Mitch Hickey

Hickey pitched three years in relief at Oregon State before transferring to Division II UC San Diego for his senior year. He started for the first time in his college career with the Tritons in 2018 and went 7-3, 3.54 with 83 strikeouts and 42 walks in 76.1 innings. Hickey confidently attacks hitters with a solid four-pitch mix. His fastball sits 90-92 mph and touches 94, while his slider and curveball both draw strong reviews and alternate as his best secondary offering depending on the day. The knock of Hickey is his medical history. He had Tommy John surgery in high school and a back injury at Oregon State hampered him enough to scare some teams off of him entirely. Hickey could be used as a senior sign money-saver in the top 10 rounds, but largely projects to be picked on the third day of the draft.