The Guardians Day 3 draft picks on July 11:
C Johnny Tincher
Age: 21
Pick: Round 11, Pick 338
Height: 5-8
Weight: 170
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Position: C
College: University of Washington
Year: Redshirt Junior
Stats (2023): .310/.387/.514, 14 2B, 10 HR, 42K/16BB
Tincher is a small-framed catcher that makes a good amount of contact with an aggressive approach, has some underrated athleticism, and brings unquantifiable metrics to the catcher position with his leadership qualities and gritty determination. He is also bi-lingual. Tincher did earn PAC-12 All-Defensive Team honors as well in 2022.
RHP Keegan Zinn
Age: 18
Pick: Round 12, Pick 368
Height: 6-3
Weight: 165
Throws: Right
Position: P
School: Lake Minneola HS (Fla.)
Stats (Senior Year): 24 1/3 IP, 54 K/28 BB, 40.23 ERA, 9 G
A Liberty University commit, Zinn stuck out 110 hitters across 58 innings with 57 walks in his two varsity seasons in high school. He throws high-80s, low-90s with some projection in his body, can hit into the mid-90s with a slider and curveball. Multi-sport athlete in high school and also played third base in high school. Threw four games in the Valley Baseball League this summer.
LHP Jacob Bresnahan
Age: 18
Pick: Round 12, Pick 368
Height: 6-4
Weight: 195
Throws: Left
Position: P
School: Sumner High School (Wash.)
Stats (Senior Year): 95 K/19 BB, 62 IP, 0.88 ERA
Bresnahan is committed to the University of Oregon and has grown from 6-0 the last few years up to 6-4 by his senior year, and has taken his fastball from the high-80s into the low-90s and holding that velocity, and has added power to his breaking ball. He also has a low-80s changeup with promising tumble. He’s an arm that can throw strikes and has grown into his body some, with projection remaining. A two-way player in high school that hit .393, but will focus on pitching in the pros. He’s currently pitching in the West Coast League.
RHP Zane Morehouse
Age: 23
Pick: Round 14, Pick 428
Height: 6-4
Weight: 200
Throws: Right
Position: P
School: University of Texas
Stats (2023): 60 K/29 BB in 57 IP, 5.21 ERA, 7 SV
While Morehouse did make a few starts for Texas, he came out of the bullpen 28 times in 2023 and saved seven games. Morehouse is on the older side draft wise, but throws up to 97 and did pitch on the Cape Cod League circuit in 2022, striking out 23 hitters in 24 innings, and previously came from a junior college before landing at Texas. Also has a mid-80s slider. Projects mostly as a reliever who needs to improve control.
RHP Kyle Scott
Age: 21
Pick: Round 15, Pick 458
Height: 6-1
Weight: 220
Throws: Right
Position: P
School: Lackawanna College (Pa.)
Stats (2023): 109 K/39 BB, 72 2/3 IP, 3.59 ERA
A native of Maryland, batters hit just .182 against Scott in 2023 during his sophomore season when he pitched the Falcons to the NJCAA Division II World Series. He has a low-90s fastball that touches 96.
RHP Jefferey “Mac” Heuer
Age: 19
Pick: Round 16, Pick 488
Height: 6-4
Weight: 230
Throws: Right
Position: P
School: Georgia Home School Education Association
Stats (2023): 15K, 5 IP
Heuer opted for home school in Georgia and worked on his family’s 200-acre rang. He is a big-bodied right-handed pitcher that threw on showcase circuits, tossing his five innings for the Future Star Series and struck out all 15 hitters. The Greensboro native is committed to Texas Tech and touches 97 with his fastball, with a short arm action along with a slider and changeup.
OF Barrett Riebock
Age: 20
Pick: Round 17, Pick 518
Height: 6-2
Weight: 190
Bats: Left
Throws: Left
Position: OF
College: Paris Junior College (Texas)
Year: Redshirt Junior
Stats (2023): .403, 5 HR, 42 SB
A native of Rockwall, Texas, Riebock is a speedy outfielder that swiped 42 bags in final year at Paris JC and hit .438 with 58 steals his first year at Paris JC. He was a 2022 ABCA/Rawlings NJCAA Divison I Gold Glove winner and is committed to play at the University of Oklahoma. He can play all three outfield spots, get on base and runs well.
RHP Matt Jachec
Age: 21
Pick: Round 18, Pick 548
Height: 6-0
Weight: 205
Throws: Right
Position: P
School: Indiana State University
Stats (2023): 16 GS, 104 1/3 IP, 104 K/17 BB, 7-4, 4.05 ERA
A right-hander from Illinois, Jachec is a strike thrower that pitched four years for the Sycamores and led the Missouri Valley Conference in wins and was second in ERA and innings pitched in 2022. He earned All-Missouri Valley Conference first-team honors in 2022 and 2023. He’s a small right-hander that is in the high-80s, low-90s with his fastball right now and has a low-80s breaking ball and can make for a tough at bat for hitters due to his wide arm angle.
RHP Josh Harlow
Age: 22
Pick: Round 19, Pick 578
Height: 6-3
Weight: 205
Throws: Right
Position: P
School: Mercer University
Stats (2023): 29 1/3 IP, 35 K/8 BB, 2.15 IP, 4-1
Harlow missed a good chunk of the 2023 season after getting struck by a line drive in March, but did return at the end of the year to pitch again. He earned Southern Conference Pitcher of the Week honors early in the year and struck out 107 batters against 30 walks in two years at Mercer. Harlow throws in the low-90s with solid command.
LHP Ryan Marohn
Age: 18
Pick: Round 20, Pick 608
Height: 6-2
Weight: 185
Throws: Left
Position: P
School: Freedom High School (Va.)
Stats (2023): 77 K/11 BB, 12 GS, 0.35 ERA
Committed to play at North Carolina State, the Viriginia native struck out 103 batters and walked just 14 in 65 2/3 innings in his high school career. He can run his fastball up to around 93-94 from the left side and also has a slider and a change right now, and gets high marks for his character and as a teammate.
