Jared Kelley

Most teams would have salivated over Kelley a decade ago, but now teams tend to avoid using premium picks on physically mature (6-foot-3, 230 pounds) prep righties with upper-90s fastballs. It's a very risky subset, both for health and performance reasons. The White Sox rolled the dice on Kelley, selecting him with the No. 47 overall pick last year. His fastball has double-plus velocity, but it lacks ideal movement. His low-80s changeup is arguably his best pitch. He generates his premium velocity without much effort, which is partly why he projects to have above-average command in pro ball. Kelley has had trouble spinning a breaking ball, but there are reports his slider has been steadily improving. He will need to stay on top of his diet and conditioning to avoid getting too big, and the breaking ball needs to emerge as a legitimate third pitch, but there's a small chance he ends up being special.