Richard Olsen Stats & Scouting Report — College Baseball, MLB Draft, Prospects

Full name Richard Olsen
Born
School Iowa State
Drafted in the 39th round (712th overall) by the New York Yankees in 1966.

Latest Stories

Wake Forest RHP Chase Burns (Brian Westerholt/Four Seam Images)

Draft

Analyzing Top 2024 MLB Draft College Pitchers Using Stuff+

Using BA’s internal Stuff+ metric, Geoff Pontes examines pitch mixes for the top 2024 college arms.

College

2024 NCAA Baseball Tournament Bracket: Projected Field Of 64 (April 24)

Our latest bracket projection features a big jump for Wake Forest and some blue bloods on the bubble.

Videos

James Wood Joins, MLB Mock Draft 2.0 Unveiled & More | Hot Sheet Show Ep. 4

James Wood is the latest guest on the new Baseball America Hot Sheet show, plus updates on our latest mock, Heston Kjerstad & more.

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News

2024 High School Baseball Rankings

Our latest high school ranking in partnership with the NHBCA is led by programs in Alabama, Texas and Mississippi.

Minors

Brewers, Royals Top Early MiLB Organization Standings

As we head into the final week of the first month of the minor league season, the Milwaukee Brewers are impressively dominating across the minor…

Latest Podcasts

Fantasy Podcast: Identifying Trade Targets After The First Month

On the latest episode of the Baseball America Fantasy Podcast, Geoff Pontes and Dylan White run through the news of the week before going over…

Digging Into MLB Draft Risers Including Bryce Rainer & Walker Janek

Carlos and Peter hop on the draft podcast to talk about the state of the top of the 2024 class. The two talk about how…

College Podcast: N.C. State’s Big Upset, A Top-10 Showdown & More

Teddy Cahill and Peter Flaherty break down all the college baseball action from around the country before week 10 of the season. They start with…

Future Projection Episode 85: MiLB Prospects Off To Strong Starts In 2024

Ben and Carlos talk through all kinds of early-season performances to start the season, but before getting into minor leaguers they start off with how…

Mike Lieberthal Joins ‘From Phenom To The Farm’: Episode 102

Typically, being drafted early in the first round of the MLB Draft leads to outsized expectations, but for Mike Lieberthal, the third overall pick of…