A high school right handed pitcher has never gone number one overall in the history of the MLB Draft. There is good reason for this, as high school righty’s are the riskiest demographic of all. However, Seth Hernandez of Corona High School is a special talent and is in the mix to go very high this year.
Historically, prep right handers have been very risky. Even in the past 10 or so years, I remember flame throwers like Tyler Kolek and Riley Pint having a ton of hype before not panning out. However, as we learn more about evaluating pitching, could we become better at finding the best high school arms?