I can already see ESPN’s next 30 for 30 headline: “What if I told you the 2020 NCAA strikeout leader came from a school with less than 11,000 students?” That’s East Tennessee State’s Landon Knack in a nutshell, and he presents an intriguing opportunity for the San Diego Padres if he remains on the board in the fourth round of June’s draft.
At 6-foot-2, 220 pounds, Knack already has good size for a future starting pitcher and displays incredible command, walking just one batter in 25.0 innings before the shutdown this season. So why haven’t we heard much about him?