Matt O’Neill, The Daily Pennsylvanian
Round 16, Pick 478
Nic Gaddis, Jacksonville State, AL, Sr
Position: 3B
Date of Birth: 10/12/1996
Height/Weight: 5’11”, 171 LBS
Catcher that was announced as a 3rd Baseman.
Hit .329/.441/.584 in 61 games with 14 homers, and a 40/39 BB/K ratio.
Round 17, Pick 508
Dan Goggin, James Madison University, Sr
Position: RHP
Date of Birth: 6/9/1997
Height/Weight: 6’2″, 215 lbs
Posted a 6.20 ERA in 19 games, He struck out 27 in 24.2 innings pitched, but also allowed 29 hits.
No scouting report provided as of yet.
Round 18, Pick 538
Tanner Murphy, University of North Florida, Jr
Position: OF
Date of Birth: 5/1/1998
Height/Weight: 6’4″, 195 lbs
Hit .288/.368/.447 in 57 games with 6 homers, and a 27/54 BB/K ratio. Stole 19 bases in 24 attempts.
2016 Scouting Report, Perfect Game:
Tanner Murphy is a 2016 OF/ with a 6-4 190 lb. frame from St. Johns, FL who attends Bartram Trail HS. Long, lean frame with long limbs and athletic, slender build, projects well physically, has plenty of room to fill out. Impressive footspeed, ran a 6.45 60-yard dash. Right handed hitter, even stance with quiet, medium sized leg lift. Very nice balance in swing mechanics, shows solid bat speed and level, line-drive plane. Consistent hard contact with good barrel utilization, ability to work the entire field, solid gap power, potentially more coming with additional strength gains at physical maturity. Moves well to the ball in the outfield, deliberate, measured footwork with solid fundamentals. Solid, accurate throws to bases, up to 80 mph from right field in defensive drills. Excellent student. Named to the Showcase Top Prospect List. Verbal commitment to the University of North Florida.
Round 19, Pick 568
Hunter Parsons, University of Maryland, Sr
Position: RHP
Date of Birth: 6/24/1997
Height/Weight: 6’3″, 200lbs
After a horrid 2017 season where his ERA was north of 12, Parsons has turned a corner, with a 3.44 and 3.45 ERA in the past two seasons. In 193.1 innings pitched since 2018, the right-hander has given up 74 earned runs and held batters to a .225 and .232 average, respectively. This season, Parsons was 10-3 and threw 104.1 innings in 15 starts, an average of almost seven innings a start.
For a team that had a combined 5.42 ERA this season, having the Friday starter go that deep into games on a consistent basis was a huge way to start any weekend series. Parsons is a workhorse on the mound, throwing 100-plus pitches in 12 of his 15 starts, including numerous outings with pitch counts over 110 or even 120. Starters with that longevity are a valuable commodity in the pros.
Parsons hasn’t popped up in many mock drafts, but with his skill set and body of work, it’s easy to see a team taking a chance on him in the middle or late portion of the draft.
He features a fastball in the upper 80’s/low 90’s and a change-up in the upper 80’s. He has a long, over-the-top delivery, which can tip is hand to the batter.
Also this abnormally quick article of him being drafted.
Round 20, Pick 598
Matt O’Neill, Penn, Sr
Position: C
Date of Birth: 8/20/97
Height/Weight: 6’0″, 200 lbs
Hit .405/.527/.620 with 5 homers in 40 games for Penn, with a 40/36 BB/K.
Great article on O’Neill in Freshman Year.
