Tigers select prep star Bryce Rainer 11th overall

With the 11th pick in the 2024 MLB Draft, the Detroit Tigers selected Bryce Rainer, a shortstop from Harvard-Westlake School in California.

Rainer vaulted to the top of draft boards after dropping the idea of becoming a two-way player and focusing on a position. The change allowed him to perform well at the National High School Invitational in the spring, where some considered him the best player.

Bio

Age: 18
Position: SS
Height/Weight: 6-3, 195 lbs
Bats/Throws: L/R
School: Harvard-Westlake
NCAA commit: Texas
Pick value (#11): $5,712,100

Tools

• Exciting, toolsy player
• 60-grade power
• 60-grade arm

Why fans will love this player

• Four highest exit velocities at NHSI
• Being compared to Corey Seager

Things he'll need to overcome

• Swing gets long at times
• Questions about if he can stick at SS

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