Last July, Brice Turang didn’t mince words when it came to his goals for the future. “My goal is to be the No. 1 pick of the draft,” he told Baseball America’s Carlos Collazo. Turang is a legacy player — his dad Brian played for the Mariners in the early 90s, and all the Turang children grew up with a passion for baseball. All four of Brice’s sisters went on to play college sports, something he may do himself if the draft doesn’t pan out, since he is already committed to go to LSU.
While Turang isn’t going to go first overall in this year’s draft thanks to the existence of Casey Mize, he is a first round player, and a skilled position option for teams hoping to bolster their infield roster in the future.