It’s easy to see why the Kansas City Royals liked the Arizona State hurler, enough to select him with their Competitive Balance pick in the second round. Alec Marsh put up terrific numbers in his final season with the Sun Devils, tossing 96.2 innings with 92 strikeouts and a 3.17 ERA. He limited opponents to a 0.241 batting average but he also walked 33 batters.
Once signed, the 21-year-old was assigned to Idaho Falls, where he made 13 starts to close out the regular season. In those starts, Marsh tossed 33.1 innings with 38 strikeouts while allowing just 4 free passes and an opponents’ batting average of 0.