Biloxi’s Colt Keith still waiting for MLB Draft
One local player still waiting to hear his name called sometime tomorrow is former Biloxi Indian Colt Keith.
The five tool shortstop checks in as the 87th ranked prospect, according to MLB Pipeline, giving him a great chance of hearing his name called in rounds two through five.
If not, his backup plan is a full ride to Arizona State.
Keith is the 2019 Gatorade Player of the Year for Mississippi, having posted a .527 batting average as a junior to go along with eight home runs.
Keith tells News 25 that he’s spoken with scouts from all 30 teams ahead of the draft, but says there’s no possible way of knowing which one might pull the trigger. “I think there’s a lot of teams that have their strategies and I think a lot of them are different and some are picking college early and they’re going to under-slot them and then maybe they’ll go for over-slot later with high school kids, but it’s different for every team so I think they’re all just trying to keep what they know to themselves and not give away anything just to get that extra edge in the draft, get that better player. It’s just hard to tell. It’s really nice to know that whatever happens, I’ll be fine.”
Day two of the MLB First Year Player Draft, rounds two through five, starts at 4 p.m. tomorrow.
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