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MLB.com analyst says Red Sox would be ‘ecstatic’ to draft Jack Leiter

One name more than most has set Red Sox fans abuzz when speculating who their team might take with the No. 4 overall pick of the MLB Draft on Sunday: star Vanderbilt pitcher Jack Leiter.

The Commodores hurler mowed through the college baseball landscape this year, posting an 11-4 record with a 2.13 ERA, 179 strikeouts, and just 45 walks in 110 innings pitched.

To top things off, he showed off his electric stuff prominently during the College World Series, even notching a 15-strikeout performance against North Carolina State.

It’s no lock that Leiter, the best pitching prospect in the draft and son of former MLB star Al Leiter, will fall to No.