All You Need to Know About MLB Draft Prospect Jack Leiter

With the 2019 MLB Draft on Monday, many of the teams who are selecting early in the first round likely already have their draft board set with who they're eyeing. However, those at the tail end of the first round are likely working diligently on narrowing their search for the right prospect.

Prep arm Jack Leiter could be a player that many teams keep their eye on as the draft goes on, as he could slide to a very favorable situation.

The most polished prep pitcher in this year's class?

Jack Leiter, the son of big leaguer Al Leiter.

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— Baseball America (@BaseballAmerica) May 23, 2019

Jack Leiter is the son of two-time world series champion Al Leiter, who took a job with the New York Mets to be closer to his son as the draft grew near.

Since then he's been tracking his son's pitches on charts so that the two of them could break down the positives and negatives of his outings. This has helped Leiter to become one of the best prep arms in the country, as he is currently ranked the sixth best high school pitcher according to MLB.com.

Al Leiter left the YES Network booth to watch his son, Jack, tear up the competition in his final year at high school. Now comes the big decision: College or the MLB Draft. Column: https://t.co/Jmrgig3egw @AlLeiter22
— Steve Politi (@StevePoliti) May 28, 2019

Jack Leiter Stats

With the help of his father, Leiter has become a 19-year-old ace with a mid-90's fastball, a lethal curveball and a solid slider that has enabled him to dominate the competition. In 2019, Leiter put together a 0.84 ERA with 73 strikeouts through 43 innings for Delbarton High School. He even missed out on a chance at a perfect game during the season, but settled for a 14-strikeout outing instead.

Scouting the best of the Northeast prospects in 2019 MLB Draft: Jack Leiter, Anthony Volpe, and Chris Newell https://t.co/o7UTGOZu0v
— Matt Powers (@MattPowers31) May 27, 2019

Leiter has one of the more advanced approaches of all the high school pitchers, as he carries himself like a college pitcher. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound prep arm has even drawn comparisons to Mike Leake in terms of his pitching polish and frame. Leiter is currently committed to Vanderbilt, and while his father wants him to go to college, Jack may not turn down the right amount of money with the right team.

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— Mark Anderson (@ProspectMark) May 23, 2019

Ultimately, any team who is looking at drafting Leiter is likely going to wonder if it's going to take too much money to sign him away from Vanderbilt, which could scare a lot of teams away from selecting him in the early rounds.

However, if teams believe his talent is real, then they'll roll the dice and enter negotiations with the Leiter family at some point during the draft.