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Oregon P Ryne Nelson Selected by Arizona Diamondbacks

The Ducks have a Day 1 draft pick in Ryne Nelson via the second round pick of the Arizona Diamondbacks.

According to MLB.com, some scouts believe that his future lies in the bullpen due to a lack of command but an electric fastball that can reach triple digits with a plus breaking ball.

Baseball America ranked Nelson as their 83rd overall ranked prospect in the BA 500.

J.J. Cooper of Baseball America has some thoughts on Nelson’s pro prospects

First likely to be college reliever is off the board is Ryne Nelson to D-Backs at 56.