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<blockquote data-quote="pruman91" data-source="post: 1779651" data-attributes="member: 3916"><p>Bleacher Reports stated he may be the first college pitcher selected this year to reach the majors...................</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10042303-2022-mlb-draft-picks-live-team-by-team-day-1-grades-and-analysis[/URL]</p><p></p><h3>St. Louis Cardinals</h3><p>21 OF 30</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol"><br /> <img src="https://media.bleacherreport.com/image/upload/w_800,h_533,c_fill/v1658108316/hamqnzkyjanmqc7zjccz.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><br /> AP Photo/Amanda Loman<br /> <strong>First Round (No. 22 Overall): Cooper Hjerpe, LHP, Oregon State<br /> <em>Cooper Hjerpe used a deceptive crossfire delivery and a polished three-pitch mix to carve up college hitters this spring, racking up a Division I-leading 161 strikeouts in 103.1 innings while going 11-2 with a 2.53 ERA</em></strong>. His stuff is not overpowering, with a fastball that sits in the low 90s and two solid offspeed pitches delivered from a low three-quarters arm slot. That limits his overall ceiling to somewhere in the middle of an MLB rotation, but he's the prototypical high-floor college lefty with advanced pitchability who should move quickly through the minors.<br /> <strong>Grade: </strong>A<br /> <em>The Cardinals have a long history of drafting high-floor college arms in the first round—Marco Gonzales (No. 19 in 2013), Luke Weaver (No. 27 in 2014), Dakota Hudson (No. 34 in 2016), Griffin Roberts (No. 43 in 2018), Zack Thompson (No. 19 in 2019) and Michael McGreevy (No. 18 in 2021) all fit the mold.</em><strong> Don't be surprised if Hjerpe is the first pitcher from the 2022 class to reach the majors.</strong></li> </ol></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pruman91, post: 1779651, member: 3916"] Bleacher Reports stated he may be the first college pitcher selected this year to reach the majors................... [URL unfurl="true"]https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10042303-2022-mlb-draft-picks-live-team-by-team-day-1-grades-and-analysis[/URL] [HEADING=2]St. Louis Cardinals[/HEADING] 21 OF 30 [LIST=1] [*] [IMG]https://media.bleacherreport.com/image/upload/w_800,h_533,c_fill/v1658108316/hamqnzkyjanmqc7zjccz.jpg[/IMG] AP Photo/Amanda Loman [B]First Round (No. 22 Overall): Cooper Hjerpe, LHP, Oregon State [I]Cooper Hjerpe used a deceptive crossfire delivery and a polished three-pitch mix to carve up college hitters this spring, racking up a Division I-leading 161 strikeouts in 103.1 innings while going 11-2 with a 2.53 ERA[/I][/B]. His stuff is not overpowering, with a fastball that sits in the low 90s and two solid offspeed pitches delivered from a low three-quarters arm slot. That limits his overall ceiling to somewhere in the middle of an MLB rotation, but he's the prototypical high-floor college lefty with advanced pitchability who should move quickly through the minors. [B]Grade: [/B]A [I]The Cardinals have a long history of drafting high-floor college arms in the first round—Marco Gonzales (No. 19 in 2013), Luke Weaver (No. 27 in 2014), Dakota Hudson (No. 34 in 2016), Griffin Roberts (No. 43 in 2018), Zack Thompson (No. 19 in 2019) and Michael McGreevy (No. 18 in 2021) all fit the mold.[/I][B] Don't be surprised if Hjerpe is the first pitcher from the 2022 class to reach the majors.[/B] [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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