Perfect Game: 2022 MLB Draft - First Round projections have an Oregon State flavor
Dec 17, 2021 12:26:08 GMT -8
Post by chinmusic on Dec 17, 2021 12:26:08 GMT -8
Rawlings-Perfect Game posted their staff's first round mock draft projection for 2022. There are 3 first round picks that had a mutual interest with the Beavers - a testimony to OSU's evaluation process.
29th pick to the Devil Rays is Stanford's OF Brock Jones. The word was, Jones had a lengthy admissions process with Stanford and planned on attending Oregon State had he failed to gain admission on the Farm. He liked the Beavers.
30th pick to the Dodgers is RHP J.R. Ritchie who was committed to OSU for a long time. He flipped to UCLA during the OSU coaching change and will pitching his final year at Bainbridge, WA. HS this coming spring.
And then there is this guy . . .
18th Pick to the Cincinnati Reds | Gavin Turley, OF, Hamilton HS (Ariz.)
The eye-popping numbers present too much upside for the Reds to pass up at 18. Turley, an Oregon State commit, put up one of the bigger performances at the PG National Showcase where he showed the makings of an impact player on both sides of the ball. His combination of speed and power in the outfield will allow him to stay in the middle of the field where his 6.29 speed will cover plenty of ground. The speed will play on the offensive side as well, but when paired with the power he has showcased, it is a separator from other speedsters in the class. The chance to pick up a high-upside bat along with middle-of-the-field defender checks a lot of boxes.
29th pick to the Devil Rays is Stanford's OF Brock Jones. The word was, Jones had a lengthy admissions process with Stanford and planned on attending Oregon State had he failed to gain admission on the Farm. He liked the Beavers.
30th pick to the Dodgers is RHP J.R. Ritchie who was committed to OSU for a long time. He flipped to UCLA during the OSU coaching change and will pitching his final year at Bainbridge, WA. HS this coming spring.
And then there is this guy . . .
18th Pick to the Cincinnati Reds | Gavin Turley, OF, Hamilton HS (Ariz.)
The eye-popping numbers present too much upside for the Reds to pass up at 18. Turley, an Oregon State commit, put up one of the bigger performances at the PG National Showcase where he showed the makings of an impact player on both sides of the ball. His combination of speed and power in the outfield will allow him to stay in the middle of the field where his 6.29 speed will cover plenty of ground. The speed will play on the offensive side as well, but when paired with the power he has showcased, it is a separator from other speedsters in the class. The chance to pick up a high-upside bat along with middle-of-the-field defender checks a lot of boxes.