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Houston Astros Draft Catcher Walker Janek #28 overall

Catcher Walker Janek

With the 28th pick of the 1st Round, the Houston Astros selected catcher Walker Janek.

Janek put together an incredible junior season slashing .364/.476/.709 with 15 2B, 17 HR, 58 RBI, 13 SB in 58 games. Janek was ranked #24 by MLB.com and they had this to say about him:

“After drawing little interest from pro teams or major college programs as a Texas high schooler, Janek has developed into arguably the 2024 Draft’s best catching prospect after three years at Sam Houston. His stock surged at the 2023 Karbach Classic, where he went 5-for-13 with a pair of doubles, squared up a 97-mph fastball from Louisiana State’s Chase Shores and backpicked a runner. He continued to impress in the Cape Cod League last summer and played his way into first-round consideration this spring while winning the Buster Posey Award as college baseball’s top catcher. With impressive bat speed and good strength, Janek creates plus raw power that translates into average game pop with most of his home runs driven to his pull side. While he’s an aggressive right-handed hitter who looks to launch balls and frequently chases pitches out of the strike zone, he’s showing more patience and doing a better job of using the entire field in 2024. Though he has below-average speed, he runs better than most catchers and will steal bases if opponents don’t keep him honest. Conference USA’s 2024 Defensive Player of the Year, Janek is agile behind the plate and does a nice job framing pitches. He can get lackadaisical with his receiving, which grades as merely average until he cleans it up. He controls the running game with his plus arm strength and quick release.”

Walker Janek will instantly be on of the top prospects in the Astros system! Congratulations to Walker for being drafted to th Houston Astros!

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