It is always intriguing when an organization takes a chance on high school players in the MLB Amateur draft. In the first round every year, major league organizations take these 18-years-old based on their unlimited upside. Some aren’t primed for the spotlight while others excel with this pressure on them. Jack Flaherty has done just that for the St. Louis Cardinals.
Flaherty, drafted 34th overall by the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2014 MLB June Amateur Draft out of Harvard-Westlake High School, burst onto the scene in his time in rookie ball. He posted a sub-two ERA in six starts with an excellent eleven strikeouts per nine innings.