Guardians' Braylon Doughty: Popped by Cleveland

The Guardians have selected Doughty with the 36th overall pick in the 2024 First-Year Player Draft.

Doughty is a 6-foot-1 hard-throwing righty who went to high school in California. His fastball is already a mid-90s offering, and he is adept at spinning a powerful low-80s curveball and a a low-80s sweeper. He is a good athlete and should be able to throw enough strikes to start. There could be upwards of three plus pitches in Doughty's repertoire in time, so there's a high ceiling here to go with the inherent risk that comes with all prep pitching prospects.