The Miami Marlins tonight selected outfielder Connor Scott out of Plant High School in Tampa, Florida, with the 13th overall pick in the 2018 First-Year Player Draft.
Scott, 18, is 6-foot-4, 180 pounds, and bats and throws left-handed. According to MaxPreps, he batted .424 (89x210) over 72 games during his three-year varsity career at Plant. He had 14 doubles, seven triples, 11 home runs, and 58 RBI in that time. As a senior this spring, he batted .526 (30x57) in 20 games, with 20 runs scored, four doubles, two triples, five home runs, 19 RBI, and six steals. He drew 17 walks and struck out just four times in his final season, and helped lead Plant to the Region 2 Final in the FHSAA 8A Baseball Championship.
He was rated by Baseball America as the third-best outfield prospect in the Draft. Scott was also named a 2018 Rawlings-Perfect Game 1st Team All-American, following 2017 Underclass 1st Team and 2016 Underclass 2nd Team honors the previous two years.
Miami has two selections remaining tonight: the 10th pick of the second round (No. 53 overall), and the first pick of Competitive Balance Round B (No. 69 overall).
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