Matt Sauer | RHP
Background
Sauer, 18, grew up in Southern California and attended Righetti High School in Santa Barbara. (It is named after Ernest, not Dave.) This spring he had a 0.98 ERA with 142 strikeouts in 78.1 innings, plus he hit .427/.504/.555 in 135 plate appearances. Sauer was more of an interesting sleeper than a bonafide prospect on the summer showcase circuit in 2016, then a breakout senior year put him in the conversation as a potential first round pick.
Prior to the 2017 draft both Baseball America and MLB.