Scouting Report: Mackenzie Gore, LHP, Whiteville HS (NC)

The Diamondbacks certainly have a need to add pitching, and everything else, and Mackenzie Gore falling to them would be a gift from the baseball gods. Gore is a guy I have projected in my Top 5, going to the Braves with the 5th pick. Gore is a similar prospect coming out of high school to Clayton Kershaw, although I don’t think that Gore will match Kershaw’s career. He commands the full mix: fastball, curveball, slider, change-up and commands it very well.

His delivery is painful to watch. He starts off with the most insane leg lift and uses that along with gravity to develop momentum towards home plate. Another note is Gore is the most flexible human being I’ve ever seen play baseball. I…