The scariest part of Cade Doughty’s workout with the Miami Marlins was how well he did.
As LSU prepared to host regional play late in the 2019 season, Doughty – a prized commitment from Denham Springs High School – was wrapping up a session in South Florida, less than five days from the 2019 MLB Draft.
The good news was, he’d done really well, and the Marlins liked him. The bad news was, he’d done really well, and the Marlins liked him.
“I was kind of getting nervous,” Doughty said Tuesday, as Paul Mainieri announced LSU’s 2020 recruiting class, headlined by the top-100 shortstop from just down the road, “because they were thinking about taking me pretty high.