DEPTFORD, N.J. — One of the quickest ways to get to the major leagues is to be a big left-handed pitcher with some pop on your fastball.
Jason Groome has that and more.
The 17-year-old from Barnegat High School along the New Jersey Shore is 6-foot-5, 225 pounds, throws in the 90s and has a deuce that falls off the table.
It's everything baseball scouts want to see, and it's one of the reasons he's considered an early pick in baseball's draft on Thursday night.
For a long time, many experts predicted that the Philadelphia Phillies would take him with the first selection.