(Left to right) Foster Griffin, Brady Aiken and Mac Marshall will likely hear their names called early in the 2014 MLB Draft.
Photos by MP Photographers/Graphic by Chris Spoerl
Major League baseball teams are always looking for a quality left-handed starter, and the Houston Astros will likely get one with their first pick in the draft on June 5.
Brady Aiken of Cathedral Catholic (San Diego) has shot straight to the top of the list of high school draft prospects after starting the season around No. 10. Aiken heads a solid group of left-handed high school pitchers available in this year's draft.
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10. Carson Sands, North Florida Christian (Tallahassee, Fla.)Sands
concluded a five-year varsity career that included two state
championships, a 42-9 career record and 453 strikeouts. He went 11-1 as a
senior with 100 strikeouts and a 0.58 ERA in 60.2 innings pitched.
What the scouts say: Hits 92 mph with his fastball and has a good changeup. Has been steadily improving his draft status all season.
Where he will go: Fourth or fifth round.