The Colorado Rockies selected prep right-hander Riley Pint with the fourth overall pick in the 2016 MLB Draft on Thursday.
He became the highest-drafted high school player in Kansas history.
Pint's a big right-handed prep star from Kansas who boasts triple-digit speed and strong secondary stuff. Easily the hardest throwing high school righty in the draft, Pint's arm moves lightning quick for his age, dishing out fastballs up to 100 mph and touching 102 mph on occasion. From MLB Pipeline:
He throws a power curveball that already is a plus pitch and can turn it into a harder slider when he wants. The Louisiana State recruit presently has little need for a changeup, though his has good fade and gives him another plus offering when he needs one.
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Most scouts say he has the highest ceiling in the draft, but given his fastball and his Justin Verlander-like delivery, there's some concern for injury.
