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2018 Draft Preview No. 12: More High School Hurlers

Author’s Note: Apologies for the delayed post today, everyone. I actually wasn’t stuck working, as is usually the case when my schedule gets out of whack; rather, my router died this morning so I had to give in and buy a new one, which was long overdue anyway. - A

Ryan Weathers, LHP, Loretto High School (TN)

6’2”, 210 lbs

Bats/Throws: Right/Left

DOB: 6 November 1999

So, what’s so great about this guy?

You hear the term ‘late bloomer’ thrown around a fair bit in baseball (and other sports); plenty of players take off at a later age than others, or put on weight and size later, or just take awhile to figure things out.