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Draft | Prospect Scouting Reports | 5/30/2013

Draft Focus: Dillon Overton

Frankie Piliere

Photo: Oklahoma

Every weekday leading up to the 2013 MLB Draft, Perfect Game will be providing a scouting profile on a notable draft-eligible prospect. Stay tuned to Perfect Game and be sure to visit the Draft Page for all of the latest info and reports pertaining to the draft.

Dillon Overton Perfect Game profile

Position: LHP
Height: 6-2
Weight: 160
Bats/Throws: L-L
Birthdate: Aug. 17, 1991
College: Oklahoma
Hometown: Weaterford, Okla.
Previously Drafted: Red Sox '10 (26)
Projected Draft Round: 2-3

There are pros and cons to being the teammates of a potential No. 1 overall selection. Some extra scouting eyes in for the weekend to check out a certain pitcher can’t hurt, but at least from a media perspective, the less ballyhooed of the two may get somewhat overlooked. That’s the scenario Oklahoma’s Dillon Overton has fallen into this spring. The number two starter on the Sooners’ pitching staff behind Jonathan Gray, Overton has been able to pitch in a certain degree of anonymity this spring, as all eyes in the baseball world have been trained on the flame throwing Gray.

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