The upcoming MLB draft, moreso that recent past drafts, is stacked with premier high school talent. The 2018 draft class features a wealth of 18-year-olds ready to make the leap to professional baseball. Many will find themselves on a Major League field sooner rather than later, but few have family who can already tell them how that feels.<\/p>\n
Ryan Weathers<\/a><\/strong> is one of those few. Weathers is the son of former big league pitcher David Weathers<\/a><\/strong>, and thus brings MLB pedigree to the draft process. Weathers is built like a professional pitcher, standing at 6’2\u201d and weighing in at 225 lbs. A star on the mound for Loretto High School in Loretto, Tennesee, Weathers earned 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game 1st Team All-American honors. He’s a verbal commit to the Vanderbilt Baseball Factory, but could be selected in the top half of the first round. A high enough draft position would certainly pry him away from college ball.<\/p>\n Weathers certainly has the size of a pitcher. He also features mechanics and command beyond his years<\/a>, the product of growing up around baseball. His fastball is refined and can touch the upper-90s, and he doesn’t shy away from attacking hitters with it. His athleticism will make him a defensive asset on the mound. He also features two off-speed offerings, a curveball and a change-up, that should develop into out pitches. He has all the makings of a future MLB starting pitcher, and could be a solid second or third starter in a rotation one day.<\/p>\n Jim Bowden of The Athletic talked with many throughout MLB to get a list of 15 pitchers to watch entering the MLB Draft.<\/p>\n Loretto ace Ryan Weathers made the list. https:\/\/t.co\/tOS2e8MDas<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/I0E9YMgpZV<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Craig Thomas (@TD_CraigThomas) May 16, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\nStrengths<\/h3>\n
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