Oklahoma's Cade Horton (Mandy Sorenson)

MLB Draft: Top Rising CWS Prospects

Several MLB Draft prospects took large steps forward with their draft stock at the College World Series, and no single prospect elevated his value more than Cade Horton (Oklahoma). The draft-eligible redshirt freshman elevated himself from a likely Day Three flier type who had not performed well enough to take the money he would have been offered, and turned it into a present value that likely surpassed his previous best-case thoughts for 2022.

The 6-foot-3, 210-pound athletic righthander dominated in Omaha, striking out 24 against just one walk in 13.1 innings. He did so with a swing/miss slider and curveball[…]