When the Miami Marlins selected Braxton Garrett, a then-18-year-old out of Florence High School (Florence, AL), 7th overall in the 2016 first-year player draft, the pick appeared a safe one amid a class riddled with uncertainty.
The finesse-throwing left-handed pitcher had a 0.56 ERA over 65 1⁄3 innings during his senior season, striking out 131 against just 13 walks en route to collecting Alabama’s Gatorade Player of the Year honors. He received a perfect 10 prospect score from Perfect Game.
Here’s more on Garrett the draft prospect from Baseball America:
Garrett has the stuff to match his results.