He was recently named Baseball America's College Player of the Year.
At the plate, the lefty-swinging standout has a.343 batting average, 17 home runs, 13 doubles, 56 RBIs and a.464 on-base percentage in 60 starts as a hitter this season. Serving as the ace in the starting pitching rotation for No. 7 Louisville, which earned its fourth College World Series berth in school history on Saturday, McKay is also the cleanup hitter for the Cardinals. McKay has finished with eight or more strikeouts 28 times, including a career-best 15 against Pittsburgh on March 10.
Hearing two-way star Brendan McKay at 4-could do both for the #Rays. He passed up the opportunity to sign with the San Diego Padres, who drafted him in the 34th round of the 2014 MLB Draft.
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The 6-foot-2 junior left-hander out of Darlington, Pa., has gone 10-3 this season for the College World Series-bound Cardinals with 2.34 ERA, 140 strikeouts and a.188 batting average against. This caused top grade prospects RHP Hunter Greene, RHP Kyle Wright, and 1B/LHP Brendan McKay to fall, with Greene taken by the Reds at No. 2 overall.
The Twins did indeed wind up selecting high school shortstop Royce Lewis with the No. 1 overall pick. A first baseman and left-handed pitcher, McKay doesn't favor one position more than the other, but the Rays prefer him as a position player.
McKay is a true two-way player, making this an exciting pick to follow through his player development. He is the only player to win the award a few times.
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