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Draft | Prospect Scouting Reports | 5/7/2014

Draft Focus: Jacob Bukauskas

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Every weekday leading up to the 2014 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.

Jacob Bukauskas Perfect Game profile

Position: RHP
Height: 6-1
Weight: 195
Bats/Throws: R-R
Birthdate: Oct. 11, 1996
High School: Stone Bridge
City, State: Ashburn, Va.
Travel Team: EvoShield Canes
Commitment: North Carolina
Projected Draft Round: 1-1S

Perfect Game’s Jeff Dahn wrote an outstanding background piece on North Carolina righthanded pitcher Jacob Bukauskas in mid-April, detailing both the intense lower body strengthening that has caused his dramatic increase in velocity and his reclassification into the 2014 class.

This Draft Focus article will attempt to delve into a couple of other aspects of Bukauskas’ overall profile and his rise to potential first round status.

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