MLB Draft 2007: Tigers Tab Porcello at #27
June 7, 2007 by Geoff Young
Filed under 2007 Draft
| Name: Rick Porcello | Throws: Right |
| Pos: RHP | Bats: Right |
| Height: 6′5″ | DOB: 27 Dec 88 |
| Weight: 195 lbs | School: Seton Hall Prep, West Orange, N.J. |
With the 27th pick in the 2007 draft, the Detroit Tigers have selected high school right-hander Rick Porcello. Porcello’s player profile from the 2006 Aflac All-American High School Classic notes that the right-hander “offers a projectable frame as well as above-average pitches, and has drawn comparisons to Tigers right-hander Justin Verlander.”
Unreal. The strong get stronger.
What they’re saying:
If you could design a “perfect” high school pitching prospect, it would be hard to beat Porcello. He’s tall and lanky…6-5, 190…with some projection left in his body. He’s athletic. He already throws 93-94 MPH, hitting 96-98 at times.
–John Sickels, Minor League Ball
Additional reading:
- 2007 Draft Report (MiLB.com) — includes scouting video
- Amateur Player Profile (Brewerfan.net)
- RISE presents 2006-07 Gatorade National Baseball Player of the Year, Rick Porcello (RiseMag.com)
- Porcello shows why he’s so highly coveted (Daily Record)
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