to be able to return to Vanderbilt, Keegan is the highest New England prospect because the 2022 draft prepares to get underway on Sunday night time.
As the 2021 draft performed out and the rounds ticked on, Keegan knew he would return to be a Commodore for his senior season. Back in school, the previous Central Catholic celebrity refined his skill to manage the strike zone whereas additionally engaged on his versatility behind the plate, at first base, and within the outfield. Keegan enters the draft because the No. 97 general prospect based on MLB.com and is seen as a probable third-round if not late second-round choice.
“Over the last few years I have been able to improve my consistency at the plate,” Keegan stated. “I really focused on cutting down my strikeouts, walking more, and putting on more consistent competitive at-bats. I have the same butterflies I did last year but I feel good about the process.”
Boston College’s Luke Gold has raised eyebrows amongst scouts together with his energy to all fields and should discover himself as a steal within the third spherical. Gold’s teammate at Boston College and former St. John’s Prep flamethrower Max Gieg is one to look at. Gieg has gotten into the higher 90s whereas enjoying within the Cape Cod Baseball League this summer time and groups might even see him as a possible late inning reliever together with his swing-and-miss arsenal.
Cam Schlittler made a reputation for himself at Walpole again in 2018 and 2019 and now figures to listen to his title known as after a pair of seasons at Northeastern. Schiittler was a preseason All-American however struggled at instances earlier than ending up 5-8 with a 3.53 ERA. With solely two full seasons of school baseball beneath his belt and loads of potential, Schlittler might nonetheless reject a range to return to highschool.
North Andover’s Sebastian Keane turned down an Eleventh-round choice by the Boston Red Sox in 2019 to attend Northeastern and is now again on groups’ radar. Keane is ranked 490 in Baseball America’s Top 500 prospects. Similar to Schlittler, Keane might discover himself concerned with returning to a Husky uniform for yet another season if he slips down draft boards.
There are a lot of different tantalizing prospects. Chelmsford native Griffin Green changed into a dependable Friday night time starter for Virginia Tech. Logan Bravo (Andover) of Harvard and Chris Lanzilli (Stoneham) of Arkansas have every proven they will hit for energy at a excessive degree throughout their faculty careers; the decision might come late for one or each.
While no excessive schoolers from Massachusetts are anticipated to signal this time round, Austin Prep’s Evan Blanco and Medfield’s Jack Goodman stands out as the beneficiaries of a courtesy decide by a corporation late within the draft. Blanco (Virginia) and Goodman (Pepperdine) have each strongly signaled their focus is on enrolling in faculty.
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