What a difference a year can make! Entering draft season last year, Griffin Roberts was a strong-armed closer, the surprise hero of Wake Forest’s bullpen. He blew batters away in bunches and struck out 13.5 hitters per nine innings. As a two-pitch reliever with poor command, though, he lost plenty of hitters to walks. The main attraction was his mid-to-high 90s fastball and athleticism that gave hope for improved command. His profile was rounded out with a solid breaking ball, but he slipped out of the first few rounds and decided to stick around for his junior year of college.
2018 MLB draft profile: RHP Griffin Roberts has a wicked slider, but what else?
