Cole Wilcox RHP, College(Georgia). 6'5", 220 lbs.
2019: 3-2, 4.07, 59.2 IP, 9.65 K/9, 5.73 BB/9.
2019(CCL): 0-1, 6.75, 8 IP, 10 K, 6 BB.
Cole Wilcox was Fangraphs #14 ranked draft prospect out of HS in the 2018 draft cycle. He eschewed first round money to attend college at Georgia and will be a draft eligible sophomore in 2020. He may have the highest ceiling in the entire draft, not because he has any physical projection left, but he has room to harness the tremendous physicality he already possesses. Ideal pitcher's frame, tall, big-boned, muscular. FB sits in the high 90's with heavy sink. Two good secondary pitches. Struggled a bit with control/command as a freshman especially early on(12 ER in first 12.1 IP). If he can get that under control, he should break out in his sophomore campaign and rise as high as #1 overall on draft boards. If he doesn't, he may decide to stay in school and hope for better results next year.
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DrB's Updated 2020 Draft Board:
1. Austin Martin SS, College(Vanderbilt).
2. Spencer Torkelson 1B, College(Arizona St).
3. Emerson Hancock RHP, College(Georgia).
4. Cole Wilcox RHP, College(Georgia).
5. Zac Veen OF, HS.
6. Robert Hassell OF, HS.
7. Jared Kelley RHP, HS.
8. Mick Abel RHP, HS.
9. Austin Hendrick OF, HS.
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2 UGA pitchers near the top yet Baseball America picks 3 (Vanderbilt, LSU, & UF) to go to the College WS, and not Georgia.
ReplyDeleteWith the Giants not picking pitchers high in 2019 and not too much to show for their sizable class (11 of first 17 picks) from 2018 (Hjelle, Wong, Rivera, and perhaps Frisbee), do they need to go big on pitching this year?
You don't seem to think much of Caleb Baragar, but he's the best system option SP after Beede and Webb. Actually, Baranger may be better than you give him credit.
Perhaps Menez fits in there, too, but dumpster diving didn't pay out for SPs in 2019.