MIAMI (CBSMiami) — The Miami Marlins have added three new names to their roster in the 2018 First-Year Player Draft, including outfielder Connor Scott out of Plant High School in Tampa, with the 13th overall pick.
Shortly after making the pick, Marlins CEO Derek Jeter called Scott to personally congratulate him.
Scott is the first pick for the Marlins under their new ownership group.
Marlins President of Baseball Operations Mike Hill compared Scott’s combination of power, speed and defensive ability to current Marlins’ starting center fielder Lewis Brinson.
The Club also selected shortstop Osiris Johnson out of Encinal High School (CA) with the 53rd overall pick, and catcher Will Banfield out of Brookwood High School (GA) with the 69th overall pick.