Viva El Birdos · May 2, 2018
2018 Draft Preview No. 9: More College Pitching
Blaine Knight, RHP, University of Arkansas
6’3”, 165 lbs
Bats/Throws: Right/Right
DOB: 28 June 1996
So, what’s so great about this guy?
Of the non-top college pitchers in this year’s draft (and by non-top I mean pitchers not likely to go in the first half of the first round), Blaine Knight might have the best combination of stuff and polish, a little like Luke Weaver his draft year. Knight can’t compete with the Casey Mizes or Shane McClanahans for completeness and hype, but he has upside that could carry him into a similar spot as Weaver all the same. There’s also a physical similarity between Knight and Weaver, but we’ll get into that more in a moment.