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2021 MLB Draft: 3 College Prospects for Cleveland Indians to consider in Round 1

By Aaron Gershon

SECAUCUS, NJ - JUNE 5: Representatives from all 30 Major League Baseball teams fill Studio 42 during the MLB First-Year Player Draft at the MLB Network Studio on June 5, 2014 in Secacucus, New Jersey. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images)
SECAUCUS, NJ - JUNE 5: Representatives from all 30 Major League Baseball teams fill Studio 42 during the MLB First-Year Player Draft at the MLB Network Studio on June 5, 2014 in Secacucus, New Jersey. (Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images) /
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CLEVELAND, OH – APRIL 6: The glove of Andrew Miller #24 of the Cleveland Indians on the field prior to the game against the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field on April 6, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***
CLEVELAND, OH – APRIL 6: The glove of Andrew Miller #24 of the Cleveland Indians on the field prior to the game against the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field on April 6, 2018 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** /

If the Indians opt to add to their pitching depth with their first-round pick Mississippi State left-hander, Christian MacLeod should be a top target.

MacLeod will be a draft-eligible sophomore in 2021 after a dominant shortened 2020 season on the bump for the Bulldogs.

MacLeod posted a perfect 4-0 record with a 0.86 ERA and struck out a whopping 35 strikeouts in just 21 innings of work.

He took home several awards, including Co-National Freshman Player of the Year by Collegiate Baseball Newspaper, Freshman All-America team and third-team All-America honors from Collegiate Baseball Newspaper and SEC Co-Freshman of the Week after his dominant 11-strikeout performance over Wright State.

At 6-foot-4, MacLeod has the height of an MLB arm and as a dominant left-hander, figures to be a hot commodity on draft day.

He is projected as the 19th overall pick of the Toronto Blue Jays in Prospects Live’s mock draft, which would put him in the Indians range.

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