Re-Drafting Elly De La Cruz and the 2018 MLB Draft Including International Prospects | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors
James Holden It might seem odd to pivot away from selecting the guy who won 2021 NL Rookie of the Year honors, but things have not gone particularly well for Jonathan India since that terrific debut season.
Since the start of 2022, he has dealt with multiple injuries and when he has taken the field he has hit just .241/.332/.377 for a 93 OPS+ with 1.2 WAR in 264 games.
Instead, the Reds walk away with Logan Gilbert in this redraft, who with all due respect to guys like Tyler Mahle, Hunter Greene, Nick Lodolo and Andrew Abbott, would immediately become their best homegrown pitcher since Johnny Cueto.
The Stetson University alum is in his fourth big league season, and in 98 career starts with the Seattle Mariners he has a 3.69 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 553 strikeouts in 560.1 innings.