When the Cleveland Indians took Conner Capel in the fifth round last year, he was quickly dubbed one of the “biggest steals of the draft.”
The son of former big leaguer Mike Capel, Conner was a standout high school outfielder in Texas, winning the national championship with his traveling team, the Houston Banditos.
Capel made some minor headlines this offseason when he was the only high school player from the 2016 Indians draft who began the year in full-season Lake County this past April, beating out top prospects like Will Benson, Nolan Jones, and others.