The Rockies selected Gonzaga right-hander Gabriel Hughes with the No. 10 overall pick in the 2022 MLB draft on Sunday in Los Angeles.
Hughes is a 6-4, 220-pounder who is one of the top-rated college pitchers in this year’s draft. He projects as a future starter in the middle or top of the rotation.
Gonzaga’s Friday night starter, Hughes, 20, was 8-3 with a 3.21 ERA this year, with 138 strikeouts to just 37 walks. He finished ninth in the nation in K’s, and has a mid-90s fastball with a high-80s slider that can be an out pitch.