Coming into June’s MLB draft, the revamped Marlins front office was determined to ignite this rebuild with a strong draft. With four picks in the first 90 selections, Miami was flush with options. After landing several of their top targets with the first three picks, Tristan Pompey heard his name come off the board at No. 89.
The switch-hitting outfielder from the University of Kentucky could be the steal of the entire 2018 draft class.
Pompey has some LOUD tools. The younger brother of Dalton Pompey, an outfielder for the Toronto Blue Jays, he comes from an athletic upbringing.