Jeremy Rhoades

After a stellar final two seasons at Illinois State, Rhoades was selected with the 119th overall pick of the 2014 first-year player draft by the Angels. Rhoades split time between the bullpen and starting rotation in college, but has started almost exclusively the last two seasons. While he boasted a K/9 rate over 10 in his first year at High-A Inland Empire, he was bitten by the home run allowing 14 in 50.2 innings. While his excellent showing with the Redbirds has led him to begin his professional career in the rotation, he may profile better in the bullpen, where he can mitigate the damage from his shaky command, (3.2 BB/9 last season) and maximize the value of his fastball, which can top out at 94 miles per hour. Coming off his homer-prone season, Rhoades looks to be a candidate to remain at Inland Empire to begin 2016.