2019 Draft- Five RHPs To Consider On Draft Day

Morning.

These are the top five right handed pitchers in the draft and probably all of them will still be on the board when the Mets pick at number twelve. We may never see this weak of a RHP class, though these five guys will earn their first round stripes.

They are:

            Brennan Malone – Porter Ridge HS (NC) –

 Perfect Game   ARM REALLY WORKS WELL AND UP TO 96 MPH AT PG NATIONAL AND BREAKING BALL IS SHOWING GOOD PROGRESS. KEEPS GETTING BETTER EACH OUTING. LIGHTS OUT AT PG ALL AMERICAN CLASSIC. UP TO 97 MPH IN JUPITER

Charlotte Observer - Former Indian Trail Porter Ridge pitcher Brennan Malone is ranked in the top of all high school baseball players in the class of 2019. Malone is ranked No. 8 overall and No. 3 among pitchers in the class by Perfect Game. Malone announced in early July that he would spend his senior season at IMG Academy in Florida. Malone, 6-foot-5 and 210 pounds, is a two-time Perfect Game first team All-American. Last season, Malone was named pitcher of the year in the Southwestern 4A conference. HIs fastball, according to Perfect Game, has reached 96 mph.

Through The Fence - His fastball consistently runs up to 96-97 mph with a quick arm and an athletic 6’3″ frame. He also has a plus curve and a changeup, though he barely throws it. His command could use a lot of work though.

            Tyler Dyson – Univ. of Florida –

                       

If it’s draft time, we’re always talking about a premium Florida Friday starter.

Orlando Sentinel - 

During his many years coming up in baseball, Tyler Dyson did not picture himself a pitcher. Dyson started T-ball at age 2 in Massachusetts with his older brother, Ryan, and would spend the next 15 years — his later ones in Bradenton — evolving into a skilled infielder with a dependable bat. Recruited as a third baseman by the Florida Gators, Dyson began to show some potential as a pitcher during summer ball prior to his senior season at Braden High.

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Through the Fence Baseball - Michael Dault - June 6: "A shortstop in high school, Dyson emerged as one of the best arms for the Gators in 2017. He’s 6’3” and still growing with a lively fastball."

Bleacher Report - Joel Reuter - June 6: "After pitching primarily out of the bullpen as a freshman (24 G, 2 SV, 3.23 ERA, 10.9 K/9), Dyson joined the Gators rotation this spring ... With a strong 6'2, 230-pound frame, a fastball that touches 97 and a wipeout slider, he has all the tools to be a frontline starter with improved command."

Through The Fence (2019) - The Florida Gators have been a pitcher factory, churning out some great arms in the past five years. Whether these arms provide legitimate impact for their respected teams is a wait-and-see kind of process for now. He’s 6’3” and still developing with a lively fastball. Much like other pitchers in this year’s class, his command and control need some work.

            Matthew Thompson – Cypress Ranch HS (TX) -  

Through The Fence

He’s a gunslinger– through-and-through. He has ultra-quick arm action and a very athletic delivery that helps his fastball fluctuate from low-90s to 97 mph. There’s not much life to his fastball and at times his curve flattens into a slider, so there is work to be done with this selection. Oakland needs more arms in their system and with this low of a pick, and with pitchers dropping their stocks, they should get a pretty solid arm, regardless

            

Daniel Espino – Bulloch HS (GA) –

Perfect Game -  UP TO 98 MPH AT PG NATIONAL AND HAS SHOWN A WIPE OUT SLIDER. VERY GOOD AT WWBA, EAST COAST PRO AND PG ALL AMERICAN CLASSIC

2080 Baseball - A nice mix of present strength and future growth potential, Espino’s 6’3’’ and 200 pound frame is extremely athletic and flexible. He works from a slow-paced semi-windup, loading up on his backside through a tall leg kick before a powerful drive forward. The landing is closed and slightly cross-body, though it’s a low-maintenance overall operation that can make the small tweaks all young pitchers need to. Espino dialed the heater up to the 98-to-99 mph range airing it out in the PETCO game and sits in the mid-90s. He was 93-to-97 mph with his fastball in Long Beach, showing excellent life up in the zone and above-average tail when down. Espino stays around the plate with his fastball, and he’s enough of an athlete to continue projecting developments in his command. His primary off-speed pitch is a sharp low-80s slider with consistent bite and shape. Espino flashed a mid-80s changeup at Area Codes that showed promising dive, and wrinkled in a true curveball at 76 mph in San Diego with distinctly different tilt than the slider.

Through The Fence - 

During last summer’s showcase, Espino broke Hunter Greene‘s Under Armour All-American Game record with a fastball that was clocked at 99 mph. We know he can also touch triple digits, as he’s done the feat before, but he usually stays in the 94-97 range. Although he can throw fire through water, his control and command are inconsistent.

            Alek Manoah – West Virginia –

Perfect Game - 

Alek Manoah is a 2016 RHP/1B with a 6-6 245 lb. frame from Homestead, FL who attends South Dade HS. Extra large and strong build, mature look physically. Knee lift delivery, 3/4's arm action with some downhill plane, late hand separation, quick and loose arm action, slightly closed at landing. Fastball topped out at 94 mph, has good consistent life even up in the zone, can elevate it over hitter's barrels up in the zone. Mid-70's curveball, shows good depth and shape at times with 11/5 shape, not consistent but can be tight at times, throws his curveball for strikes. Rare change up. Reliever look and profile but has a big arm and sound command for a young XL pitcher.

Baseball America - Scouts have been watching Manoah closely since he was in high school in South Florida. He’s always stood out for his size—he’s listed at 6-foot-7, 270 pounds—and his powerful fastball, but he’s put everything together this summer after a pair of pedestrian seasons at West Virginia. Manoah is 3-2, 2.70 with 48 strikeouts and 11 walks in 33.1 innings. He has held opponents to just 15 hits and posted a 0.78 WHIP. Manoah throws his fastball in the mid-90s and pairs it with a sharp slider. He next year figures to become one of the highest drafted players in program history.