Los Angeles Dodgers scouting director Billy Gasparino bucked a trend on the first day of the 2018 MLB Draft by selecting prep right-hander J.T. Ginn out of Brandon High School in Mississippi with the club’s pick in the first round (30th overall).
It marked the first time Gasparino took a high school pitcher in the first round. “We have seen Ginn over the course of last year with a premium velocity that goes with a lot of movement,” Gasparino said.
“We think he has one of the best fastball qualities in the draft and he also has a power breaking ball that he can throw for strikes.