When it was the Cardinals’ turn to pick in the 2018 MLB Draft, Nolan Gorman wasn’t supposed to be available. Keith Law ranked him as the 12th best prospect going into the draft. Jonathan Mayo also ranked him 12th. Fangraphs ranked him 11th. All three mentioned his raw power, with Law giving him grade 80 raw power. He won two Home Run Derbys, the High School one and the Under Armour one. When mock draft came, all three had the Cardinals drafting a college pitcher.
All three also had Gorman getting picked earlier than 19 too though, so for all we know, a college pitcher was the plan.