Los Angeles High Schooler A Top Target In Major League Baseball Draft
deadline.comSunday night will likely be one of the top moments in Harvard Westlake student Bryce Rainer‘s life. That’s when the Major League Baseball draft occurs, and Rainer is projected to go in the top ten choices.
Rainer entered this season as one of the nation’s top high school prospects, and the Harvard Westlake star has lived up to those lofty expectations.
He was a pitcher earlier in his career, but has now mostly settled in at shortstop. He is set to play college baseball at Texas, but the right situation in the draft may cause him to change plans. “I think it’s pretty cut and dry he’s the best high school player I’ve ever seen,” Harvard-Westlake coach Jared Halpert said to the Los Angeles Times. “There were guys on the mound and at-bat in specific areas maybe nudged him a bit, but when you’re talking all-around athlete, I’ve never seen a kid as well-rounded as he is.” Rainer batted .505 this past season with 49 hits, becoming the Mission League MVP.
He also had nine saves in relief. If Rainer is chosen high in the draft, he will join fellow Harvard-Westlake grads Jack Flaherty, Max Fried, Lucas Giolito and Pete Crow-Armstrong, who were all first-round draft picks.
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