The Diamondbacks wasted n o time in surprising fans on Monday night, passing over a handful of highly anticipated prospects in favour of Matt McClain, a shortstop out of Beckham HS in Irvine, CA. So who is Matt McClain? Let’s have a look.
Ht: 5-10 / Wt: 175
Bats: R / Throws: R
Commit/Drafted: UCLA
California (S) Rank: 3
Scouting Report from Baseball America: McLain has taken advantage of a down year in Southern California this spring, hitting in seemingly every game he’s played. His performance was so strong, in fact, that area scouts began putting his name in the same conversation as fellow California shortstop Brice Turang—which would have seemed absurd just a year ago.