Colorado Rockies: Mock Draft Monday, Version 1

Logan Shore

The Rockies may not have selected a pitcher with the fourth overall pick, but it would be a shocker for Colorado to not use either of their first 38 selections on an arm that can help the Rockies rotation down the road. Logan Shore fits that mold just fine.

Shore was already drafted out of high school by the Minnesota Twins but the right-hander had made it well known that he was going to attend the University of Florida, dropping his stock all the way to a 29th-round selection. Shore passed on the Twins … and for good reason.

Will the Twins take him with the 15th overall pick? Most think that would be too high for Shore to go but Minnesota may be looking to ensure it gets Shore, one year or the other.

If he drops to the 39th pick (and, let’s be honest, that is a big if), the Colorado Rockies will get a pitcher who was 8-0 in his first 10 starts this season for the Gators with a 2.14 ERA in 63 innings. Also, Shore struck out 63 in those 10 starts while walking just nine.

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Shore is a pitcher that, thanks to his time at Florida, will be much like Jon Gray in that he may not need a number of years in the minor leagues to be ready for his MLB debut. Some scouts are projecting him more as a third or fourth starter on a MLB team but the Rockies would be quite happy with a solid young arm at the back end of the rotation.