Bellarmine College Prep grad Mitchell White, the 65th pick (second round) in the June amateur free agent draft, has signed with the Los Angeles Dodgers for $590,000, tweeted Jim Callis of Baseball America.
Added Callis: “Santa Clara RHP, late rise, FB gets to mid-90s, nasty cutter.”
White had Tommy John surgery after high school. He was a reliever at Santa Clara University as a freshman, but moved to the starting rotation as a sophomore and averaged 11.54 strikeouts per every nine innings, flashing a low 90s fastball that sometimes hits 96. He also has an outstanding cutter.
Said cbssports.com of White: "At 6-foot-4, 207 pounds, there is some room for a little more physical projection. There is the potential for a No. 3 or No. 4 starter here in time if everything clicks."
