The Auburn Tigers are no stranger to pumping out supreme baseball talent on the mound over the past few years and they’ve got another one headed our way in 2021.
Indeed, Auburn has something pretty special going on in terms of developing talent on the bump. In 2017, RHP Keegan Thompson went in the 3rd round. 2018 saw Casey Mize go first overall. This past year, the Cleveland Indians got their feet wet, snagging Tanner Burns in the first round.
But besides being next-in-line in what’s become a starting pitcher factory, what sets righty Richard Fitts apart from other arms this cycle is he’s certainly one of the hardest throwers in the class, and just scratching the surface of his potential.