The newest member of the Detroit Tigers is Bryce Rainer, a 19-year-old shortstop from Harvard-Westlake High school (Los Angeles). The No. 11 pick in the 2024 MLB draft looks like he could be the young shortstop of the future that the Tigers have been searching for.

Rainer swings from the left side of the plate as a left-handed hitter but throws right-handed in the field. He is a Texas commit and is one of the top two high school hitters in this year's draft class, along with Konnor Griffin from Jackson Prep in Mississippi. Rainer, who just recently turned 19 on July 3, carries a lot of upside and has brought comparisons to Texas Rangers shortstop, Corey Seager.

Rainer becomes the fifth first-rounder from Harvard-Westlake High School, including Tigers pitcher Jack Flaherty.

The numbers

Rainer hit .392 as a freshman, .393 as a sophomore, .436 as a junior and as a senior he hit .505 with four home runs, 28 walks and 14 strikeouts in 33 games, with 127 plate appearances.

Rainer started his high school career as a standout pitcher, going 9-0 with a 1.46 ERA and 12.0 strikeouts per nine innings his freshman year. After not pitching at all as a sophomore to protect his arm for the future, he then pitched 21 innings as a junior and 23 innings as a senior. In his final year of high school, Rainer maintained a 1.83 ERA with 14 walks and 35 strikeouts in 15 relief appearances.

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More than just a shortstop

Although Rainer was drafted as a shortstop, he carries serious potential as a pitcher as well, beyond just his high school dominance.

The right-handed pitcher has a fastball that has been clocked in at 98 mph and MaxPreps named him the National Freshman of the Year in 2021 when he was on the mound.

Rainer will spend his time focusing on being a position player first, but his arm strength, accuracy and pitching prowess certainly gives him a higher ceiling.

Rainer's scouting report

Bryce Rainer's scouting reports shows potential to move around the diamond, and great power with hitting.

CBS Sports: "The 6-foot-3 lefty-hitting shortstop showcases plus all-fields power potential and borderline plus speed. He should stick at shortstop for the foreseeable future, but if he did need to move to third base, his plus arm would allow him to handle the hot corner with ease."

MLB.com: "Rainer has a ton of tools in all directions. At 6-foot-3 and listed at 195 pounds, he has a strong and projectable body. While his swing used to get long at times, with a tendency to wrap the bat behind his head, a stronger Rainer has shown the ability to make consistently hard contact from the left side of the plate. He had the top four exit velocities at the NHSI in April and has shown he can drive the ball to all fields. He sticks to a game plan and doesn’t chase or strike out, allowing him to tap into what could be plus power in the future."

Prospects Live: "He's got an affinity for the opposite field presently, shooting liners in that direction, though he's got considerable juice when he pulls the ball. It's legitimate 20-25 HR potential when he's fully developed. It's a fluid left-handed swing with quick hands, though he has run into some swing-and-miss concerns this summer and tends to corkscrew himself when he pulls the ball. It'll be interesting to see how he changes his approach over the next year. A shortstop at the present, most expect Rainer to move over to third base in due time as he fills out his frame."

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