Florida's A.J. Puk wasn't the first player picked in the 2016 MLB Draft on Thursday. But he didn't have to wait all that long to hear his name called: The Oakland Athletics took him with the No. 6 pick of the first round, making him Florida's highest-drafted pitcher ever.
Puk, a 6'7" lefty and Florida junior, has dazzled scouts for years with his blazing fastball and wipeout curveball, and has done enough in an up-and-down Florida career to make up for somewhat underwhelming stats.
Puk is just 2-3 with a 3.21 ERA in 2016, and has never posted an ERA under 3.