After selecting righty pitcher J.T. Ginn with their first selection of the 2018 MLB draft, the Dodgers chose West Virginia University right-handed pitcher Michael Grove with the 68th overall selection in the second round.
Grove missed the 2018 season recovering from Tommy John surgery, but prior to the procedure he tallied an overall 5-5 record with a 3.13 ERA (32 ER/92.0 IP) in 25 collegiate games (16 starts), while also holding the opposition to a .220 batting average. As a sophomore in 2017, he made nine starts, going 3-1 with a 2.87 ERA and striking out 61 batters against 15 walks in 47.0 innings before sustaining the season-ending UCL tear. As a freshman in 2016, he went 2-4 with a 3.40…
