To end Day 1 of the 2019 MLB Draft, the Dodgers selected Texas prep right-handed pitcher Jimmy Lewis with the 78th overall pick. This was the compensatory pick they got for Yasmani Grandal signing with the Brewers over the winter.
This is the high-upside prep player you would expect the Dodgers to select after taking a couple of “safer” college bats with their two 1st-rounders. Here’s what the experts say about Lewis.
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“At 6-foot-6, 195 pounds, Lewis is ultra-projectable while already possessing electric stuff. He gets good extension on his mid-90s fastball, setting hitters up before putting them away with his 77-to-78 mph curveball with above average depth.