Drew McDaniel

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #147 prospect in 2019 draft
  After a strong summer, McDaniel looked like one of the best prep pitching prospects in Louisiana. In addition to featuring a 92-95 mph fastball, he showed the ability to spin both a curveball and slider. But during the spring, McDaniel had to be shut down with a sore elbow. He tried to return, but when he did his velocity dipped into the upper 80s and he didn't have the same control he had shown before he was shut down. The injury clouds his status and makes it a little more likely he'll make it to Mississippi. If he does, there's a chance he'll be throwing even harder in a few years.

• December, 2018 Scouting Report
  After a strong summer, McDaniel looked like one of the best prep pitching prospects in Louisiana. In addition to featuring a 92-95 mph fastball, he showed the ability to spin both a curveball and slider. But during the spring, McDaniel had to be shut down with a sore elbow. He tried to return, but when he did his velocity dipped into the upper 80s and he didn't have the same control he had shown before he was shut down. The injury clouds his status and makes it a little more likely he'll make it to Mississippi. If he does, there's a chance he'll be throwing even harder in a few years.