Shane Bieber was a star pitcher at the University of California, Santa Barbara before the Cleveland Indians took him in the fourth round of the 2016 draft. He helped lead the Gauchos to their first-ever College World Series appearance.
After signing for $420,000, the 6-foot-3 right-hander spent the rest of 2016 with the Short-Season Mahoning Valley Scrappers.
Strengths and Weaknesses
Bieber is not a guy that will light up the radar guy. His fastball sits just 90-92 mph, though can have some nice sink to it. In addition to the fastball, he throws a change-up and slider, both good pitches though neither is really a plus one.