In the eighth round of the 2017 MLB draft, the Cleveland Indians selected RHP Eli Morgan out of Gonzaga.
Morgan stood 5 feet 10 inches tall, but possessed the best change-up of any pitcher in his draft class, and he put it to good use in his half-season stint with Mahoning Valley, striking out 58 batters in 35.0 innings and holding a nasty 1.03 ERA. His FIP was a mindboggling 0.89.
Morgan began the 2018 season as the opening day starter for the Single-A Lake County Captains and the former Zag is turning heads, giving up one earned run in his two starts through 12.