The Cardinals have made their second selection of the night, and with the 43rd overall pick they popped Griffin Roberts, a right-handed pitcher out of Wake Forest.
I wrote Roberts up in May, and not a ton has changed in the month since then. At the time, I said he was likely in the 35-50 range, and happened to be one of my favourite players in that range. Well, he went 43rd, and I love him, and now he’s a Cardinal. On a personal level, I am a very happy individual right now.
The Good: Roberts features two current plus pitches, in a hard, sinking fastball that can push up against 95 mph and a slider that’s actually not really a plus pitch.