Though he was selected by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the sixth round of the 2010 MLB Draft, Colorado native Kevin Gausman went to the Southeast and joined the LSU Tigers baseball team. The Grandview High School product had a solid debut for the Tigers, going 5-6 with a 3.51 ERA in 14 starts. He struck out 86 in 90 innings and held opposing batters to a .215 average.
↵He will be a draft-eligible sophomore for the 2012 MLB Draft and is already receiving high praise from Baseball America in its early 2012 MLB Draft preview. The 6-foot-4 right-hander is the No. 7 prospect right now and is described thusly:
↵↵↵Flame-throwing draft-eligible sophomore shows potential for three plus pitches.
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That ranking places him as the third-best college pitcher. Stanford Cardinal RHP Mark Appel is the No. 1 overall prospect and Georgia Southern's RHP Chris Beck is the No. 6 prospect.
↵In Baseball America's early Top 10 mock draft for 2012, Gausman goes No. 7 overall to the Cubs, but it's only September. Much can change. Wouldn't Gausman look nice in purple and black? The Rockies currently stand outside the top 10 picks.
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