Prior to the spring amateur baseball season, Blake Rutherford was seen as the top high school bat in the draft. Now, he's not even the top prep bat in his own state. That may be a little deceiving though, as being the second best prep bat in California may still make him the second best prep bat in the entire nation.
Rutherford has already spent two summers with the USA 18U team, though he would be ineligible for that this summer as he turned 19 earlier this month. That exposure has lead to Rutherford being much more known in the scouting community than the average high school prospect.