North Carolina State University's Rodon, Turner taken in first round of Major League Baseball draft
SECAUCUS, N.J. -- The Chicago White Sox selected North Carolina State left-hander Carlos Rodon with the third overall pick in the Major League Baseball Draft Thursday evening.
The 6'3", 235-pound junior was widely regarded as the top college pitcher available in the draft and had been in the mix to go No. 1 overall.
He followed a dominant sophomore year with a solid but not spectacular junior season: 6-7, 2.01, 117 Ks, 31 BBs in 98 2-3 innings.
Rodon has a fastball that sits in the mid- to low-90s, but gets up to 96-97 mph, and a devastating slider that sits in the mid-80s.
Rodon made history as the highest ever Wolfpack draftee.
N.C. State shortstop Trea Turner went slightly lower than most projections, but he was the 13th pick overall. He's heading to the San Diego Padres.
East Carolina right-hander Jeff Hoffman, who missed most of the season after undergoing Tommy John surgery, was the ninth pick by Toronto.
