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The Bard’s Take: 2017 MLB Draft - MacKenzie Gore

Related Topics: Fastball, Pitcher, Handedness, Curveball

Name: MacKenzie Gore

Age: 18 (February 24, 1999)

Height: 6’ 2”

Weight: 180 lbs.

Position: LHP

Affiliation: Whiteville HS (NC) committed to East Carolina Univ.

MacKenzie Gore represents the top prep southpaw in the 2017 draft.

Grades:

Fastball: 65 | Curveball: 60 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 55 | Control: 55 |Overall: 55

The Scouting Report:

If not for the presence of Hunter Greene as a potential 1-1 candidate, Mackenzie Gore would be the best prep arm in the draft, not just the best prep southpaw.