MLB Draft: RHP Drake Fellows, Rd. 6 No. 173 San Diego Padres
June 4, 2019
Between June 3 and 5, the annual MLB Draft will be taking place. Every year, there's a number of former and current prospects selected who were born and raised in Illinois. PBR will be following along, posting in-depth player spotlights for each player selected out of the state of Illinois.
Drake Fellows
Class of 2016 / RHP
Rankings
PBR Draft BoardRank: 187 / POS: 67
College Draft 100Rank: 110 / POS: 37
StateRank: 3 / POS: 1
HS Draft 100Rank: 75 / POS: 23
OverallRank: 40 / POS: 14
Player Information
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Graduating Class: 2016Commitment: Vanderbilt
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Primary Position: RHPSecondary Position: 3B
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High School: Joliet CatholicState: IL
- Summer Team: Elite Training
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Height: 6-5Weight: 235lbs
- Bat/Throw: L/R
Videos
3/21/19 vs Florida
Player News
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- The Rode Show: 2016 Highlights - Dec 30, 2016
- Top 10 Player Profiles of 2016: No. 9 Drake Fellows - Dec 20, 2016
- 2016 PBR Third Team All-State - Jun 30, 2016
- Illinois Scout Blog - Jun 12, 2016
- Illinois Draft Preview - Jun 12, 2016
- 2016 Draft Blog - May 6, 2016
- No. 23 JCA, Fellows Sweep Carmel - Apr 16, 2016
- Preseason Top 25 Team Countdown: No. 10 Joliet Catholic - Mar 14, 2016
- Super 60: Complete Illinois Prospect Scouting Reports - Feb 16, 2016
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- Top 10 Player Profiles of 2015: No. 6 Drake Fellows - Dec 23, 2015
- PBR Draft 100: Deeper look inside Illinois - Dec 15, 2015
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- PBR Mailbag: Midwest Pitching Prospects - Sep 28, 2015
- Area Code Games: Day 6 Notebook - Aug 10, 2015
- Area Code Games: Day 4 Notebook - Aug 7, 2015
- Updated Illinois 2016 Rankings Released - Jul 18, 2015
- 2015 PBR Second Team All-State - Jun 26, 2015
- TOS: Day 1 PBR Area Notebook - Jun 24, 2015
- TOS Notebook: First Workout Day - Jun 23, 2015
- 2015 Tournament Of Stars Preview - Jun 22, 2015
- The Hotlist: 2016 Draft Prospects - Jun 17, 2015
- Illinois Scout Blog - Jun 9, 2015
- Lemont Stuns No. 3 JCA To Win Regional Title - Jun 1, 2015
- No. 15 Providence Outlasts No.1 JCA for WJOL/Don Ladas Memorial Title - Apr 5, 2015
- Dalesandro, Fellows lead No.1 JCA past No. 9 Lockport - Apr 3, 2015
- No. 1 Joliet Catholic slips by No. 2 Lincoln-Way North in pitcher's duel - Mar 27, 2015
- Drake Fellows' Nearly Pefect Relief Leads No. 1 Joliet Catholic over No. 18 Brother Rice - Mar 21, 2015
- Preseason Team Countdown: No. 1 Joliet Catholic - Mar 20, 2015
- Updated Class of 2016 Overall Rankings: Illinois Prospects - Mar 13, 2015
- Updated Illinois Class of 2016 Rankings: Top Ten Shakeup - Mar 11, 2015
- PBR Mailbag: Illinois' Best Pitching Staffs - Mar 9, 2015
- Underclass Invitational Showcase Preview - Jan 14, 2015
- The Hotlist: What To Watch For In 2015 - Jan 7, 2015
- Top 10 Player Profiles of 2014: No. 6 Drake Fellows - Dec 24, 2014
- PBR Mailbag: Illinois' Top Draft Prospects, Teams For 2015 - Dec 15, 2014
- Updated 2016 Overall Player Rankings Released - Nov 26, 2014
- Updated 2016 Overall Rankings: Where the Illinois Prospects Fit - Nov 25, 2014
- Updated Illinois Class of 2016 Rankings - Nov 13, 2014
- Jupiter: Duncan's Day 2 Notebook - Oct 25, 2014
- Illinois Insider: Fall Scouting Notebook - Oct 1, 2014
- Joliet Catholic claims IHSBCA summer state title with perfect record - Jul 25, 2014
- Illinois Insider: Summer State Championship Scout Blog - Jul 25, 2014
- Joliet Catholic, Nazareth advance to IHSBCA state title game - Jul 24, 2014
- IHSBCA Summer State Elite 8 Roundup - Jul 22, 2014
- Updated and Expanded 2016 Illinois Rankings - Jul 21, 2014
- The Hotlist: Rising Juniors Of Note - Jul 2, 2014
- PBR Mailbag: Looking Into The 2015 Crystal Ball - Jun 16, 2014
- Illinois Scout Blog - Jun 12, 2014
- No. 10 JCA, Fellows shut down No. 1 St. Rita to advance to Bajenski finals - May 24, 2014
- Illinois Daily Roundup: April 29 Games - Apr 30, 2014
- Illinois Daily Roundup: April 17 Games - Apr 18, 2014
- Updated and Expanded Overall 2016 Rankings - Apr 15, 2014
- Minooka outlasts No. 3 JCA in 10 to win WJOL title - Apr 6, 2014
- Daily Roundup: April 1 Games - Apr 2, 2014
- Preseason Team Countdown: No. 3 Joliet Catholic - Mar 20, 2014
- Updated and Expanded 2016 Illinois Rankings - Mar 14, 2014
- Illinois Underclass Invite: Top Overall Prospects - Feb 10, 2014
- Underclass Invitational Showcase: Pitching Analysis - Feb 8, 2014
- The Buzz: Another 2016 Prospect Commits To Vanderbilt - Jan 17, 2014
- Illinois adds 13 new prospects to the 2016 Overall Rankings - Jan 9, 2014
- Updated and Expanded Overall 2016 Rankings - Jan 8, 2014
- Updated and Expanded 2016 Player Rankings - Dec 18, 2013
- Q&A with Vanderbilt commit Drake Fellows - Nov 22, 2013
- The Buzz: Top-Ranked Underclassmen Lead Flurry Of Commitments - Nov 22, 2013
- 2016 RHP Drake Fellows Names His School - Nov 21, 2013
- Updated Overall Class of 2016 Player Rankings - Oct 3, 2013
- Illinois Insider: 2015 and 2016 Pitchers Shine - Oct 2, 2013
- Updated and Expanded 2016 Player Rankings - Aug 15, 2013
- No. 3 Joliet Catholic Academy is clear favorite to win Class 3A title - Mar 24, 2013
- Class of 2016 Overall Player Rankings Released - Mar 23, 2013
- Initial Class of 2016 Player Rankings - Mar 21, 2013
- PBR Prospect Identification Showcase results - Nov 18, 2011
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Scouting Report
4.16.16 - Vanderbilt recruit, currently ranked No. 3 in Illinois’ 2016 class, No. 75 in PBR Draft 100. Athletic 6-foot-5, 205-pound frame, prototypical pitcher’s build, long limbs, proportional strength, plenty of room for continued physical development. Pitched well in his 5.1 innings: struck out eight, walked three, hit one batter, allowed three singles, three runs, none of which were earned. Especially impressive in the first inning, sitting 90-92 (some guns had 93) with arm-side sink, to go along with his trademark 78-82 mph slider that was particularly sharp in the beginning innings. The pitch had late two-plane break and he showed the ability to throw it consistently for strikes and bury it down when he wanted.