Quote (Gfgrice @ Apr 28 2016 08:18pm)
Somebody said the next Clayton Kershaw is in this draft
Did i get trolled. Hirok pls confirm
Jason Groome...
Idk about "the next Clayton Kershaw" since that's setting the bar insanely high, but he's projected as a potential star #1 that's for sure.
Quote (Sports Illustrated)
Groome is unanimously considered the top amateur baseball player in the country, topping all four lists mentioned above. According to Perfect Game, the 6’6” lefty has a fastball that comfortably sits in the mid 90s and spikes to the upper 90s with a curveball that Law describes as “a mid-70s hammer with terrific depth and finish."
On April 11, Groome threw a no-hitter against Central Regional, striking out 19 of 21 batters in the seven inning game. That game was then struck from the record when the New Jersey State Interscholastic Athletic Association handed Groome a 30-day suspension for violating its transfer rules when moving back to his hometown high school for his senior year after attending a boarding school in Florida for the previous two years. The source of the violation was the fact that Groome’s parents did not move to Florida with him, so Groome did not change addresses in conjunction with his transfer to Barnegat.
The suspension resulted in after-the-fact forfeits by Barnegat for games in which Groome pitched, and the erasure of his statistics, but he still got to pitch, and impress, in those games. Groome will return to action on Saturday, so the suspension should ultimately have little impact on his draft position. Barnegat, meanwhile, is just 50 miles from Philadelphia, and Groome actually worked out with the Phillies last year, drawing praise from the team's then-ace, Cole Hamels. That makes him something of a hometown pick for Philadelphia and thus even more likely to be the draft’s top selection.
This post was edited by Sixers on Apr 28 2016 06:26pm