Sunday, October 29, 2017

Scouting the 2018 Draft: Shane McClanahan

Shane McClanahan will be a redshirt sophomore at University of South Florida in 2018.  He is a thin whippy LHP listed at 6'1", 170 lbs with a big fastball that goes 93-96 MPH.  His main calling card is 104 K's in 74 IP as a Redshirt Freshman last season which has created some early buzz for the 2018 draft.  I wasn't able to find a scouting report of his other pitches.

On video, he has a slight frame that does look like it can fill out.  He has more of a "tall and fall" delivery with a 3/4 release.  Here is his full pitching line from 2017:

4-2, 3.28, 74 IP, 35 BB, 104 K.

I have to say, he looks like a future lefty reliever to my eye.  He could be a SP if he fills out his frames and has enough secondary stuff.  No more than a second tier draft prospect for me.

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DrB's 2018 Draft Board:

1.  Seth Beer, OF/1B, College(Clemson).
2.  Jarred Kelenic, OF, HS.
3.  Nander De Sedas, SS, HS.
4.  Kumar Rocker, RHP, HS.
5.  Ethan Hankins, RHP, HS.
6.  Brady Singer, RHP, College(Florida).
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7.  Nick Madrigal, 2B, College(Oregon State).
8.  Shane McClanahan, LHP, College(University of South Florida).
9.  Brice Turang, SS, HS.

5 comments:

  1. Who would you say is your early favorite LHP prospect in this draft?

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    1. I don't even know myself. I'll find out as we go through these profiles.

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  2. Presumably the Giants have faith that they can re-sign Hundley, since they now have released Fedex to make room for Micah Johnson on the 40-man roster.

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    1. Giants weren't going to offer Fedex arbitration anyway. They could still try to sign him to a minor league deal.

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