Tribe loads up on pitching in draft

The Indians on June 5 used five of eight picks in the second day of the amateur draft on pitchers.

Here is a look at the picks the Indians made, starting with shortstop Richard Palacios of Towson University in Maryland in the third round: • PALACIOS, PICK 103 OVERALL » bats left, throws righthanded. He hit .301, hit 18 doubles, homered eight times, drove in 31 runs and scored 56 times in 2018.

“Richard’s a left-handed hitting middle infielder that’s really good with bat-to-ball,” Indians director of amateur scouting Scott Barnsby said. “He controls the strike zone. He’s got quick hands. We feel like this guy is going to hit. He’s playing shortstop right now. We can see him at shortstop or second base. He’s athletic enough to move around. He’s a plus runner.” • ROUND 4, PICK 133: LHP ADAM SCOTT, WOLFORD COLLEGE (SOUTH CAROLINA) » Scott was 8-5 with a 3.14 ERA as a senior in 2018.

“Average stuff from the left side up to 93 (mph),” Barnsby said. “Throws strikes, really deceptive. This guy can pitch with his fastball. Two secondary pitches, a little slider and change-up that complement the fastball well. He’s gotten a lot of swing and miss. Extremely competitive kid. We actually took him last year and he went back to school. We took him again this year and are looking forward to getting him in the system.” • ROUND 5, PICK 163: OUTFIELDER STEVE KWAN, OREGON STATE » Bats left, throws left-handed. Batted .353 as a junior in 2018 with eight doubles, five triples, 13 stolen bases and 34 RBI. • ROUND 6, PICK 193: INFIELDER RAYEL DELGADO, CALVARY CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (FLA.) » Switch-hitter, throws right-handed. Hit .364 as a senior in 2018 with two home runs, seven doubles, 28 runs and 26 RBI. • ROUND 7, PICK 223: RHP CODY MORRIS, SOUTH CAROLINA » Morris was 8-3 with a 3.68 ERA in 2018. • ROUND 8, PICK 253 RHP ALEX ROYALTY, UNC WILMINGTON » Royalty was 23-9 with a 4.14 ERA over three college seasons. • ROUND 9, PICK 283: RHP BRIAN EICHHORN, GEORGIA SOUTHERN » Eichhorn was 4-3 with a 3.15 ERA in 14 starts in 2018. He was a first-team AllSun Belt Conference pitcher. ROUND 10, PICK 313: RHP ROBERT BROOM, MERCER UNIVERSITY » Pitching mostly in relief, Broom was 22-9 with a 2.40 ERA over 103 appearances in three seasons at Mercer. He started one game.