Ian Bedell could be next in Mizzou's MLB pitcher pipeline

Missouri pitcher Ian Bedell pitches against Baylor on Feb. 28 in Houston, Texas. (Mizzou Athletics photo)

Missouri pitcher Ian Bedell pitches against Western Illinois on March 6 in Columbia, Mo. (Mizzou Athletics photo)

Far fewer amateur baseball players will join the workforce with this week’s MLB draft shortened to five rounds, but Mizzou pitcher Ian Bedell will be among the fortunate players with options.

Widely rated as one of the 100 best prospects available when the draft begins Wednesday, the righthander from Davenport, Iowa, should hear his name called at some point during the two-day draft despite an abbreviated junior season that saw him make only four starts. Bedell moved from the…