Mock draft predicts Red Sox will select Bishop Feehan star in first round

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“Leaning into the ‘don’t miss the guy in your own backyard’ idea here,” MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo wrote.

Bishop Feehan senior lefty Brody Bumila pitches against St. John’s Shrewsbury on April 16. Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff

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Could the Red Sox land a 6-foot-9 left-handed fireballer from Massachusetts in this year’s draft?

MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo has Boston picking Bishop Feehan’s Brody Bumila at No. 20 overall in the latest edition of his mock draft.

“Leaning into the ‘don’t miss the guy in your own backyard’ idea here,” Mayo wrote. “Bumila has been racing up boards thanks to high-octane and unhittable heat from a 6-foot-9 frame. He’s been very fastball-heavy, but did show off more changeups and sliders in his most recent start.”

The Athletic’s Keith Law said the group of scouts he saw at Bishop Feehan’s matchup against Xaverian last Monday was “as large as I’ve seen at any single game all spring.” He mentioned that there were a half-dozen scouting directors there, along with representation from several teams with high first-round picks.

Bumila struck out 14 batters through the first six innings, but got in a jam when he walked three in the seventh. He allowed four runs in the inning, but Bishop Feehan eventually won the game in extras. He allowed just one hit.

“My performance was fine. Just slipped in the last inning,” Bumila said. “But that happens. I just think I went too many pitches. But we got the win after that.”

Law noted that Bumila threw fewer than 10 offspeed pitches during the game. He said Bumila gets some “ride” on his four-seam fastball, which comes from a low three-quarter arm slot.

“Bumila’s upside is tantalizing — the size, the athleticism, the potential for a 70 or better fastball all point to an above-average starter,” Law wrote. “But he doesn’t seem to have a present average secondary pitch, and I can’t predict more durability for him than the average high school arm when he’s already had a UCL injury.”

“I see him as a second-rounder,” Law said. “Because of the tradeoffs between the risk and the reward here, although I still think someone will take him higher than that because he’s left-handed and throws 100.”

ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel had Bumila going in the second round in a mock draft last week. Bumila is No. 22 on MLB.com’s big board.

Bishop Feehan (12-7) is No. 5 in The Boston Globe’s top-20 high school rankings. They’ve won three in a row, including the contest with Xaverian.

Khari A. Thompson

Sports Reporter

Khari Thompson covers professional sports for Boston.com. Before joining the team in 2022, Khari covered college football for The Clarion Ledger in Jackson, Miss.

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