LA Times · Jun 9, 2017
MLB draft will be front-loaded with Los Angeles-area talent
Sherman Oaks Notre Dame star Hunter Greene could see a future at shortstop or as a right-handed pitcher. (Shotgun Spratling / Los Angeles Times)The Cincinnati Reds have the second pick in this year’s Major League Baseball draft, putting them within arm’s reach of local phenom Hunter Greene, the Sherman Oaks Notre Dame High pitcher and shortstop who is expected to be among the top three picks on Monday.
Long and lean and just 17, the 6-foot-4, 205-pound Greene has drawn comparisons to Corey Seager of the Dodgers and Carlos Correa of the Houston Astros, jumbo-sized shortstops with soft hands, quick feet, strong arms, great body control and the raw power to mash baseballs 450 feet.