Casey Mize is will likely be the Friday Starter for Auburn this spring. He is coming off a breakout sophomore season which saw him dominate in the always tough SEC. Mize was a skinny 6'3", 175 lbs coming out of HS. Since matriculating at Auburn, he has filled out his frame with 35 lbs of muscle and has worked assiduously on his pitching skills. His FB, which was 88-92 out of HS, now reaches 96 MPH. He backs that up with a hard splitter and slider. Here are his stat lines from 2 years at Auburn:
2016: 2-5, 3.52, 69 IP, 18 BB, 59 K.
2017: 8-2, 2.04, 83.2 IP, 9 BB, 109 K.
The K/BB led the entire NCAA in 2017. Caution: Mize pulled out of Collegiate Team USA after 1 dominant start with forearm tightness, something to watch as 2018 unfolds. Aside from that, the combination of size, velocity and command should make him a sought after commodity in the draft. Think of a Luke Weaver and Aaron Nola with more size.
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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. Matthew Liberatore, LHP, HS.
8. Casey Mize, RHP, College(Auburn).
9. Nick Madrigal, 2B, College(Oregon St.).
10. Shane McClanahan, LHP, College(Univ of South Florida).
11. Brice Turang, SS, HS.
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Ah, the dreaded 'forearm tightness.' Tommy John is looking sooner rather than later.
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