6th Round Mets Pick - RP/CL - David Buchanan

6th round pick - RHP – David Buchanan - 6-3, 190 – Chipola JC
(I did not have him in the 127 top RHPs in the draft)

David Buchanan, RHP, Chipola (Soph.)

Buchanan had the best fastball on the list in terms of both velocity and movement, but the worst for command. Buchanan gets heavy action on his heater and was living in the 90-92 MPH range, but he gets too much of the plate. His curveball was an inconsistent big breaker at 75-80 MPH that has a chance to become average. Buchanan showed good feel for a splitter which I anticipate to be his knockout punch at the next level. There’s a lot of effort and extra movement in his delivery that makes it very difficult to repeat, so it remains to be seen whether he develops the command necessary to pitch in the big leagues. The bullpen would be an intriguing possibility.
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