After the first two weeks of the college baseball season wrapped up, the race for the number 1 pick is on. As the holder of that pick, Mike Rizzo and the Washington Nationals will be closely watching as the race unfolds. It is early, but Florida State left-handed pitcher Jamie Arnold is my favorite player in the draft so far.
Arnold’s outlier traits give him ace potential. The biggest driver of Arnold’s success is his funky low arm slot that hitters can’t pick up. It is why he has drawn some comparisons to Chris Sale. The ultra flat approach angle is why his 93-95 MPH fastball put up dominant results last year.